🇵🇹 Portugal or 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Which one, honestly
Portugal leads on cities and getting around. Indonesia leads on the sea, nature and value for money.
A normal day costs about $125 in Portugal and $75 in Indonesia.
Side by side
- 🇵🇹 Portugal🇮🇩 Indonesia
- Apr, May, Jun, Sep, OctBest monthsApr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct
- $125A normal day$75
- 8h 25m to LisbonNonstop from Dubai9h 15m to Bali
- Very goodBeaches and seaExceptional
- Very goodCities and cultureNot the draw
- Very goodFoodVery good
- Very goodNature and hikingExceptional
- Very goodValue for moneyExceptional
- Very goodEasy to get aroundGood
- Cheap trains along the coast, a car for the wine countryGetting aroundScooters and private drivers on Bali, short flights and ferries between islands
- The Algarve in August, when it fills up and doubles in priceWhen to avoidJuly and August in south Bali, when the traffic becomes the trip
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 Indonesia if
you want volcanoes, reefs and rice terraces for very little money, and you are willing to leave the busy south to find them.
Full Portugal guide →Full Indonesia 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.