Singapore
The city is the country: superb, effortless and expensive to sleep in.
- Lean
- $72
- Comfort
- $391
Flat. Tracks Singapore as a whole.
About the same than the national figure of $165 a day.
The short answerIn US dollars, as of November 12, 2026
As of November 12, 2026, a mid-range day in Singapore costs about $165 per person, excluding flights: about the same as the average for Singapore. Prices for US-dollar travelers are about where they were a year ago in real terms. The city is the country: superb, effortless and expensive to sleep in.
What your money buys in Singapore
Exchange rates and inflation are national, so the city follows this line. The dashed line is the exchange rate alone; the solid line is after inflation.
Singapore, in five questions
City costs are the national model scaled by a premium of 0.% that we set by hand. To cite: “Trip Arbitrage (triparbitrage.com), reading of November 12, 2026.”
- How much does a day in Singapore cost?
- About $72 on a lean budget, $165 mid-range and $391 in comfort, per person per day as of November 12, 2026, excluding international flights. These are modeled estimates: the national figure for Singapore, updated daily, scaled by a city premium.
- Is Singapore expensive compared with the rest of Singapore?
- Singapore costs about the same as the national average for Singapore, which is $165 a day mid-range. The city is the country: superb, effortless and expensive to sleep in.
- Is Singapore cheaper to visit than last year?
- The exchange rate moved −1.3% for US-dollar holders over twelve months while prices in Singapore rose +2.1%, a real change of 0.0%. City prices broadly follow the country.
- When is the best time to visit Singapore for lower prices?
- For Singapore the shoulder months, with workable weather and lower prices, are January, May, September. Peak season is February, March, April, June, July, August.
- Is Singapore safe?
- The US State Department rates Singapore at Level 1: Normal precautions. Country-wide levels can hide large differences between cities and regions, so read the full advisory.