🇵🇭 Philippines or 🇪🇸 Spain
Which one, honestly
Philippines leads on the sea, nature and value for money. Spain leads on cities, food and getting around.
A normal day costs about $85 in Philippines and $145 in Spain.
Side by side
- 🇵🇭 Philippines🇪🇸 Spain
- Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, DecBest monthsApr, May, Sep, Oct
- $85A normal day$145
- 14h to ManilaNonstop from London2h 30m to Madrid
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaVery good
- Not the drawCities and cultureExceptional
- GoodFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingVery good
- ExceptionalValue for moneyVery good
- Not the drawEasy to get aroundVery good
- Domestic flights and ferries, cheap but often delayed, leave slackGetting aroundFast trains between the big cities, a car for the north
- The typhoon months, roughly August to OctoberWhen to avoidThe southern cities in July and August
Pick by what you want
🇵🇭 Choose Philippines if
you want water and islands above everything else, on a small budget, and you can handle slow travel days.
🇪🇸 Choose Spain if
you want cities, food and beaches in the same trip without choosing between them.
Full Philippines guide →Full Spain guide →
And what the world thinks
🇵🇭 Philippines leads by 5 votes.
Compare something else
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.