Me and my wife made our 9 day trip to Singapore and Malaysia on the month of May, 2023. We have gone through a lot of blogs and articles to plan our trip on a budget and I felt that I should sum up all those details in a single blog to help the travelers. If incase, you missed to read about the trip details, you can find that in two parts Part1 and Part2. I will explain the cost of our entire trip on day basis so that we can better understand each details.
Day1: Reached Singapore and visited Gardens by the bay and Marina Bay sands.
| Description | Details | Cost for two in Rupees |
|---|---|---|
| Flight ticket to Singapore | We travelled from Trichy to Singapore via Scoot Airlines | 13,200 |
| Singapore Visa | We applied via Uniglobe Adya Travel in Chennai | 5,200 |
| Sim card for Singapore | We applied via Klook | 850 |
| Travel to hotel | We used our credit card for all Metro usage | 240 |
| Accommodation | We stayed in 7 wonders hostel in Little India | 3,700 |
| Breakfast & Coffee | We got a free breakfast during our temple visit | 120 |
| Travel to Gardens by the bay | We used metro for this | 120 |
| All Singapore Entry tickets | We got a Klook pass – 4 attraction | 26,920 |
| Gardens by the bay | Bundled in klook pass | 0 |
| Lunch | Satay by the bay | 1200 |
| Marina Bay Sands | Observation deck | 3,400 |
| Back to Hotel | Metro | 120 |
| Dinner | Hotel in Little India | 1,000 |
Day 2: Day 2 is full of Sentosa Island exploration
| Description | Details | Cost for two in Rupees |
|---|---|---|
| Accommodation | 7 wonders | 3,700 |
| Breakfast | Hotel Anandha Bhavan | 1,100 |
| Hotel to Vivocity | Metro | 180 |
| Universal Studios | Part of Klook pass | 0 |
| Lunch | Malaysian Food Street | 1,600 |
| Skyline Luge | Skyline luge for 2 rounds | 3,600 |
| Wings of Time | Klook ticket for wings of time | 2,000 |
| Coffee | Coffee at Silosa beach | 650 |
| Travel back to hotel | Metro | 180 |
| Dinner | Dinner at Usman Restaurant | 1,200 |
Day3: Full of Singapore Zoo
| Description | Details | Cost for two in Rupees |
|---|---|---|
| Accommodation | 7 wonders | 3,700 |
| Breakfast | Hotel Anandha Bhavan | 1,000 |
| Hotel to Birds Paradise | Metro and Shuttle | 400 |
| Birds Paradise ticket | Part of Klook pass | 0 |
| Singapore Zoo | Part of Klook pass | 0 |
| Lunch | Packed rice from Anandha Bhavan | 800 |
| Snacks and Juices | Counters from Zoo | 2,200 |
| Night Safari | Part of Klook Pass | 0 |
| Back to Hotel | Metro and Shuttle | 400 |
| Dinner | Indian Restaurant in Little India | 1,000 |
Day 4: Local visits and and then fly to Langkawi
| Description | Details | Cost for two in Rupees |
|---|---|---|
| Breakfast | Local Indian Restaurant in Little India | 800 |
| Hotel to Merlion Park | Metro | 140 |
| Merlion Park to Chinatown | Bus | 0 |
| Juices | Restaurant in China town | 400 |
| Back to Hotel | Metro | 140 |
| Hotel to friend home in Compassvale | Metro | 200 |
| Lunch | Friend home | 0 |
| Cab to Airport | Grab | 1,000 |
| Snacks at Airport | Lounge | 600 |
Total cost of Singapore trip is 83,060 for two people. I didn’t include the cost on souvenirs and gifts since that varies from person to person.
Tips & Tricks to save some bucks
- Lookout for airfare offers and book earlier to get the tickets at good rate. We booked in scoot which is a low cost airline from Singapore Airlines. They gave 10Kg cabin baggage allowance which was sufficient for us.
- Book Sim card and all attraction passes via Klook and book necessary slots before the trip so that you dont wait on ticket queues and you save a lot on online bookings.
- Singapore attractions are well connected with Metro. So we mostly used Metro and sometime buses. All of those are enabled with tap and pay devices. If you stay is going to be less than 5 days, I would advice to use a normal credit card since the EZ-Link card requires some deposits. But make sure each of the traveler has a card to use. You cant use the same card twice.
- Get a 0 forex credit card. I got Niyo Global credit card and used in most of the places. Most of the merchants accepts Credit card and we barely used cash.
- Carry a re-usable water bottle. Singapore has many provisions for clean water and we can fill our bottles in these places.
- For zoo day, I would advice to carry a portable hand fan since you end up walking too much and this fan will help to some extent.
- If incase you are travelling Singapore for the first time, make use of a free voucher from Singapore Rewards.
Hope this post help you to budget your Singapore trip. I will write down a separate post for the cost incurred in Malaysia. Write down your comments if you got more doubts.
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