I was in Malaysia when I met a few travellers. The topic ranged to the different countries they had been to. Singapore was one of the countries that came up. Intrigued, I asked them about the country because it has always been on my list of places to visit. Their first answer was that Singapore was expensive. That got me thinking. Can a person do Singapore on a shoestring budget? Little did I know that a couple of months later, I would find myself in the country that I was dreaming of visiting. Shawn and I stayed in Singapore for a week in March and there was so much that I noticed. I could see both sides of the argument. I could see how Singapore could be expensive and how one could do Singapore on a shoestring budget.

In order to help other backpackers/ budget travellers out, I decided to put together a guide to Singapore on a Shoestring budget. I’ll help you navigate through what are the most expensive necessities and will even provide you with a list of stuff that you can do in the city for free. Brace yourself because this is going to be one long post.