🇲🇽 Mexico or 🇵🇹 Portugal
And what the world thinks
Dead even. The next vote breaks the tie.
Which one, honestly
Mexico leads on the sea, cities and food. Portugal leads on getting around.
A normal day costs about $95 in Mexico and $130 in Portugal.
Side by side
- 🇲🇽 Mexico🇵🇹 Portugal
- Nov to MarBest monthsApr to Jun, Sep to Oct
- $95A normal day$130
- 5h 15m to Mexico CityNonstop from New York6h 50m to Lisbon
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaVery good
- ExceptionalCities and cultureVery good
- ExceptionalFoodVery good
- Very goodNature and hikingVery good
- Very goodValue for moneyVery good
- GoodEasy to get aroundVery good
- Comfortable long distance buses and cheap domestic flightsGetting aroundCheap trains along the coast, a car for the wine country
- The Caribbean coast in September and October, peak hurricane seasonWhen to avoidThe Algarve in August, when it fills up and doubles in price
Pick by what you want
🇲🇽 Choose Mexico if
you want one of the great food countries, ruins and two very different coastlines, without European prices.
🇵🇹 Choose Portugal if
you want Europe on a smaller budget, with the ocean, and you do not mind cool water.
Full Mexico guide →Full Portugal guide →
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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.