What Can $50 Get You in SINGAPORE? (Most Expensive Country)

[@adityajain5243]

Singapore is really expensive for the big things, like house, cars, hotels etc. For food it's really cheap compared to a lot of developed countries.

[@ThePassportCouple]

Hello Aditya 👋 Your comment is on point. The big stuff is expensive, but the food is very affordable and sooo delicious. We are big fans of Singapore 🇸🇬💛

[@crosbyong]

0:40 cheaper kaya-toast available at hawker centres and/or coffeeshops in our heartland (towns) 4:40 👍👏👍👏

[@ThePassportCouple]

This is a great tip and one we will keep in mind the next time we are out for some kaya-toast 🍞 And, yes, the food was sooo good 👍👏👍👏

[@hloc]

5:20 That... Is called 'Soup Dumplings', aka 小笼包 (Xiao Long Bao)... Its traditionally eaten with Black vinegar and thin slices of ginger... But, you can swap out the vinegar for soy sauce if you want to... But for correction... NO... Black Vinegar is not eaten more often... Its still light soy sauce...

[@ThePassportCouple]

Thank you for letting us know, and the Soup Dumplings, aka 小笼包 (Xiao Long Bao), were amazing 👏 And thanks for sharing about the black vinegar. We will typically have soy sauce with such a dish, but loved the taste with the black vinegar. Thank you so much for the thoughtful comment, we love learning about the places we travel 🇸🇬🧐

[@TimingLifestyleTV]

Amazing sharing and very good video editing.

[@ThePassportCouple]

Thank you so much for such a nice comment, it means a lot to us 🙌😀

[@MelvinSimKH]

The British surrender of Singapore to the Japanese took place at the Old Ford Factory though, not at Fort Canning. Pot stickers is also a correct term. It’s a direct translation of the Chinese name 锅贴. Glad you figured out $50 is doable. Singapore may be more expensive compared to the region but isn’t too expensive compared to elsewhere, especially if you know where to go.

[@ThePassportCouple]

Hi Melvin 👋 Thank you for letting us know, we really appreciate it 🙌 And we are glad to hear pot stickers is an acceptable translation. We weren't totally sure so thank you. And $50 is more than doable. There is so much more to do for free in Singapore than we originally imagined (and great stuff too). And the food at the Hawker Markets is so good, period, let alone for the price point it is sold at. We fell in love with the cuisine there 🇸🇬💛 Thank you for watching and for leaving such a great comment 🙌

[@aitongwilliamchia8089]

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[@yennehoo7746]

SGD70 is definately enough for a day if you do not dine in restaurant but hawker centre or food court, and not shop for brand stuff...buying power in Sg is pretty high actually

[@ThePassportCouple]

You are right, buying power in Sg is pretty high, much more so than we ever expected. Hawker centres were key to the challenge and even outside of this video, we sought them out every time we went out. They are amazing, both in price and quality of food. Singapore is an amazing place 🇸🇬💛

[@leongyet9896]

You can get 50c or 60c for a bottle of mineral water at some stalls if you know how. Convenience store like 7-11 etc is slightly more expensive.

[@ThePassportCouple]

This is a great tip, thank you so much for sharing 🙌

[@WildwatchNature]

Beautiful place thanks for the update

[@ThePassportCouple]

Happy to share, Singapore is absolutely amazing 🇸🇬💛

[@SchoandJo]

What a banger! Great job y'all especially for persevering from the hanger. Also the bloop with the cup into the sauce was hilarious, just felt like we could see that happening 😂

[@ThePassportCouple]

Aww, thanks guys, we appreciate it 🙌 The cup in the sauce was definitely me, but Alicia came in for the save so we could actually have some for our meal 😂

[@henryettoit897]

you HAVE to visit har paw villa! theres literally no other place as weird and kooky as it in the world

[@ThePassportCouple]

Thanks for the recommendation Henry, we hadn't heard of this park, but it looks so unique 😀 We will definitely give it a go next time we are in Singapore 🇸🇬 Thanks again 🙌

[@walkingj.m9132]

It is really good travel with you my friend!! Singapore is expensive but beautiful😍😍 Thank you for sharing !! Greeting from Korea👍👍

[@ThePassportCouple]

Thanks for traveling with us 🙌 Singapore is truly an amazing place 🇸🇬💛 Greetings from Korea 🇰🇷

[@terencequick1]

you guys ate the the expensive hawker center... there are many centers with 30-40% cheaper food (but just as good)

[@ThePassportCouple]

Hi Terence 👋 Thanks for sharing 🙌 We definitely plan to come back to Singapore for more hawker center food. It was amazing and we couldn't get enough 😀

[@HollyandAndrew]

Super helpful for planning our trip 🙏🏼 Also loved the ADR call out… I don’t feel as bad about what we’re paying now!

[@ThePassportCouple]

That's awesome, we're so glad to hear that. And hotels are expensive, but there are some affordable options around. You guys are going to love Singapore 🇸🇬💛

[@limconnie9709]

Go take the Singapore flyer at 6.30pm to see the most amazing sunset in the flyer

[@ThePassportCouple]

This is a great recommendation Lim, thanks for sharing. I bet the views from that high up would be remarkable 👏 We will definitely have to try it on our next visit 🧳✈️🇸🇬

[@MrBingo7]

You should go to Sentosa! There is a universal studios there!

[@ThePassportCouple]

We love a good theme park and will have to go next time we are in Singapore 🧳✈️🇸🇬 Thank you for the recommendation 🙌

[@MrBingo7]

@@ThePassportCouple no problem!

[@exs1803]

Really beautiful park. Those colonial British buildings have an everlasting beauty. Happy to see you guys enjoying the sights and sounds, esp the food in the island. Singapore is most expensive for foreigners expatriates with their luxury living.

[@ThePassportCouple]

Fort Canning Park was amazing. And you are right, the British buildings are stunning. Singapore is amazing 🇸🇬💛, and while it can be expensive (depending on the traveler), it doesn't have to be. There really is so much to see and experience, and the food is just amazing 😀

[@kayposia4997]

tap water is safe for u to drink and is free. so ya u don't really need to buy bottle water.

[@ThePassportCouple]

That is a great tip, thank you for sharing that 🙌

[@dhenn8]

If you know where to eat and only take the MRT, you can spend 600 SGD for 7-8 days (this is, of course, excluding accomodation and flight fare). I would know because I've done it.

[@ThePassportCouple]

You are right, this is definitely possible. The MRT and Hawker Centres are life savers 👏

[@ngkokwei6114]

Thanks for coming to Singapore. Hope you guys have enjoyed yourselves.

[@ThePassportCouple]

Thanks for leaving us such a nice comment 🙌 We loved Singapore and can't wait to visit again 🧳✈️🇸🇬

[@cooper1819]

Should experience local style like take 15 minutes MRT to Toa Payoh, Serangoon, Jurong, Tampines or other "heartland" areas and you can find where the local go to eat, play and entertain at local rates.

[@ThePassportCouple]

Thanks Cooper, this is a great tip 🙌 Next time we are in Singapore, we will have to check this out 🇸🇬💛

[@RonLarhz]

There's a budget water park around chinese garden area. They cost the same as other public pools but has slide, wave pool and lazy river. You have to pay for renting those floats tho.... Protip: never swim in the actual pool there. Marina barrage is free too. Sembawang hotspring. Handerson wave, sungei buloh and other nature reserve are free too.

[@ThePassportCouple]

Ron, these are amazing recommendations, thank you 🙌 You are filling our our itinerary for our next trip to Singapore 🧳✈️🇸🇬 Thank you again (and thanks for the pro tip 😅)

[@antihunter]

Not sure why you say Singapore is the most expensive country, when Europe has a much higher cost of living. Most of the food you eating in Singapore are our typical hawker centre where most of the food are reasonable priced. Breakfast at ya-kun (coffee and toast) are also our usual hang-out place. Considered that most of our food source are imported, its already consider cheap for eat-out, you cant get food at Europe or US at SGD 4-6 range. But neverthless, enjoy your trip and the attractions, and the food. :)

[@ThePassportCouple]

Thank you so much for this thoughtful comment, we appreciate it 🙌 Our goal with this video was to show that, even though Singapore is perceived as a very expensive place to travel, it is actually a very affordable, and AMAZING, place to travel. While there is a lot to see in Singapore, we could have just sat, and ate, at different Hawker Centres every day and been very happy. The food was so good 😀

[@adeber98]

yakun toast is considered expensive :) there are much cheaper alternaatives at coffee shops.

[@ymhktravel]

Yakun is not really that affordable if you compared to about the same thing you could get at a local coffee shop for $2.50 - $3.50 a set.

[@ThePassportCouple]

You're absolutely right. We had breakfast with a friend at such a place and the set was right around the price point you mentioned. Great recommendation, thank you 🙌

[@leechoonnam6035]

Yakun n Toast Box are not cheap comparing to the many coffee shops in Singapore. Visit the many heartland estate hawker centres like places in Bedok or Tiong Bahru.

[@stuckontherock6715]

We arrived october 1 midnight the day of final f1 race. Lol hotels were at peak cheapest $300

[@ThePassportCouple]

Oh wow, that is craziness. We wanted to come back during the F1 race but knew we wouldn’t be able to afford it at that time. Hope you still had a fun experience with the race in town 🤞

[@stuckontherock6715]

Coming from island style living. Singapore was a blast

[@impopquiz]

U just walked past the most Instagramable location which is the spiral staircase at fort canning.

[@ThePassportCouple]

Thanks for leaving us a comment Steven 🙌 It may look like it in the video, but we did stop to take some photos. The staircase, along with the rest of Fort Canning Park, was very beautiful 🇸🇬 💛

[@sirdindo]

That's for two people already. Not bad.

[@ThePassportCouple]

Thanks for the comment Andre 🙌 We agree, we did not think it was too bad for two people either 👏

[@unlazinessboyo]

In the early 90s yes i can get full groceries in a trolley, now no for $50 😆

[@ThePassportCouple]

Definitely a bit more challenging today, you are right 😅 Thanks for taking time to leave us a comment, we appreciate it 🙌

[@bowlampar]

All these comfort N conveniences come at a cost. A modern city states living cost is high while its quality of living is also good. 🙄🙄

[@ThePassportCouple]

You are right, comfort and convenience definitely come at a cost. While we can't personally afford to live in Singapore right now, we understand it. It is clean, beautiful, very well thought out and designed, and there is so much to do. As a result, there is great demand to live there. We would certainly love to live there one day 🇸🇬💛

[@bowlampar]

@@ThePassportCouple Spending your US$$, Euro or Pound Sterling in Singapore wouldn't cause much 'personal pain', but not the case for a Malaysian, Filipino, Thai or Indonesian tourist.

[@ThePassportCouple]

@@bowlampar That is a fair point 🙌

[@kingcoong]

I think being the most expensive country is only true if you adopt the lifestyle often seen in the western culture (owning cars and houses, partying and drinking). Using public transport and eating at local hawker stalls has already brought down the cost substantially compared to other developed countries. Eating out in Singapore can even be cheaper than buying groceries and cook for yourself.

[@wq2746]

🤔 U can have more with $50 if you not in the city or tourist area/place.

[@ThePassportCouple]

This is a great point, and very true 😀 Thanks for leaving us a comment, we appreciate it 🙌

[@ssyzmm1936]

Did you write headlines in Chinese？I am just curious and not sure.

[@ThePassportCouple]

This is a great question. We used the auto-translate function that KZbin provides us 📺

[@devinemortal7449]

Is 50 Signapore dollar a day enough if not considering paying for hotel, transport and basic 3 meals?

[@ThePassportCouple]

It depends on what you want to do, but yes, we think it is workable 😀

[@kwchen1058]

There would be those out there who kept commenting how “man-made” & artificial the country felt. But of course it depends on what that one is looking for. Obviously here there’s no major Amazon rainforest.

[@ThePassportCouple]

It's exactly like you said, it's all about what you are looking for. We loved Singapore 🇸🇬💛

[@haseo52000]

Breakfast : Cai fan 1 meat 1 veggie Lunch : Cai fan 1 meat 1 veggie Dinner : Cai fan 1 meat 1 veggie Drink : Tap water Total : $12

[@ThePassportCouple]

Hi Kirin 👋 You crushed the $50 challenge 👏 Looks like we are going to have to try some Cai fan, thanks for the recommendation 🙌

[@nat3816]

Lol.. why is everyone trying the $50 per day challenge in Singapore? If it’s me, I can totally pull 3 meals at less than $20 if I just dine at our local Hawker centres and coffee shops.

[@ThePassportCouple]

Hi Nat 👋 This is a great question. I can't speak for others who are creating such videos, but for us, there were three reasons. First, capping our spend forced us to seek out, explore, and enjoy some things we may not have typically done in Singapore. Now that we did, we are glad we did. Second, many people think Singapore is too expensive to visit, but our goal was to show that there is so much more to Singapore than just the "expensive stuff" and that it is a great place to visit, even for budget travelers 🇸🇬💛 Lastly, we have created and posted 157 videos on KZbin, but have never created this type of video. So from that standpoint, we had a blast making a different kind of video. These are just our reasons, but thought we would share. Thanks for watching 🙌

[@nat3816]

@@ThePassportCouple lol.. I can see it’s fun for you guys! Enjoy yourselves while you’re here!

[@ThePassportCouple]

@@nat3816 It is a ton of fun and we love Singapore, especially the amazing food we have had in the Hawker Markets 🇸🇬💛😄

[@stevenyellow7638]

FYI….Singapore small island with population of 6million …a lot of people for tiny island and why everything in Singapore so expensive because without neighbors support foods electricity waters Singapore will die ….everything have to import

[@skwb1973]

Singaporean in Copenhagen now. It is more expensive than Singapore

[@vincentxiao601]

I millionaire for every 6 people? Oh ya. I forgotten most HDB flat already worth half a million $

[@valeriesze]

Most Expensive Country/ city ... Where is Hong Kong ?

[@ThePassportCouple]

Thanks so much for leaving us a comment 🙌 Singapore is definitely one of the most expensive places in the world, but not necessarily number one on any list that we saw. Hong Kong, is number one on many lists, but unfortunately, they aren't open yet so we will have to wait a bit to create such a video there.

[@travelersnicotine2664]

😎👌🏻🤘🏻

[@ThePassportCouple]

Thanks so much, we appreciate it 😄

[@skaka8800]

🙋🇸🇬

[@ThePassportCouple]

Hello 👋 Thanks for leaving us a comment 🙌 🇸🇬💛

[@RahimRahmat]

Well, they're definitely tourists, I'll give them that....

[@ThePassportCouple]

And grateful to be tourists, thanks for taking time out of your day to watch Rahim 🙌

[@angeluscorpius]

If you ever wondered what a sewer rat sees when you flushed the toilet... 11:37

[@HoanglongTran-ex3pb]

Singapore dinh nhất thế giới rồi

[@kmg9802]

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[@ThePassportCouple]

Thank you so much 🙌

[@linhvan6775]

bring 50$ come back Vietnam

[@ThePassportCouple]

We plan on it 😀

[@linhvan6775]

@@ThePassportCouple now Hanoi different season, trust me Keep note this address: 69 thai thinh, dong da, Hanoi. Walk in here alot yumny restaurant 🥰 Have nice day.

[@cedric2827]

I GUESS IT'S JUST ENOUGH FOR A FINE FOR THROWING CIGARETTES AND CHEWING GUM ON THE FLOOR?😉

[@pawstravel]

Awesome 😎 I really love your channel, not only for the content but also because I'm a fellow traveler myself and I can definitely learn something from you. If you're ever curious, check me out ✌️

[@ThePassportCouple]

Thanks for the awesome comment, we love hearing from fellow travelers 👏 I think we all have a lot we can learn from one another 😀 Thanks again and happy and safe travels 🧳✈️🌎

[@stevenyellow7638]

FYI….Singapore small island with population of 6million …a lot of people for tiny island and why everything in Singapore so expensive because without neighbors support foods electricity waters Singapore will die ….everything have to import