🇻🇳 Vietnam or 🇸🇬 Singapore
Which one, honestly
Vietnam leads on nature, value for money and the sea. Singapore leads on getting around and cities.
A normal day costs about $70 in Vietnam and $150 in Singapore.
Side by side
- 🇻🇳 Vietnam🇸🇬 Singapore
- Mar, Apr, Oct, NovBest monthsFeb, Mar
- $70A normal day$150
- 12h to HanoiNonstop from London13h 5m to Singapore
- Very goodBeaches and seaNot the draw
- Very goodCities and cultureExceptional
- ExceptionalFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingNot the draw
- ExceptionalValue for moneyNot the draw
- GoodEasy to get aroundExceptional
- Cheap domestic flights and sleeper trains, because the country is longGetting aroundThe MRT, cheap and spotless, you will not need a taxi
- The north in January, cold and grey, and the centre during the autumn typhoonsWhen to avoidNothing seasonal, but the haze can appear in some years around September
Pick by what you want
🇻🇳 Choose Vietnam if
you want the best street food in Asia on the smallest budget, and you do not mind a long thin country that takes time to cross.
🇸🇬 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 Vietnam guide →Full Singapore guide →
And what the world thinks
🇸🇬 Singapore leads by 25 votes.
Compare something else
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.