🇹🇷 Türkiye or 🇸🇬 Singapore
Which one, honestly
Türkiye leads on value for money, the sea and nature. Singapore leads on getting around.
A normal day costs about $90 in Türkiye and $150 in Singapore.
Side by side
- 🇹🇷 Türkiye🇸🇬 Singapore
- Apr, May, Sep, OctBest monthsFeb, Mar
- $90A normal day$150
- 4h to IstanbulNonstop from London13h 5m to Singapore
- Very goodBeaches and seaNot the draw
- ExceptionalCities and cultureExceptional
- ExceptionalFoodExceptional
- Very goodNature and hikingNot the draw
- ExceptionalValue for moneyNot the draw
- Very goodEasy to get aroundExceptional
- Cheap domestic flights and long distance buses, both goodGetting aroundThe MRT, cheap and spotless, you will not need a taxi
- Istanbul in August, and the coast at the peak of the school holidaysWhen to avoidNothing seasonal, but the haze can appear in some years around September
Pick by what you want
🇹🇷 Choose Türkiye if
you want a city that has been the centre of everything for two thousand years, with a coastline attached to it, on a small budget.
🇸🇬 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 Türkiye guide →Full Singapore guide →
And what the world thinks
🇸🇬 Singapore leads by 24 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.