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Singapore is the place for any type of travellers as it has everything for everyone. As you have planned to visit this beautiful place and read my blog post on Singapore trip in 5 days – Itinerary, now get ready to plan the budget as this post will help you out to save money and execute the plan accordingly.
I am providing the breakup of my journey (Mar 2018 ) which will give you the clear view of Singapore budget for 5days.
1)Airfare
It totally depends on the airlines, how much in advance the ticket was booked during the peak or non-peak seasons, and the city you fly out from.
Cost -INR 20000 to and fro.
2) Visa for Singapore
Indians require a visa to visit Singapore, and the visa is usually applicable for a period of 30 days, with a validity of 2 years. We had done the e-visa procedure through Thomas cook and the process takes at least 2 weeks.
Cost – 30 SGD (Singapore Visa Charges) + INR 300(Service Charge by Agent). Approximately INR 1900
3)Hotel Booking
It depends upon which type of hotel you are looking for. Personally my view is that it is a vacation not a staycation so why to spend extra money as we will be staying in hotel during relax time only. Basically, all the family hotels have a price spectrum between 5,000 INR – 6000 INR per night per room. Nothing is less than this except if you choose to stay in a hostel.
Cost –INR 5500/ night ( Double Room )
4)Singapore currency exchange
We took Forex Card before visiting and are much cheaper as compare to Cash. One can even withdraw money from ATM once landed in Singapore.
Exchange Value: INR 49.42 per SGD including service charges.
5) Transport
One can travel through Uber, Taxis, buses and Metro (commonly called, MRT – Mass Rapid Transit).
- Taxi – from Changi Airport to hotel, it’s quite reasonable.
- MRT and Bus- for daily commute to all the places .Buy a Tourist Metro Card and save a lot of time and money by avoiding waiting in queues at MRT stations. Valid for 3 days which is valid on both bus and metro
Cost – SGD 10 for 1 day, SGD 16 for 2 days and SGD 20 for 3 days. They charge SGD 10 extra for the card and it’s refundable once you return.
6) Foods : Fast foods, food court of malls, Arab Street and Little India offers reasonable charges
Cost– SGD 150
7)Major tourist attractions in Singapore
Do online booking and save money and also avoid long queue.
- Animal Kingdom (Jurong park, Singapore zoo, River Safari, Night Safari) – We bought the tickets from Sentosa online which cost us around SGD 83.4 per person.
- Universal Studio and Sentosa Island – SGD 130 per person from Sentosa Online
- Garden by the bay – Can be booked online but we took it from Ticket Counter. SGD 36 per person.
Total cost – SGD 250
8)Shopping: Totally depends on you. We got the best deals at Mustafa Centre located in Little India and also in local markets of Little India.
Succint of the 5days budget
Expenses | *Approximate Cost per person |
Airfare | 20000 |
Hotels | 27500 ( Double Room ) |
Visa | 1900 |
Transport | 3000 |
Food and drinks | 7500 |
Tickets for sight seeing | 12000 |
Total | 71900 INR |
Tips to save money
- Save- Do not throw away your receipts, as you may be able to reclaim Goods and Services Tax (GST) you’ve paid for certain items during your visit at the airport but before check-in flight departure.
- Avoid spending money on water bottles. The tap water in the city is safe to drink.
- Buy a Tourist Metro Card and save a lot of time by avoiding waiting in queues at MRT stations.
- Get a local SIM Card for 15 SGD (validity 7 days). It can be used for uber bookings.
I hope my travelogue helps you to plan a budget trip to Singapore. Please comment below if you have any queries.
Happy Travel!
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Wooow, I will keep all this in mind before travelling their. Great tips
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Singapore will happen for me in the future, I know it will. My husband and I travel every year right after Christmas and we love hitting up exotic, not so popular destinations! So Singapore will happen!
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planning honeymoon their… 😉
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After your post, all can easily plan out a Singapore trip. Loved it
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That’s a great post, will definitely revisit when I plan my Singapore trip. Thanks for sharing
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Amazing and beautiful post. Very useful and beneficial tips for Singapore travel. Great thoghts.
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Wow…how beautifully you have given all the details ,this is really helpful and I will keep these things in my mind while I travel
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My friend has planned her trip to Singapore, I shared your valuable words to her. I am sure it will help her to understand Singapore much better.
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This is super helpful. Thanks a ton for providing very useful information in such succinct post.
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Much needed info, was looking for this kinda blog to plan my upcoming visit to Singapore. thanks a lot.
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Glad to know this . Hope u have a great time !
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I am planning my travel from 24th to 28th (Monday to thursday) of this month, however was thinking what if I extend my stay until Sunday so what other places, nearing countries I can cover with singapore and will it require any additional visa? I have US visa.
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Malaysia u can cover but for visa.. u need to check with the travel agent/visa agent.
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hi Jennifer, thanks for sharing your tips… I´ve been in Singapore and, to be honest, it was pretty expensive, except for food in some areas out of the touristy zone 🙂 happy travels, regards from Lisbon, PedroL
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i will 😉 PedroL
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Nice article. I just want to know one thing – is Singapore a good place to visit with family? That is to say my mom and dad are both senior citizens and they really want to visit Singapore. Flights not a problem for me because from my city(Kolkata) we have daily flights.
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Singapore is for everyone and any age group. A travel friendly place & if you have read my post on trip itnerary properly, I have mentioned that in every tourist attraction place, you will find tram service . So make a plan soon.
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thanks a lot…i planned to go singapore on april month with my wife and 3 kids….its very helpfull to me….thnks again…
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welcome. Hope you have a great time.
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I am planning a visit to Singapore around June or July for 5 days. Your post has been a great help. Thank you.
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Glad you liked it. 🙂 Have a great trip
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Nice one.
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Thank you!
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