🇲🇾 Malaysia or 🇸🇬 Singapore
Which one, honestly
Malaysia leads on nature, value for money and the sea. Singapore leads on cities and getting around.
A normal day costs about $75 in Malaysia and $150 in Singapore.
Side by side
- 🇲🇾 Malaysia🇸🇬 Singapore
- Jan, Feb, MarBest monthsFeb, Mar
- $75A normal day$150
- 13h to Kuala LumpurNonstop from London13h 5m to Singapore
- Very goodBeaches and seaNot the draw
- Very goodCities and cultureExceptional
- ExceptionalFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingNot the draw
- ExceptionalValue for moneyNot the draw
- Very goodEasy to get aroundExceptional
- Cheap flights, good trains and buses, one of the easiest countries in AsiaGetting aroundThe MRT, cheap and spotless, you will not need a taxi
- The east coast islands from November to February, when most of them closeWhen to avoidNothing seasonal, but the haze can appear in some years around September
Pick by what you want
🇲🇾 Choose Malaysia if
you want Thailand's food and beaches with a fraction of the crowds, and everything running slightly more smoothly.
🇸🇬 Choose Singapore if
you want a short, effortless, very safe city stop with world class food, and you are pairing it with somewhere else.
Full Malaysia guide →Full Singapore guide →
And what the world thinks
🇸🇬 Singapore leads by 25 votes.
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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.