🇸🇬 Singapore or 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Which one, honestly
Singapore leads on cities and getting around. Malaysia leads on nature, value for money and the sea.
A normal day costs about $150 in Singapore and $75 in Malaysia.
Side by side
- 🇸🇬 Singapore🇲🇾 Malaysia
- Feb, MarBest monthsJan, Feb, Mar
- $150A normal day$75
- 13h 5m to SingaporeNonstop from London13h to Kuala Lumpur
- Not the drawBeaches and seaVery good
- ExceptionalCities and cultureVery good
- ExceptionalFoodExceptional
- Not the drawNature and hikingExceptional
- Not the drawValue for moneyExceptional
- ExceptionalEasy to get aroundVery good
- The MRT, cheap and spotless, you will not need a taxiGetting aroundCheap flights, good trains and buses, one of the easiest countries in Asia
- Nothing seasonal, but the haze can appear in some years around SeptemberWhen to avoidThe east coast islands from November to February, when most of them close
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 Malaysia if
you want Thailand's food and beaches with a fraction of the crowds, and everything running slightly more smoothly.
Full Singapore guide →Full Malaysia 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.