🇸🇬 Singapore or 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
Which one, honestly
Singapore leads on cities, food and getting around. United Arab Emirates leads on the sea.
A normal day costs about $150 in Singapore and $175 in United Arab Emirates.
Side by side
- 🇸🇬 Singapore🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
- Feb, MarBest monthsJan, Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec
- $150A normal day$175
- 13h 5m to SingaporeNonstop from London7h to Dubai
- Not the drawBeaches and seaGood
- ExceptionalCities and cultureVery good
- ExceptionalFoodVery good
- Not the drawNature and hikingNot the draw
- Not the drawValue for moneyNot the draw
- ExceptionalEasy to get aroundVery good
- The MRT, cheap and spotless, you will not need a taxiGetting aroundMetro in Dubai, taxis everywhere else, a car for the mountains
- Nothing seasonal, but the haze can appear in some years around SeptemberWhen to avoidJune to September, when outdoors stops being an option
Pick by what you want
🇸🇬 Choose Singapore if
you want a short, effortless, very safe city stop with world class food, and you are pairing it with somewhere else.
🇦🇪 Choose United Arab Emirates if
you want guaranteed winter sun, very short flights from Europe and Asia, and a city that works like clockwork.
Full Singapore guide →Full United Arab Emirates guide →
And what the world thinks
🇸🇬 Singapore leads by 22 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.