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The Manila Central Post Office on the Pasig, Manila
ManilaThe Manila Central Post Office on the Pasig
The Iguazu Falls in the green jungle, Puerto Iguazu
Puerto IguazuThe Iguazu Falls in the green jungle

Photos: Manila by Kenneth Surillo, Pexels License; Puerto Iguazu by Muhammed Ballan, Pexels License.

Manila or Puerto Iguazu?

Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.

Choose Manila for

  • nightlife
  • culture and sights
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Manila’s own page.

Choose Puerto Iguazu for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • getting around
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Puerto Iguazu’s own page.

Scoreboard

Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.

Beaches & swimming. Manila 12, Puerto Iguazu 5: Manila leads by 7 points.
Food & drink. Manila 64, Puerto Iguazu 28: Manila leads by 36 points.
Culture & sights. Manila 54, Puerto Iguazu 9: Manila leads by 45 points.
Nightlife. Manila 64, Puerto Iguazu 14: Manila leads by 50 points.
Nature & outdoors. Manila 40, Puerto Iguazu 95: Puerto Iguazu leads by 55 points.
Day trips. Manila 42, Puerto Iguazu 33: Manila leads by 9 points.
Good for families. Manila 42, Puerto Iguazu 55: Puerto Iguazu leads by 13 points.
Getting around. Manila 26, Puerto Iguazu 54: Puerto Iguazu leads by 28 points.
Shopping & style. Manila 60, Puerto Iguazu 17: Manila leads by 43 points.
Affordability. Manila 77, Puerto Iguazu 48: Manila leads by 29 points.
Live music & performing arts. Manila 50, Puerto Iguazu 7: Manila leads by 43 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Manila 40, Puerto Iguazu 34: Manila leads by 6 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Manila and Puerto Iguazu.

Your match

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.

Manila
Best match
48match

Wins on nightlife and culture and sights with your weighting.

Puerto Iguazu
33match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and getting around with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Manila in July

32 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
487 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
29 °Csea
13 hdaylight a day

Puerto Iguazu in July

22 °Cdaytime high
11 °Cnight-time low
103 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
No seasea
11 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Manila: 1991-2020 normals, Science Garden (6 km from centre). Puerto Iguazu: 1991-2020 normals, Iguazu Aerodrome (17.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureManilaPuerto Iguazu
Official languageEnglish, Filipino, TaglishSpanish
CurrencyPhilippine Peso (PHP)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsABC220 V, 60 HzCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+8UTC-3
Emergency number911117 or 911
Elevation9 m162 m
Main airportNinoy Aquino International Airport (MNL)11 km from centre90 non-stop destinationsCataratas Del Iguazú International Airport (IGR)18 km from centre8 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year18 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureManilaPuerto Iguazu
City population1,902,59054,903
People per km²76,104-
Museums within 10 km270
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11
Swim season, months above 21 °C12 months-

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. Rainfall where no rain gauge is within 25 km is from the TerraClimate 1991-2020 climatology (Abatzoglou et al. 2018, Scientific Data), read at the city. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. Non-stop route lists from the "Airlines and destinations" tables on English Wikipedia airport articles, by Wikipedia contributors, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Currency from the ISO 4217 register maintained by SIX, cross-checked against country data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Price level from World Bank open data (PPP conversion factor for private consumption and official exchange rate), CC BY 4.0. Time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0); clock offsets computed from the IANA time zone database. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm.

Category scores are our editorial verdict under rubric v3, each placed against the same fixed benchmark cities; the climate figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.