🇵🇭 Philippines or 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Which one, honestly
Philippines leads on the sea. Vietnam leads on food, cities and getting around.
A normal day costs about $85 in Philippines and $70 in Vietnam.
Side by side
- 🇵🇭 Philippines🇻🇳 Vietnam
- Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, DecBest monthsMar, Apr, Oct, Nov
- $85A normal day$70
- 14h to ManilaNonstop from London12h to Hanoi
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaVery good
- Not the drawCities and cultureVery good
- GoodFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingExceptional
- ExceptionalValue for moneyExceptional
- Not the drawEasy to get aroundGood
- Domestic flights and ferries, cheap but often delayed, leave slackGetting aroundCheap domestic flights and sleeper trains, because the country is long
- The typhoon months, roughly August to OctoberWhen to avoidThe north in January, cold and grey, and the centre during the autumn typhoons
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 Vietnam if
you want the best street food in Asia on the smallest budget, and you do not mind a long thin country that takes time to cross.
Full Philippines guide →Full Vietnam 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.