🇵🇹 Portugal or 🇸🇬 Singapore
And what the world thinks
🇸🇬 Singapore leads by 26 votes.
Which one, honestly
Portugal leads on the sea, nature and value for money. Singapore leads on cities, food and getting around.
A normal day costs about $130 in Portugal and $150 in Singapore.
Side by side
- 🇵🇹 Portugal🇸🇬 Singapore
- Apr to Jun, Sep to OctBest monthsFeb to Mar
- $130A normal day$150
- 6h 50m to LisbonNonstop from New York18h 45m to Singapore
- Very goodBeaches and seaNot the draw
- Very goodCities and cultureExceptional
- Very goodFoodExceptional
- Very goodNature and hikingNot the draw
- Very goodValue for moneyNot the draw
- Very goodEasy to get aroundExceptional
- Cheap trains along the coast, a car for the wine countryGetting aroundThe MRT, cheap and spotless, you will not need a taxi
- The Algarve in August, when it fills up and doubles in priceWhen to avoidNothing seasonal, but the haze can appear in some years around September
Pick by what you want
🇵🇹 Choose Portugal if
you want Europe on a smaller budget, with the ocean, and you do not mind cool water.
🇸🇬 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 Portugal 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.