🇵🇭 Philippines or 🇮🇩 Indonesia
And what the world thinks
🇵🇭 Philippines leads by 4 votes.
Which one, honestly
Indonesia leads on food and getting around.
A normal day costs about $85 in Philippines and $75 in Indonesia.
Side by side
- 🇵🇭 Philippines🇮🇩 Indonesia
- Dec to AprBest monthsApr to Jun, Sep to Oct
- $85A normal day$75
- 8h 30m to ManilaNonstop from Dubai9h 15m to Bali
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaExceptional
- Not the drawCities and cultureNot the draw
- GoodFoodVery good
- ExceptionalNature and hikingExceptional
- ExceptionalValue for moneyExceptional
- Not the drawEasy to get aroundGood
- Domestic flights and ferries, cheap but often delayed, leave slackGetting aroundScooters and private drivers on Bali, short flights and ferries between islands
- The typhoon months, roughly August to OctoberWhen to avoidJuly and August in south Bali, when the traffic becomes the trip
Pick by what you want
🇵🇭 Choose Philippines if
you want water and islands above everything else, on a small budget, and you can handle slow travel days.
🇮🇩 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 Philippines guide →Full Indonesia 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.