🇵🇭 Philippines or 🇵🇹 Portugal
Which one, honestly
Philippines leads on the sea, nature and value for money. Portugal leads on cities, getting around and food.
A normal day costs about $85 in Philippines and $125 in Portugal.
Side by side
- 🇵🇭 Philippines🇵🇹 Portugal
- Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, DecBest monthsApr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct
- $85A normal day$125
- 14h to ManilaNonstop from London2h 45m to Lisbon
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaVery good
- Not the drawCities and cultureVery good
- GoodFoodVery good
- ExceptionalNature and hikingVery good
- ExceptionalValue for moneyVery good
- Not the drawEasy to get aroundVery good
- Domestic flights and ferries, cheap but often delayed, leave slackGetting aroundCheap trains along the coast, a car for the wine country
- The typhoon months, roughly August to OctoberWhen to avoidThe Algarve in August, when it fills up and doubles in price
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 Portugal if
you want Europe on a smaller budget, with the ocean, and you do not mind cool water.
Full Philippines guide →Full Portugal 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.