🇻🇳 Vietnam or 🇵🇹 Portugal
Which one, honestly
Vietnam leads on food, nature and value for money. Portugal leads on getting around.
A normal day costs about $70 in Vietnam and $125 in Portugal.
Side by side
- 🇻🇳 Vietnam🇵🇹 Portugal
- Mar, Apr, Oct, NovBest monthsApr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct
- $70A normal day$125
- 12h to HanoiNonstop from London2h 45m to Lisbon
- Very goodBeaches and seaVery good
- Very goodCities and cultureVery good
- ExceptionalFoodVery good
- ExceptionalNature and hikingVery good
- ExceptionalValue for moneyVery good
- GoodEasy to get aroundVery good
- Cheap domestic flights and sleeper trains, because the country is longGetting aroundCheap trains along the coast, a car for the wine country
- The north in January, cold and grey, and the centre during the autumn typhoonsWhen to avoidThe Algarve in August, when it fills up and doubles in price
Pick by what you want
🇻🇳 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.
🇵🇹 Choose Portugal if
you want Europe on a smaller budget, with the ocean, and you do not mind cool water.
Full Vietnam 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.