🇵🇭 Philippines or 🇬🇷 Greece
Which one, honestly
Philippines leads on nature and value for money. Greece leads on cities, food and getting around.
A normal day costs about $85 in Philippines and $130 in Greece.
Side by side
- 🇵🇭 Philippines🇬🇷 Greece
- Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, DecBest monthsApr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct
- $85A normal day$130
- 14h to ManilaNonstop from London3h 45m to Athens
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaExceptional
- Not the drawCities and cultureVery good
- GoodFoodVery good
- ExceptionalNature and hikingVery good
- ExceptionalValue for moneyVery good
- Not the drawEasy to get aroundGood
- Domestic flights and ferries, cheap but often delayed, leave slackGetting aroundFerries and short flights between islands, slow and part of the fun
- The typhoon months, roughly August to OctoberWhen to avoidAugust on the famous islands
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 Greece if
you want one island, one balcony and no plan, or you are travelling on a budget and still want the sea.
Full Philippines guide →Full Greece 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.