🇮🇳 India or 🇸🇬 Singapore
And what the world thinks
🇮🇳 India leads by 24 votes.
Which one, honestly
India leads on nature, value for money and the sea. Singapore leads on getting around.
A normal day costs about $65 in India and $150 in Singapore.
Side by side
- 🇮🇳 India🇸🇬 Singapore
- Oct to FebBest monthsFeb to Mar
- $65A normal day$150
- 14h 30m to DelhiNonstop from New York18h 45m to Singapore
- GoodBeaches and seaNot the draw
- ExceptionalCities and cultureExceptional
- ExceptionalFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingNot the draw
- ExceptionalValue for moneyNot the draw
- Not the drawEasy to get aroundExceptional
- Trains for distance, a car with driver for regions, both cheapGetting aroundThe MRT, cheap and spotless, you will not need a taxi
- The northern plains in May, and the monsoon unless you are heading for the mountainsWhen to avoidNothing seasonal, but the haze can appear in some years around September
Pick by what you want
🇮🇳 Choose India if
you want the biggest change of scene available, extraordinary food, and a budget that goes further than anywhere else on this list.
🇸🇬 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 India guide →Full Singapore guide →
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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.