Jakarta vs. Manila - Which is Better for Travel (Indonesia or Philippines)

Jakarta or Manila - Which is Better for Travel? (Indonesia vs. Phillipines)

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[Danygotaworldtosee]

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[ALFDaily]

Cool video - I have been living and studying in both cities and countries for years and I fully agree that Jakarta and Manila are absolutely underrated. From my personal point of view a combination of both places would be paradise for foreigners to live. As you mentioned in the video, life is easy in the Philippines because literally everybody speaks English and this makes it easy to deal with government agencies. But if you had time to learn Bahasa than Indonesia is the place where foreigners will appreciate its unique lifestyle and diversity of culture.

[tequilainmanila]

Been living in Manila for more than 6 years now (European, 33 years old). It's definitely way underrated, as you have explained. Not as many tourist places as compared to Bangkok, but it's nice simply experiencing a huge, emerging capital city and the lifestyle. Definitely stay in BGC or Makati before visiting the islands.

[TP-pxhp]

Also important to note, referring Indonesia as the largest Muslim country is incorect. The term is more appropriate for countries that are ideologically or administratively governed based on Islamic ideology or law, such as Malaysia or Brunei. The appropriate term for Indonesia is the country with the largest Muslim populations in the world.

[haritswijaya]

In my personal opinion, Bangkok still ranks well as an interesting city to visit, because this city has a lot of interesting culture, but not for Jakarta, Jakarta is a business city, not a tourism city, but in my experience, Jakarta looks more modern than bangkok city. the city of jakarta has good infrastructure

[cutesmile]

I've been to indonesia once, and people are friendly like here in the Philippines.. aside from the language, it feels like phillippines and indonesia have more similarities .. 😍 hope i can visit indonesia again soon

[achmaddavi]

Jakarta is a business city... a bit for tourist purposes. but jakarta is a comfortable city for entrepreneurs & workers...
but Indonesia has many tours in all regions compared to other countries....
if it's Bangkok.. KL.. yes they are tourist cities...

[VaIues]

I'm filipino, and I think many people love jakarta indonesia than manila philippines I saw in comments. Congrats indonesia nice cities! but I love my country too philippines

[musai]

when we were travelling Pacific Southeast Asia I expected that Singapore, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, but I got shocked when I went in Ayala Ave. and BGC and Jakarta lmao their skyscrapers is massive, not shocked in Jakarta because they're like huge country with rich GDP just shocked to my Mom's hometown metro manila skyline is massive and great too, I love how goverment gives slum poor people condos close in QC if I am not mistaken, what I loved in Jakarta is Food and Transportation, and Manila is Skydeck bar and BGC nightlife, both underrated and people in philippines and indonesians are similar crazy and funny people, love the trip!

>Filipino-Mexican Enjoyer!

[Kapefrappe]

Jakarta has a better and organized transportation system than Manila, me as a Filipino saying it. Metro Manila's transport system is still very chaotic and not very commuter-centric. Philippines authorities should really do something about it, no excuses.

[therunning-farang]

Both are underated for sure. Having lived in Manila for 6yrs....and now 3yrs in Jakarta...lots of hidden gems, it's difficult to say which is best, currently sitting in Bogor where the Jakartians get a way, love it.

[jhayrrusco]

I'm filipino but i Loved indonesia and indonesian people, for me both countries are deserved to be visited.

[Buitenzorg]

Tidak Ada Yang Lebih Baik, Selain Menghargai satu Sama Lain :)

Indonesia ( Jakarta) x Filiphine ( Manila ) = "SouthEastAsia "
Strong Together 💪

[striderhiryu]

Hello to our ASEAN Indonesian Brothers, Love from all Filipinos.

[bonvie]

I have been in these 2 cities. Jakarta and Manila. Jakarta is so much better in term of traffic. You could be trapped in hours on street while in Manila, the traffic so bad.

[dianardiansyah]

Which one is better ? Simple! It depends on why you're visiting it in the first place 😊.

Jakarta : BUSINESS ORIENTED CITY. Thus it's all about money, efficiency, trade & commerce and not so much about tourism.

Manila : SERVICE ORIENTED CITY. Thus it's all about service and people there speak fluent English.

[AsiaSkylineChannel]

Both Jakarta and Manila are underated! Unlike Bangkok, these Two Mega cities don't have famous tourism spots. For me, Jakarta is really worth to be on traveling list, the traffic and safety index are much better compare to other SEA Cities except Singapore and the public transportation is great, Its the winter of global sustainable transport award last year

[robertvidal]

I've been to Manila many times over the years so I've seen a lot of the changes. Seems like they have a new building or mega mall every time I visit. We totally enjoyed visiting Bali so I would love to be able to visit Jakarta and the island of Java next.

[alohageno]

I've been to both cities and love them both. They're similar in many ways but their differences make them each worth experiencing. While all signs are in English and most speak English in Manila, I didn't have any real problems communicating in Jakarta. I think it could be more of a challenge in the outlying, non-tourist rural areas though. Either way, both fun cities to experience.

[blinksforever]

Im from northeast india I love both the city but my dream city is manila and I'm learning tagalog I just love