🇰🇭 Cambodia or 🇵🇹 Portugal
Which one, honestly
Cambodia leads on value for money. Portugal leads on the sea, cities and getting around.
A normal day costs about $70 in Cambodia and $125 in Portugal.
Side by side
- 🇰🇭 Cambodia🇵🇹 Portugal
- Jan, Feb, Nov, DecBest monthsApr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct
- $70A normal day$125
- 1h 10m from BangkokClosest hub2h 45m from London
- GoodBeaches and seaVery good
- GoodCities and cultureVery good
- Very goodFoodVery good
- Very goodNature and hikingVery good
- ExceptionalValue for moneyVery good
- GoodEasy to get aroundVery good
- Tuk tuks in town, buses and cheap flights between citiesGetting aroundCheap trains along the coast, a car for the wine country
- March to May, when Angkor is punishing by nine in the morningWhen to avoidThe Algarve in August, when it fills up and doubles in price
Pick by what you want
🇰🇭 Choose Cambodia if
you want the most impressive ruin in Asia, and a country that is still cheap and still quiet once you leave it.
🇵🇹 Choose Portugal if
you want Europe on a smaller budget, with the ocean, and you do not mind cool water.
Full Cambodia 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.