🇹🇭 Thailand or 🇸🇬 Singapore
Which one, honestly
Thailand leads on the sea, value for money and nature. Singapore leads on cities and getting around.
A normal day costs about $85 in Thailand and $150 in Singapore.
Side by side
- 🇹🇭 Thailand🇸🇬 Singapore
- Jan, Feb, Nov, DecBest monthsFeb, Mar
- $85A normal day$150
- 11h 30m to BangkokNonstop from London13h 5m to Singapore
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaNot the draw
- Very goodCities and cultureExceptional
- ExceptionalFoodExceptional
- Very goodNature and hikingNot the draw
- ExceptionalValue for moneyNot the draw
- Very goodEasy to get aroundExceptional
- Cheap domestic flights, sleeper trains and boats, all easyGetting aroundThe MRT, cheap and spotless, you will not need a taxi
- April, the hottest month, and the burning season in the northWhen to avoidNothing seasonal, but the haze can appear in some years around September
Pick by what you want
🇹🇭 Choose Thailand if
you want your money to go a very long way, with beaches and food, and you do not mind heat.
🇸🇬 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 Thailand 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.