🇵🇭 Philippines or 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Which one, honestly
Sri Lanka leads on food and getting around.
A normal day costs about $85 in Philippines and $70 in Sri Lanka.
Side by side
- 🇵🇭 Philippines🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
- Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, DecBest monthsJan, Feb, Mar, Dec
- $85A normal day$70
- 14h to ManilaNonstop from London11h to Colombo
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaExceptional
- Not the drawCities and cultureNot the draw
- GoodFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingExceptional
- ExceptionalValue for moneyExceptional
- Not the drawEasy to get aroundGood
- Domestic flights and ferries, cheap but often delayed, leave slackGetting aroundA car with driver is the norm, and the hill country train is worth a slow day
- The typhoon months, roughly August to OctoberWhen to avoidThe southwest in May and June, and the east from October to December
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 Sri Lanka if
you want beaches, tea mountains, safari and ruins inside one small island, on a very small budget.
Full Philippines guide →Full Sri Lanka 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.