🇹🇭 Thailand or 🇵🇹 Portugal
Which one, honestly
Thailand leads on the sea, food and value for money.
A normal day costs about $85 in Thailand and $125 in Portugal.
Side by side
- 🇹🇭 Thailand🇵🇹 Portugal
- Jan, Feb, Nov, DecBest monthsApr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct
- $85A normal day$125
- 11h 30m to BangkokNonstop from London2h 45m to Lisbon
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaVery good
- Very goodCities and cultureVery good
- ExceptionalFoodVery good
- Very goodNature and hikingVery good
- ExceptionalValue for moneyVery good
- Very goodEasy to get aroundVery good
- Cheap domestic flights, sleeper trains and boats, all easyGetting aroundCheap trains along the coast, a car for the wine country
- April, the hottest month, and the burning season in the northWhen to avoidThe Algarve in August, when it fills up and doubles in price
Pick by what you want
🇹🇭 Choose Thailand if
you want your money to go a very long way, with beaches and food, and you do not mind heat.
🇵🇹 Choose Portugal if
you want Europe on a smaller budget, with the ocean, and you do not mind cool water.
Full Thailand guide →Full Portugal 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.