🇨🇾 Cyprus or 🇵🇭 Philippines
Which one, honestly
Cyprus leads on food, cities and getting around. Philippines leads on nature and value for money.
A normal day costs about $130 in Cyprus and $85 in Philippines.
Side by side
- 🇨🇾 Cyprus🇵🇭 Philippines
- Apr, May, Sep, OctBest monthsJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec
- $130A normal day$85
- 4h 35m to LarnacaNonstop from London14h to Manila
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaExceptional
- GoodCities and cultureNot the draw
- Very goodFoodGood
- GoodNature and hikingExceptional
- Very goodValue for moneyExceptional
- GoodEasy to get aroundNot the draw
- A hire car, effectively required, there is barely any public transportGetting aroundDomestic flights and ferries, cheap but often delayed, leave slack
- July and August inland, when it passes 40CWhen to avoidThe typhoon months, roughly August to October
Pick by what you want
🇨🇾 Choose Cyprus if
you want reliable sun and warm sea with short flights from Europe and the Gulf, and a small island you can drive across in two hours.
🇵🇭 Choose Philippines if
you want water and islands above everything else, on a small budget, and you can handle slow travel days.
Full Cyprus guide →Full Philippines guide →
And what the world thinks
🇨🇾 Cyprus leads by 15 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.