Asia · Singapore · 2025-12

Singapore

Singapore is small, clean, and surprisingly affordable if you eat at hawker centres and skip the tourist traps. Four days, two people, one city that surprised us.

4 days$580 for 2cityfoodAsia

Singapore surprised us. We expected sterile and expensive. Instead: world-class street food at hawker prices, a flawless MRT system, and more to do than four days could cover.

Why Singapore

Visa-free for Bangladeshis (up to 30 days), excellent flight connections from Dhaka, and perfectly safe to navigate solo or as a couple. We used it as a stopover that quickly became a proper trip.

Day by Day

Day 1

Arrival + Chinatown

  • Land at Changi Airport — MRT to city (SGD 2, ~35 minutes)
  • Check in to hostel near Chinatown MRT
  • Walk Sri Mariamman Temple and Chinatown Street Market
  • Dinner at Chinatown Complex Food Centre — char kway teow, chilli crab bao
Day 2

Marina Bay & Gardens by the Bay

  • Morning walk along Marina Bay waterfront
  • Gardens by the Bay — Supertrees Grove and Cloud Forest dome
  • Merlion Park and ArtScience Museum exterior
  • Free Supertree light show at 7:45pm and 8:45pm
Day 3

Sentosa + Little India

  • Sentosa via cable car from VivoCity
  • Palawan Beach and S.E.A. Aquarium
  • Back to city — Tekka Market in Little India for dinner
  • Clarke Quay riverside evening walk
Day 4

Orchard Road + Departure

  • Morning Orchard Road walk
  • Lunch at Maxwell Food Centre (Tian Tian Chicken Rice — worth the queue)
  • MRT to Changi for departure

Trip Cost Breakdown

Transport

Flights (return, ×2)

Biman Bangladesh from Dhaka

$280

EZ-Link MRT passes (4 days, ×2)

$28

Cable car to Sentosa (×2)

$24

Accommodation

Hostel private room, 3 nights

Chinatown area

$120

Food

All meals (4 days, 2 people)

Hawker centres — SGD 4–6 per dish

$60

Activities

Gardens by the Bay domes (×2)

$40

Sentosa attractions

$12

Miscellaneous

Souvenirs, drinks, misc

$16

Total

for 2 people

$580

Tips

  • EZ-Link card: Get one at the airport. Top up at any 7-Eleven. Covers all MRT and bus.
  • Hawker centres: This is where you eat. SGD 3–6 per dish, some of the best food in the world.
  • Free things: Gardens by the Bay Supertree walk, Merlion, Marina Bay waterfront, Chinatown.
  • Skip: Most Sentosa beach clubs — overpriced. The cable car is worth it, the clubs aren't.
  • Currency: SGD. Cards accepted everywhere, ATMs at every MRT station.