🇵🇹 Portugal or 🇻🇳 Vietnam
And what the world thinks
Dead even. The next vote breaks the tie.
Which one, honestly
Portugal leads on getting around. Vietnam leads on food, nature and value for money.
A normal day costs about $130 in Portugal and $70 in Vietnam.
Side by side
- 🇵🇹 Portugal🇻🇳 Vietnam
- Apr to Jun, Sep to OctBest monthsMar to Apr, Oct to Nov
- $130A normal day$70
- 2h 45m to LisbonNonstop from London12h to Hanoi
- Very goodBeaches and seaVery good
- Very goodCities and cultureVery good
- Very goodFoodExceptional
- Very goodNature and hikingExceptional
- Very goodValue for moneyExceptional
- Very goodEasy to get aroundGood
- Cheap trains along the coast, a car for the wine countryGetting aroundCheap domestic flights and sleeper trains, because the country is long
- The Algarve in August, when it fills up and doubles in priceWhen to avoidThe north in January, cold and grey, and the centre during the autumn typhoons
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 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.
Full Portugal guide →Full Vietnam 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.