🇵🇭 Philippines or 🇭🇷 Croatia
Which one, honestly
Philippines leads on value for money. Croatia leads on cities and getting around.
A normal day costs about $85 in Philippines and $125 in Croatia.
Side by side
- 🇵🇭 Philippines🇭🇷 Croatia
- Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, DecBest monthsMay, Jun, Sep
- $85A normal day$125
- 14h to ManilaNonstop from London2h 45m to Split
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaExceptional
- Not the drawCities and cultureVery good
- GoodFoodGood
- ExceptionalNature and hikingExceptional
- ExceptionalValue for moneyGood
- Not the drawEasy to get aroundGood
- Domestic flights and ferries, cheap but often delayed, leave slackGetting aroundCoastal ferries and buses, a car for the national parks
- The typhoon months, roughly August to OctoberWhen to avoidThe Dalmatian coast in August, when the islands and the prices both peak
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 Croatia if
you want the clearest water in Europe, walled old towns and national parks, in a country you can drive down in a day.
Full Philippines guide →Full Croatia guide →
And what the world thinks
🇵🇭 Philippines leads by 5 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.