🇨🇴 Colombia or 🇵🇹 Portugal
Which one, honestly
Colombia leads on nature and value for money. Portugal leads on food and getting around.
A normal day costs about $75 in Colombia and $125 in Portugal.
Side by side
- 🇨🇴 Colombia🇵🇹 Portugal
- Jan, Feb, Jul, Aug, DecBest monthsApr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct
- $75A normal day$125
- 5h 40m to BogotaNonstop from New York6h 50m to Lisbon
- Very goodBeaches and seaVery good
- Very goodCities and cultureVery good
- GoodFoodVery good
- ExceptionalNature and hikingVery good
- ExceptionalValue for moneyVery good
- GoodEasy to get aroundVery good
- Cheap domestic flights, because the Andes make every bus ride longGetting aroundCheap trains along the coast, a car for the wine country
- April, May, October and November, the two rainy stretchesWhen to avoidThe Algarve in August, when it fills up and doubles in price
Pick by what you want
🇨🇴 Choose Colombia if
you want coffee mountains, Caribbean coast and one of the great party cities, on a budget that goes a long way.
🇵🇹 Choose Portugal if
you want Europe on a smaller budget, with the ocean, and you do not mind cool water.
Full Colombia guide →Full Portugal guide →
And what the world thinks
Dead even. The next vote breaks the tie.
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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.