🇵🇭 Philippines or 🇸🇬 Singapore
And what the world thinks
🇸🇬 Singapore leads by 21 votes.
Which one, honestly
Philippines leads on the sea, nature and value for money. Singapore leads on cities, getting around and food.
A normal day costs about $85 in Philippines and $150 in Singapore.
Side by side
- 🇵🇭 Philippines🇸🇬 Singapore
- Dec to AprBest monthsFeb to Mar
- $85A normal day$150
- 14h to ManilaNonstop from London13h 5m to Singapore
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaNot the draw
- Not the drawCities and cultureExceptional
- GoodFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingNot the draw
- ExceptionalValue for moneyNot the draw
- Not the drawEasy to get aroundExceptional
- Domestic flights and ferries, cheap but often delayed, leave slackGetting aroundThe MRT, cheap and spotless, you will not need a taxi
- The typhoon months, roughly August to OctoberWhen to avoidNothing seasonal, but the haze can appear in some years around September
Pick by what you want
🇵🇭 Choose Philippines if
you want water and islands above everything else, on a small budget, and you can handle slow travel days.
🇸🇬 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 Philippines 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.