🇵🇭 Philippines or 🇲🇽 Mexico
Which one, honestly
Philippines leads on nature and value for money. Mexico leads on cities, food and getting around.
A normal day costs about $85 in Philippines and $95 in Mexico.
Side by side
- 🇵🇭 Philippines🇲🇽 Mexico
- Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, DecBest monthsJan, Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec
- $85A normal day$95
- 14h to ManilaNonstop from London11h 45m to Mexico City
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaExceptional
- Not the drawCities and cultureExceptional
- GoodFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingVery good
- ExceptionalValue for moneyVery good
- Not the drawEasy to get aroundGood
- Domestic flights and ferries, cheap but often delayed, leave slackGetting aroundComfortable long distance buses and cheap domestic flights
- The typhoon months, roughly August to OctoberWhen to avoidThe Caribbean coast in September and October, peak hurricane season
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 Mexico if
you want one of the great food countries, ruins and two very different coastlines, without European prices.
Full Philippines guide →Full Mexico 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.