Bangkok vs Singapore: Street food chaos or Asian precisie?
Bangkok is sensorische overload: gouden temples, drijvende markets, best street food for €1. Singapore is gepolijst Aziatisch: Gardens by the Bay, hawker centers with Michelin-food, jungle in stadshart.
Bangkok
Bangkok is sensorisch overweldigend: gouden temples, drijvende markets, best street food ter world from €1 per gerreally and sky-bars with views of miljoenen lichtjes.
Flight from NL: €500 return
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Singapore is Asian precisie + futuristische gardens: Gardens by the Bay, hawker centers with Michelin-food for €5, jungle in stadshart. Flights from Schiphol from €600 return, 7 days from €1300 per person.
Flight from NL: €600 return
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Bangkok
November to February: droog, 25-30 degrees, low luchtvochtigheid. March to May is bloedheet (35+). June to October is regenseizoen (verfrissend, cheap, but dagelijkse buien).
Singapore
February-April are droogst (28-32°C). June-August is regenseizoen but verfrissend. Very year tropisch.
Flights + transfer from the Netherlands
Bangkok
Directly from Schiphol to Bangkok Suvarnabhumi (BKK) in 11 hour. KLM, Thai. Airport Rail Link to Phaya Thai €1.50 in 30 minutes.
Singapore
Directly from Schiphol to Singapore (SIN) in 12 hour. KLM, Singapore Airlines. MRT to center €1.50.
Costs compared
Bangkok
Hostels from €5, mid-range hotels €25 to 70, vacation rentals €40 per night. Food: street food €1, restaurant €5 to 15, Singha-beer €2. Bangkok is huge cheap.
Singapore
Hostels from €25, hotels €100-180, vacation rentals €120/night. Food: hawker meal €5, restaurant €15, bar drank €15.
Who is it for?
Choose Bangkok if you are...
Foodie-backpackers, party-mensen, lager budget, first Asia-trip.
Choose Singapore if you are...
For who schoner + veiliger + Engelstaliger because, families with children, business-class basis.
Our verdict
Bangkok is 60% cheaper. Singapore is veiliger and hygiënischer. Combinatie: 4 days each, flight between 2u, €50.