🇵🇭 Philippines or 🇮🇹 Italy
Which one, honestly
Philippines leads on the sea, value for money and nature. Italy leads on cities, food and getting around.
A normal day costs about $85 in Philippines and $165 in Italy.
Side by side
- 🇵🇭 Philippines🇮🇹 Italy
- Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, DecBest monthsApr, May, Sep, Oct
- $85A normal day$165
- 14h to ManilaNonstop from London2h 35m to Rome
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaGood
- Not the drawCities and cultureExceptional
- GoodFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingVery good
- ExceptionalValue for moneyGood
- Not the drawEasy to get aroundVery good
- Domestic flights and ferries, cheap but often delayed, leave slackGetting aroundFast trains, genuinely excellent, book in advance
- The typhoon months, roughly August to OctoberWhen to avoidThe middle of August, when the cities empty and half the good places shut
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 Italy if
you want three cities in ten days, you care about food and museums, and you would rather take a train than a ferry.
Full Philippines guide →Full Italy 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.