🇵🇹 Portugal or 🇵🇭 Philippines
Which one, honestly
Portugal leads on cities, getting around and food. Philippines leads on the sea, nature and value for money.
A normal day costs about $125 in Portugal and $85 in Philippines.
Side by side
- 🇵🇹 Portugal🇵🇭 Philippines
- Apr, May, Jun, Sep, OctBest monthsJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec
- $125A normal day$85
- 2h 45m to LisbonNonstop from London14h to Manila
- Very goodBeaches and seaExceptional
- Very goodCities and cultureNot the draw
- Very goodFoodGood
- Very goodNature and hikingExceptional
- Very goodValue for moneyExceptional
- Very goodEasy to get aroundNot the draw
- Cheap trains along the coast, a car for the wine countryGetting aroundDomestic flights and ferries, cheap but often delayed, leave slack
- The Algarve in August, when it fills up and doubles in priceWhen to avoidThe typhoon months, roughly August to October
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 Philippines if
you want water and islands above everything else, on a small budget, and you can handle slow travel days.
Full Portugal guide →Full Philippines 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.