>>2903240
its gonna be a lot of Mediterranean and Adriatic sea islands, with the cheapest ones being the most rustic and rural. also some good options near africa. pacific islands are going to be so remote that it's not really cheap at all to get there, but they will be the nicest. the biggest expense is gonna be travel. do you have your own boat or are you going to be relying on whatever local service? the answer shifts what is "cheap" for you

>>2903240
Any pacific island that isn't Fiji or French Polynesia

>>2903240
Indonesia other than Bali and Java

Falkland Islands

>>2903240
Dinagat in the Philippines

>>2903240
>Any small islands or island countries that are cheap to visit
depends on your starting point
almost all small islands are relatively cheap on the ground
assuming you don't stay in fancy, isolated hotels and eat local food

the single most expensive thing is transportation to and from the island
you can cheat a little if you get there by boat, but even that will cost a lot

>and get very little tourists?
that means the transportation question is even more important
because now you can't fly there with cheap budget airlines

if you start from Europe and accept some tourism
>Naxos or Lemnos
for example, cheap(ish) during off season with not that many tourists
I did a week there when I was a student for like ~300€ (with inflation likely ~500€ now)

if you're fine with some more tourism you can do
>Madeira
>Canary Islands
both are possible to do very cheaply due to discounted flights sometimes and supermarket prices similar to mainland Europe
but of course, even in the down season, you will not get away from tourist entirely

if you really want no tourist around
>Indonesia Island hopping on fisher boats
until you find one you like
flights are >1000€+ but local prices with food+accommodation+transport are possible to keep below <30€/day

>Vietnam
>Thailand
>Myanmar
also have some Islands that are less visited
and somewhat easy to reach

if you really want to lonely tropical Island experience
you have to fly to some tiny island nation, probably in the Pacific, but even the mainstream ones work
flights are gonna be wicked expensive and you likely need a seaplane transfer which is gonna be hundreds of Euros on it's own

went to French Polynesia once for my honeymoon
flights were like ~2000€ p.P.
and local flights (we changed islands 3 times) were 200-500€ one way! p.P.
you also need to book well in advance if you want to stay in local guesthouses
one Island had like a single guesthouse with 4 rooms... (which were all empty besides us)

>>2903240
Cape Verde?

>>2903240
>Any small islands or island countries that are cheap to visit and get very little tourists?
Singapore

>>2903246
They're all fairly expensive still and I earn first world Australian wages
Vanuatu is probably the best though, Fiji further in away from the airport too.
They each have their own strengths
>t.been to nearly all of them

>>2903240
halki in Greece.

best bet will be Greek islands but realistically small islands are just expensive due to lower economies of scale and higher transportation costs compared to mainlands or even larger islands

>>2903703
>cheap to visit
>Singapore
are you retarded? (or more likely one of the paid singapore shills)
literally one of the most expensive destinations in the world
even as backpacker on a shoestring budget, I struggled to keep it under 100€/day there

>>2903753
>They're all fairly expensive still and I earn first world Australian wages
the "once in a lifetime trip" touristy stuff is
but on the larger islands, supermarkets have normal prices
and on the smaller islands, if you stay in guesthouses instead of hotels, you can often eat with the hosts for very little

>>2903863
>small islands are just expensive due to lower economies of scale and higher transportation costs
generally yes, if you want the same standard of living
(though for most greek islands specifically it doesn't matter because of daily ferries with trucks on them)
for the pacific islands you can just lower your standard of living so you need less stuff transported
by staying in
>pensions de famille
or similar and only eating local + shelf stable food
only the flights will be expensive then

>>2903240
Sao Tome & Principe

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>>2903240
>island
>cheap
>less tourists
Sri lanka. You can visit Rain forests, historical sites, mountains, beaches etc.

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>>2904104
Worst country I've ever been to by alot, but it is cheap

>>2904104
>Sri Lanka
Poos. No thanks

>>2904119
Kek what was so bad about it

>>2904127
Shitty infrastructure, scammers, even places like the capital there is nothing to do and no nice areas. Kind of like a training area if you want to go to India. If you are 20 and adventurous maybe it would be fun

>>2904126
Then how about Sicily?

>>2903951
> the "once in a lifetime trip" touristy stuff is
The issue is I'm Aussie and if you get away from the airport in places like Fiji you find more people American or Euros who are actually doing that sort of thing and staying long term. The vibe is so much better and the quality of tourists is higher.
I really liked Pacific Harbor in Fiji and the volcano hikes in Vanuatu. It's not like southern europe expensive but they're remote islands, basically all food is imported and the resorts cater for some wealthy people so hotel prices are up there. There's some decent airbnb deals I guess.
Sorta the same in Bali, far away from airport things just improve and you have longer term travellers, close to it is full bogans and dickheads on a weekend trip drunk out of their mind acting like cunts.
If you want good value and island life honestly Thailand is still the king. Even with that much tourism Koh Lanta and Lipe are awesome, there's a dozen tiny ones that people don't really visit like koh wai or koh mak
In Europe I get bored with the Greek islands pretty quick and want to go somewhere else after a few days, apart from Crete, but Crete is fucking huge.