🇸🇬 Singapore or 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Which one, honestly
Singapore leads on cities, getting around and food. Indonesia leads on the sea, nature and value for money.
A normal day costs about $150 in Singapore and $75 in Indonesia.
Side by side
- 🇸🇬 Singapore🇮🇩 Indonesia
- Feb, MarBest monthsApr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct
- $150A normal day$75
- 7h 25m to SingaporeNonstop from Dubai9h 15m to Bali
- Not the drawBeaches and seaExceptional
- ExceptionalCities and cultureNot the draw
- ExceptionalFoodVery good
- Not the drawNature and hikingExceptional
- Not the drawValue for moneyExceptional
- ExceptionalEasy to get aroundGood
- The MRT, cheap and spotless, you will not need a taxiGetting aroundScooters and private drivers on Bali, short flights and ferries between islands
- Nothing seasonal, but the haze can appear in some years around SeptemberWhen to avoidJuly and August in south Bali, when the traffic becomes the trip
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 Indonesia if
you want volcanoes, reefs and rice terraces for very little money, and you are willing to leave the busy south to find them.
Full Singapore guide →Full Indonesia 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.