What a trip to Singapore costs, worked out for your days and your party, with every price traced to where it comes from. And then the part most budgets skip: how to actually pay once you are there.
Food, getting around and sights in Singapore come to SGD 49.00–79.00 per person per day. Accommodation, flights and the airport transfer are on top.Prices reviewed: October 2026.
Days, people and how you like to travel decide almost everything. Flights are left out: they depend on where you start.
You still need, flights aside
SGD 690–1,100
≈ $540 – $880 · rate of October 6, 2026
SGD 49.00–80.00 per person per day · 7 days and 2 people
Expected
SGD 690–1,100
Most trips land in here
Set aside
SGD 1,100
With this you are unlikely to run short
Cushion, kept apart
SGD 91.00
10% of the trip
FoodSGD 210–300
Getting aroundSGD 72–160
Airport, both waysSGD 9.00–9.20
Sights and activitiesSGD 280–690
Lodging tax and odds and endsSGD 28.00–57.00
Of that, in cash: SGD 74–210
The cash share is our reading of how each kind of place takes payment, not a measurement. Your own bank may charge on top; this page cannot know that.
Accommodation is not in this figure. Add your price per night to include it.
Flights are not included.
You probably will not spend the cushion. Having it to hand covers a night you had not planned, a taxi, or a changed ticket.
Styles
What a day in Singapore costs, by how you travel
Per person per day, two travelling, without accommodation, flights or the airport transfer. A style is not a figure: it is a way of eating, getting around and seeing things, and each one is spelled out below.
Budget
SGD 37.00–54.00 per person per day
Local food, public transport, the odd paid sight.
FoodLocal and cheap
SGD 15.00–22.00
Getting aroundPublic transport
SGD 5.10–11.00
Sights and activitiesThe odd paid sight
SGD 10.00–25.00
Sundries: luggage storage, laundry, water
SGD 1.50–2.90
Mid-range
SGD 49.00–79.00 per person per day
Local food, public transport and one paid sight a day.
FoodLocal and cheap
SGD 15.00–22.00
Getting aroundPublic transport
SGD 5.10–11.00
Sights and activitiesOne paid sight a day
SGD 20.00–49.00
Sundries: luggage storage, laundry, water
SGD 2.00–4.10
A style's total is not the sum of the extremes of its lines: nobody has a trip where everything comes out cheap, or everything dear. “Sundries” is an assumption of ours, 5% of food, transport and sights, not a measurement.
By length of trip
How much money for 3, 5, 7, 10 and 14 days in Singapore
Per person, two travelling together, without accommodation or flights. It is not the daily figure times the days: airport transfers are paid once, so they weigh less the longer you stay.
Days
Budget
Mid-range
3
SGD 120–170 SGD 39.00–56.00 a day
SGD 150–240 SGD 50.00–81.00 a day
5
SGD 190–280 SGD 38.00–55.00 a day
SGD 250–400 SGD 50.00–80.00 a day
7
SGD 270–390 SGD 38.00–55.00 a day
SGD 350–560 SGD 49.00–80.00 a day
10
SGD 380–550 SGD 38.00–55.00 a day
SGD 490–800 SGD 49.00–80.00 a day
14
SGD 530–770 SGD 38.00–55.00 a day
SGD 690–1,100 SGD 49.00–80.00 a day
Add your accommodation in the calculator above: it is the largest line and the one we cannot source yet.
Prices
What things cost in Singapore
Street prices are averages from official statistics, which measure the ordinary neighbourhood place, not the famous one. Expect to pay more in tourist areas and at well-known chains.
What
Price
Source
Eating and drinking
Kopi or teh without milk (cup)
SGD 1.27
From the sourceAug 2026
Kopi or teh with condensed milk (cup)
SGD 1.44
From the sourceAug 2026
Roti prata, plain (one piece)
SGD 1.29
From the sourceAug 2026
Canned drink with ice
SGD 1.82
From the sourceAug 2026
Economical rice (1 meat and 2 vegetables)
SGD 3.80
From the sourceAug 2026
Chicken rice
SGD 4.23
From the sourceAug 2026
Fishball noodles
SGD 4.43
From the sourceAug 2026
Duck rice
SGD 4.80
From the sourceAug 2026
Char kway teow (fried flat noodles)
SGD 4.82
From the sourceAug 2026
Sliced fish bee hoon (fish soup with rice vermicelli)
SGD 5.92
From the sourceAug 2026
Chicken nasi briyani
SGD 7.11
From the sourceAug 2026
Chicken chop
SGD 7.93
From the sourceAug 2026
Getting around
MRT or bus, up to 3.2 km, by card
SGD 1.28
From the sourceOct 2026
MRT or bus, 10.3–11.2 km, by card
SGD 1.90
From the sourceOct 2026
Daily admin fee for paying with a foreign bank card
SGD 0.60
From the sourceOct 2026
Singapore Tourist Pass, 1 day
SGD 17.00
From the sourceOct 2026
Singapore Tourist Pass, 2 days
SGD 24.00
From the sourceOct 2026
Singapore Tourist Pass, 3 days
SGD 29.00
From the sourceOct 2026
Taxi, 4 km by day, not counting waiting time
SGD 6.22–7.02
From the sourceOct 2026
MRT, Changi Airport to City Hall or Orchard
SGD 2.24–2.30
From the sourceOct 2026
Taxi, Changi Airport to the city (per car)
SGD 25.00–45.00
From the sourceOct 2026
Sights
National Gallery Singapore, general admission (foreign visitors)
SGD 20.00
From the sourceOct 2026
Gardens by the Bay, Flower Dome and Cloud Forest (non-residents)
SGD 46.00
From the sourceOct 2026
Singapore Zoo (non-residents)
SGD 49.00
From the sourceOct 2026
From the source means we read it where it is set: the operator, the bank, the city or the statistics office. Reported means a guide or the press says so and we have not seen the original. Where sources disagree we show both figures and leave the price out of every sum.
What each food level is made of
A food level is not a number we chose. It is two lists of dishes from the table above, a cheap day and a dear one, and the price is the sum.
Bare minimum: convenience stores and counters
From Kopi or teh without milk (cup) + Roti prata, plain (one piece) + Economical rice (1 meat and 2 vegetables) × 2 (SGD 10.16) to Kopi or teh with condensed milk (cup) + Roti prata, plain (one piece) × 2 + Economical rice (1 meat and 2 vegetables) + Chicken rice (SGD 12.05).
Local and cheap
From Kopi or teh with condensed milk (cup) + Roti prata, plain (one piece) × 2 + Chicken rice + Char kway teow (fried flat noodles) + Canned drink with ice (SGD 14.89) to Kopi or teh with condensed milk (cup) + Roti prata, plain (one piece) × 2 + Sliced fish bee hoon (fish soup with rice vermicelli) + Chicken chop + Canned drink with ice × 2 (SGD 21.51).
Getting around
Which ticket pays off
A pass is only cheaper past a certain number of rides. This is that number, worked out from the published fares.
1-day pass at SGD 17.00: it pays off from 14 rides a day at SGD 1.28 each.
2-day pass at SGD 24.00: it pays off from 10 rides a day at SGD 1.28 each.
3-day pass at SGD 29.00: it pays off from 8 rides a day at SGD 1.28 each.
A pass only counts on the lines it covers. Check which ones before you buy.
Accommodation
What the night costs, and the tax on top
There is no open source of hotel prices, and we have not sampled this city yet. So the calculator asks you for the price you have seen instead of printing one that looks plausible.
Lodging tax
No lodging tax is charged here. From the sourceOct 2026
Each line is a subtraction done with the prices on this page. No tricks: just the sum.
What saves
Eating “Bare minimum: convenience stores and counters” instead of “Local and cheap”: SGD 4.70–9.50 less per person per day.
What does not
The 1-day pass (SGD 17.00) on fewer than 14 rides of SGD 1.28 a day: it costs more than paying for each ticket.
Paying
Paying in Singapore
What holds for the whole country: where a card is enough, where to change money, whether to tip, and the taxes.
Where a card is enough
Only the places a source speaks about. Where it says nothing, neither do we.
Where
How you pay
Trains and subway, short rides
Card From the source
A phone wallet from home (Apple Pay, Google Pay)
Works in most places From the source
From the source means we read it where it is set: the operator, the bank, the city or the statistics office. Reported means a guide or the press says so and we have not seen the original. Where sources disagree we show both figures and leave the price out of every sum.
Where to change money
The cheapest route is usually an ATM and a card that does not charge for converting; whether yours does is up to your bank. These are the places that change cash.
Exchange counters
Tipping
Restaurants
Not customary
Hotels
Not customary
Taxis
Not customary
Taxes and charges
Consumption tax: 9%.
Rules that change on a known date
MRT and bus fares go up
From December 26, 2026, each journey by card costs SGD 0.12 more up to 3.2 km and SGD 0.13 more beyond that. The fares on this page are the current ones.
If something goes wrong
The numbers and where to go, as the official source publishes them.
How much money do you need for a week in Singapore?
For seven days, SGD 350–560 per person on the “Mid-range” style with two travelling. Accommodation and flights are not included. The airport transfer, there and back, is included.
How much money do you need for 3 days in Singapore?
For 3 days, SGD 150–240 per person on the “Mid-range” style with two travelling. Accommodation and flights are not included. The airport transfer, there and back, is included.
What is a realistic daily budget in Singapore?
Per person per day, without accommodation or flights: SGD 37.00–54.00 on the “Budget” style and SGD 49.00–79.00 on the “Mid-range” style.
Can you travel to Singapore on a budget?
The cheapest style we work out is “Budget”: SGD 37.00–54.00 per person per day, without accommodation or flights. Local food, public transport, the odd paid sight.
How much does food cost in Singapore?
From SGD 10.00 per person per day (“Bare minimum: convenience stores and counters”) to SGD 22.00 (“Local and cheap”). The price table has what each dish costs.
How much does transport cost in Singapore?
A ride on public transport costs SGD 1.28–1.90. “Taxi, 4 km by day, not counting waiting time”: SGD 6.22–7.02. The 1-day pass costs SGD 17.00 and pays off from 14 rides a day at SGD 1.28 each.
Is there a lodging tax in Singapore?
None on record as of October 2026.
How much cash should you carry in Singapore?
For a week on the “Mid-range” style, about SGD 37–100 per person, two travelling. It is our reading of how each kind of place takes payment, not a measurement.
Is it better to use cash or card in Singapore?
By card: trains and subway, short rides.
Do you tip in Singapore?
Restaurants: not customary. Hotels: not customary. Taxis: not customary.
Sources
Where every figure comes from
Each price on this page carries its source. These are all of them. Prices reviewed: October 2026.
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