Bangkok vs Singapore: which should you visit?

Not opinion — measurement. Month-by-month weather under disclosed thresholds, the currency picture at a dated central-bank rate, verified venue depth, and the live events calendar. Every number on this page carries its source.

Wat Arun's golden spires lit by the last sunset light, with the Bangkok skyline blurring into pink twilight beyond
Bangkok
aerial view of city buildings near body of water during daytime
Singapore

The verdict, computed

Choose Bangkok for:

  • Weather: Bangkok leads in Aug and Oct–Jun.
  • Value: price levels around 32% of US levels vs 80% for Singapore (country-level, World Bank PPP).

Choose Singapore for:

  • Weather: Singapore leads in Jul and Sep.
  • Sightseeing depth: 283 catalogued attractions vs 210.
  • Food scene: 8,851 catalogued food & drink venues vs 6,507.

When each city wins

Measured weather favors Bangkok in Aug and Oct–Jun and Singapore in Jul and Sep.

City Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Bangkok Bangkok in Jan: good — 32° highs, 2 rain days. Bangkok in Feb: good — 33° highs, 7 rain days. Bangkok in Mar: a shoulder month — 34° highs, 9 rain days. Bangkok in Apr: a shoulder month — 34° highs, 13 rain days. Bangkok in May: measurably difficult — 33° highs, 22 rain days. Bangkok in Jun: measurably difficult — 33° highs, 23 rain days. Bangkok in Jul: measurably difficult — 31° highs, 28 rain days. Bangkok in Aug: measurably difficult — 32° highs, 26 rain days. Bangkok in Sep: measurably difficult — 31° highs, 28 rain days. Bangkok in Oct: measurably difficult — 31° highs, 22 rain days. Bangkok in Nov: good — 31° highs, 12 rain days. Bangkok in Dec: good — 32° highs, 3 rain days.
Month winner Jan: Bangkok wins — Bangkok is good to Singapore's difficult. Feb: Bangkok wins — Bangkok is good to Singapore's mixed. Mar: Bangkok wins — Bangkok is mixed to Singapore's difficult. Apr: Bangkok wins — Bangkok is mixed to Singapore's difficult. May: Bangkok wins — Both difficult; Bangkok has 22 rain days to Singapore's 26. Jun: Bangkok wins — Both difficult; Bangkok has 23 rain days to Singapore's 24. Jul: Singapore wins — Both difficult; Singapore has 22 rain days to Bangkok's 28. Aug: Bangkok wins — Both difficult; Bangkok has 26 rain days to Singapore's 27. Sep: Singapore wins — Both difficult; Singapore has 25 rain days to Bangkok's 28. Oct: Bangkok wins — Both difficult; Bangkok has 22 rain days to Singapore's 25. Nov: Bangkok wins — Bangkok is good to Singapore's difficult. Dec: Bangkok wins — Bangkok is good to Singapore's difficult.
Singapore Singapore in Jan: measurably difficult — 29° highs, 25 rain days. Singapore in Feb: a shoulder month — 30° highs, 19 rain days. Singapore in Mar: measurably difficult — 31° highs, 26 rain days. Singapore in Apr: measurably difficult — 31° highs, 28 rain days. Singapore in May: measurably difficult — 31° highs, 26 rain days. Singapore in Jun: measurably difficult — 30° highs, 24 rain days. Singapore in Jul: measurably difficult — 30° highs, 22 rain days. Singapore in Aug: measurably difficult — 30° highs, 27 rain days. Singapore in Sep: measurably difficult — 30° highs, 25 rain days. Singapore in Oct: measurably difficult — 31° highs, 25 rain days. Singapore in Nov: measurably difficult — 30° highs, 27 rain days. Singapore in Dec: measurably difficult — 30° highs, 28 rain days.

Weather: Open-Meteo multi-year normals; bands per the disclosed best-months thresholds. Winner per month = better band, then fewer rain days, then highs nearer 23.5 °C.

Your money, measured

Bangkok — Thai baht

The Thai baht has weakened 2.9% against the US dollar over the past year — your money goes further in Bangkok right now.

Singapore — Singapore dollar

The Singapore dollar is essentially flat against the US dollar over the past year — no currency tailwind either way.

Thai bahtSingapore dollar
100 10694Thai baht: 100.0 on 4 Aug 2025Thai baht: 100.0 on 11 Aug 2025Thai baht: 99.8 on 18 Aug 2025Thai baht: 99.9 on 25 Aug 2025Thai baht: 100.3 on 1 Sept 2025Thai baht: 102.0 on 8 Sept 2025Thai baht: 101.7 on 15 Sept 2025Thai baht: 102.0 on 22 Sept 2025Thai baht: 100.5 on 29 Sept 2025Thai baht: 100.0 on 6 Oct 2025Thai baht: 99.6 on 13 Oct 2025Thai baht: 99.1 on 20 Oct 2025Thai baht: 99.2 on 27 Oct 2025Thai baht: 99.8 on 3 Nov 2025Thai baht: 100.2 on 10 Nov 2025Thai baht: 99.8 on 17 Nov 2025Thai baht: 100.0 on 24 Nov 2025Thai baht: 101.5 on 1 Dec 2025Thai baht: 101.8 on 8 Dec 2025Thai baht: 103.0 on 15 Dec 2025Thai baht: 104.0 on 22 Dec 2025Thai baht: 103.1 on 29 Dec 2025Thai baht: 103.3 on 5 Jan 2026Thai baht: 103.8 on 12 Jan 2026Thai baht: 103.7 on 19 Jan 2026Thai baht: 104.0 on 26 Jan 2026Thai baht: 102.5 on 2 Feb 2026Thai baht: 104.0 on 9 Feb 2026Thai baht: 104.2 on 16 Feb 2026Thai baht: 104.5 on 23 Feb 2026Thai baht: 102.9 on 2 Mar 2026Thai baht: 101.1 on 9 Mar 2026Thai baht: 100.2 on 16 Mar 2026Thai baht: 100.5 on 23 Mar 2026Thai baht: 98.7 on 30 Mar 2026Thai baht: 99.4 on 7 Apr 2026Thai baht: 101.1 on 14 Apr 2026Thai baht: 101.2 on 21 Apr 2026Thai baht: 99.5 on 28 Apr 2026Thai baht: 99.3 on 5 May 2026Thai baht: 100.0 on 12 May 2026Thai baht: 99.2 on 19 May 2026Thai baht: 99.2 on 26 May 2026Thai baht: 99.5 on 2 Jun 2026Thai baht: 98.7 on 9 Jun 2026Thai baht: 99.7 on 16 Jun 2026Thai baht: 97.6 on 23 Jun 2026Thai baht: 97.5 on 30 Jun 2026Thai baht: 97.4 on 7 Jul 2026Thai baht: 96.7 on 14 Jul 2026Thai baht: 96.3 on 21 Jul 2026Thai baht: 96.4 on 28 Jul 2026Thai baht: 97.2 on 3 Aug 2026Thai baht 97.2Singapore dollar: 100.0 on 4 Aug 2025Singapore dollar: 100.1 on 11 Aug 2025Singapore dollar: 100.4 on 18 Aug 2025Singapore dollar: 100.3 on 25 Aug 2025Singapore dollar: 100.3 on 1 Sept 2025Singapore dollar: 100.2 on 8 Sept 2025Singapore dollar: 100.5 on 15 Sept 2025Singapore dollar: 100.4 on 22 Sept 2025Singapore dollar: 99.8 on 29 Sept 2025Singapore dollar: 99.5 on 6 Oct 2025Singapore dollar: 99.1 on 13 Oct 2025Singapore dollar: 99.4 on 20 Oct 2025Singapore dollar: 99.3 on 27 Oct 2025Singapore dollar: 98.7 on 3 Nov 2025Singapore dollar: 98.8 on 10 Nov 2025Singapore dollar: 98.8 on 17 Nov 2025Singapore dollar: 98.9 on 24 Nov 2025Singapore dollar: 99.5 on 1 Dec 2025Singapore dollar: 99.3 on 8 Dec 2025Singapore dollar: 99.9 on 15 Dec 2025Singapore dollar: 99.8 on 22 Dec 2025Singapore dollar: 100.2 on 29 Dec 2025Singapore dollar: 100.0 on 5 Jan 2026Singapore dollar: 100.2 on 12 Jan 2026Singapore dollar: 100.2 on 19 Jan 2026Singapore dollar: 101.3 on 26 Jan 2026Singapore dollar: 101.3 on 2 Feb 2026Singapore dollar: 101.6 on 9 Feb 2026Singapore dollar: 102.0 on 16 Feb 2026Singapore dollar: 101.7 on 23 Feb 2026Singapore dollar: 101.1 on 2 Mar 2026Singapore dollar: 100.6 on 9 Mar 2026Singapore dollar: 100.7 on 16 Mar 2026Singapore dollar: 100.9 on 23 Mar 2026Singapore dollar: 99.8 on 30 Mar 2026Singapore dollar: 100.2 on 7 Apr 2026Singapore dollar: 101.3 on 14 Apr 2026Singapore dollar: 101.3 on 21 Apr 2026Singapore dollar: 100.7 on 28 Apr 2026Singapore dollar: 100.8 on 5 May 2026Singapore dollar: 101.2 on 12 May 2026Singapore dollar: 100.5 on 19 May 2026Singapore dollar: 100.8 on 26 May 2026Singapore dollar: 100.7 on 2 Jun 2026Singapore dollar: 100.2 on 9 Jun 2026Singapore dollar: 100.4 on 16 Jun 2026Singapore dollar: 99.3 on 23 Jun 2026Singapore dollar: 99.4 on 30 Jun 2026Singapore dollar: 99.7 on 7 Jul 2026Singapore dollar: 99.6 on 14 Jul 2026Singapore dollar: 99.8 on 21 Jul 2026Singapore dollar: 99.5 on 28 Jul 2026Singapore dollar: 100.5 on 3 Aug 2026Singapore dollar 100.5
Currency value against the US dollar, indexed to 100 one year ago — above 100 means the currency strengthened (your dollars buy less). Source: European Central Bank reference rates, as of 2026-08-03.

Price levels (country-wide indicator)

Price levels in Thailand run about 32% of US levels (World Bank PPP, 2025) — a dollar stretches roughly 3.1× further than at home.

Price levels in Singapore run about 80% of US levels (World Bank PPP, 2025) — a dollar stretches roughly 1.3× further than at home.

Editorial daily-cost estimates

City Budget Mid-range Luxury
Bangkok $25 $85 $260
Singapore $55 $150 $400

Editorial estimates in USD per person per day, quoted from our editor-signed Bangkok budget guide and Singapore budget guide — not a measurement. Model a full trip in the cost comparison tool.

Depth of things to do

Attractions & sights
Attractions & sights: Bangkok 210, Singapore 283 in our verified catalog.
Food & drink venues
Food & drink venues: Bangkok 6,507, Singapore 8,851 in our verified catalog.
Museums
Museums: Bangkok 56, Singapore 44 in our verified catalog.
Parks & gardens
Parks & gardens: Bangkok 38, Singapore 88 in our verified catalog.

Bangkok's catalog is led by Grand Palace, Wat Phra Kaew, Wat Arun.

Singapore's catalog is led by Singapore Botanic Gardens, Gardens by the Bay, Marina Bay.

Counts from the TTDI verified venue catalog (every venue carries an external identity source). Catalog density partly reflects source coverage per city.

Things to do in Bangkok → Things to do in Singapore →

What's actually on

Our events feed has no coverage for either city yet.

From the live events feed we sync daily — listings exist only where measured coverage does.

Side by side

Distance apart
1,420 km
Time zones
1 h apart
City population
10,539,000 vs 5,454,000
Local language
Thai vs Malay & Chinese & Tamil & English
Currency
Thai baht vs Singapore dollar

Or visit both

1,420 km apart, and plenty of trips pair them. One search covers the connection:

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Answered from the data

Which is better to visit right now, in August?

Bangkok, on measured weather: Both difficult; Bangkok has 26 rain days to Singapore's 27.

Which is cheaper, Bangkok or Singapore?

World Bank PPP (country-level, not city prices) puts Bangkok's country at ~32% of US price levels and Singapore's at ~80% — an edge to Bangkok before you factor in season and neighborhood.

When should I pick Bangkok over Singapore?

Aug and Oct–Jun — measured weather favors Bangkok then.

When should I pick Singapore over Bangkok?

Jul and Sep — measured weather favors Singapore then.

Which has more to do?

In our verified catalog, Bangkok lists 210 attractions and 6,507 food & drink venues; Singapore lists 283 and 8,851.

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