🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates or 🇵🇭 Philippines
Which one, honestly
United Arab Emirates leads on cities, getting around and food. Philippines leads on nature, value for money and the sea.
A normal day costs about $175 in United Arab Emirates and $85 in Philippines.
Side by side
- 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates🇵🇭 Philippines
- Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov, DecBest monthsJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec
- $175A normal day$85
- 7h to DubaiNonstop from London14h to Manila
- GoodBeaches and seaExceptional
- Very goodCities and cultureNot the draw
- Very goodFoodGood
- Not the drawNature and hikingExceptional
- Not the drawValue for moneyExceptional
- Very goodEasy to get aroundNot the draw
- Metro in Dubai, taxis everywhere else, a car for the mountainsGetting aroundDomestic flights and ferries, cheap but often delayed, leave slack
- June to September, when outdoors stops being an optionWhen to avoidThe typhoon months, roughly August to October
Pick by what you want
🇦🇪 Choose United Arab Emirates if
you want guaranteed winter sun, very short flights from Europe and Asia, and a city that works like clockwork.
🇵🇭 Choose Philippines if
you want water and islands above everything else, on a small budget, and you can handle slow travel days.
Full United Arab Emirates guide →Full Philippines guide →
And what the world thinks
🇵🇭 Philippines leads by 2 votes.
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Written and checked by hand. Nothing here about visas or entry rules: those change often and depend on your passport, so check an official source.