Is US$20 enough for a day in Singapore? Tourist couple test it out

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Singapore is not the cheapest holiday destination, so two tourists decided to try surviving on a budget of US$20 (S$27.50) for a day. Irish couple Eoin and Aisling, who have been on various backpacking adventures since 2021, documented their experiment in a YouTube video on...

Singapore is not the cheapest holiday destination, so two tourists decided to try surviving on a budget of US$20 for a day.

“The buses here in Singapore are super handy and they’re also very, very affordable,” Eoin comments in the video.Most expensive in the world? Tourists budget US$100 for S'pore day trip “If you’re looking to eat cheaply in Singapore, then making use of the many hawker centres is going to be your best bet,” says Aisling.The couple then spend some time exploring the Bugis area before buying some water from 7-Eleven for US$1.50.

“The heat today is ridiculous. It’s really, really humid. Ice cream solves all your problems in life,” says Eoin. After the light show, the couple have dinner at Ah Heng Curry Chicken Noodle at Hong Lim Market & Food Centre.Still, the night ends happily for them with a free light show outside Marina Bay Sands. The couple reveal that they managed to keep to below their budget, having spent US$19.85 in total.

 

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