🇵🇹 Portugal or 🇨🇴 Colombia
Which one, honestly
Portugal leads on food and getting around. Colombia leads on nature and value for money.
A normal day costs about $125 in Portugal and $75 in Colombia.
Side by side
- 🇵🇹 Portugal🇨🇴 Colombia
- Apr, May, Jun, Sep, OctBest monthsJan, Feb, Jul, Aug, Dec
- $125A normal day$75
- 6h 50m to LisbonNonstop from New York5h 40m to Bogota
- Very goodBeaches and seaVery good
- Very goodCities and cultureVery good
- Very goodFoodGood
- Very goodNature and hikingExceptional
- Very goodValue for moneyExceptional
- Very goodEasy to get aroundGood
- Cheap trains along the coast, a car for the wine countryGetting aroundCheap domestic flights, because the Andes make every bus ride long
- The Algarve in August, when it fills up and doubles in priceWhen to avoidApril, May, October and November, the two rainy stretches
Pick by what you want
🇵🇹 Choose Portugal if
you want Europe on a smaller budget, with the ocean, and you do not mind cool water.
🇨🇴 Choose Colombia if
you want coffee mountains, Caribbean coast and one of the great party cities, on a budget that goes a long way.
Full Portugal guide →Full Colombia guide →
And what the world thinks
Dead even. The next vote breaks the tie.
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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.