🇸🇬 Singapore or 🇵🇭 Philippines
Which one, honestly
Singapore leads on cities, getting around and food. Philippines leads on the sea, nature and value for money.
A normal day costs about $150 in Singapore and $85 in Philippines.
Side by side
- 🇸🇬 Singapore🇵🇭 Philippines
- Feb, MarBest monthsJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec
- $150A normal day$85
- 13h 5m to SingaporeNonstop from London14h to Manila
- Not the drawBeaches and seaExceptional
- ExceptionalCities and cultureNot the draw
- ExceptionalFoodGood
- Not the drawNature and hikingExceptional
- Not the drawValue for moneyExceptional
- ExceptionalEasy to get aroundNot the draw
- The MRT, cheap and spotless, you will not need a taxiGetting aroundDomestic flights and ferries, cheap but often delayed, leave slack
- Nothing seasonal, but the haze can appear in some years around SeptemberWhen to avoidThe typhoon months, roughly August to October
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 Philippines if
you want water and islands above everything else, on a small budget, and you can handle slow travel days.
Full Singapore guide →Full Philippines guide →
And what the world thinks
🇸🇬 Singapore leads by 20 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.