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Ferries off the Kordon promenade, Izmir
IzmirFerries off the Kordon promenade
The Supertrees, Gardens by the Bay, Singapore
SingaporeThe Supertrees, Gardens by the Bay

Photos: Izmir by Toygar Par, Pexels License; Singapore by Kai Kai, Pexels License.

Izmir or Singapore?

Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.

Choose Izmir for

  • day trips
  • prices
  • beaches

What lies behind each score is written up on Izmir’s own page.

Choose Singapore for

  • families
  • getting around
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Singapore’s own page.

Scoreboard

Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.

Beaches & swimming. Izmir 62, Singapore 40: Izmir leads by 22 points.
Food & drink. Izmir 72, Singapore 88: Singapore leads by 16 points.
Culture & sights. Izmir 55, Singapore 62: Singapore leads by 7 points.
Nightlife. Izmir 60, Singapore 50: Izmir leads by 10 points.
Nature & outdoors. Izmir 66, Singapore 45: Izmir leads by 21 points.
Day trips. Izmir 86, Singapore 25: Izmir leads by 61 points.
Good for families. Izmir 55, Singapore 88: Singapore leads by 33 points.
Getting around. Izmir 63, Singapore 92: Singapore leads by 29 points.
Shopping & style. Izmir 55, Singapore 76: Singapore leads by 21 points.
Affordability. Izmir 66, Singapore 25: Izmir leads by 41 points.
Live music & performing arts. Izmir 48, Singapore 50: Singapore leads by 2 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Izmir 57, Singapore 40: Izmir leads by 17 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Izmir and Singapore.

Your match

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.

Izmir
Best match
62match

Wins on day trips and prices with your weighting.

Singapore
57match

Wins on families and getting around with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Izmir in July

34 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
13 hsunshine a day
23 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Singapore in July

31 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
145 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
30 °Csea
12 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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IzmirSingapore

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Izmir: 1991-2020 normals, Izmir (3.4 km from centre). Singapore: 1991-2020 normals, Singapore / Changi Airport (17 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureIzmirSingapore
Official languageTurkishEnglish, Tamil, Malay, Standard Chinese
CurrencyTurkish Lira (TRY)Singapore Dollar (SGD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzG230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+3UTC+8
Emergency number112Police 999, ambulance 995, fire 995
Elevation2 m21 m
Main airportAdnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)13 km from centre120 non-stop destinationsSingapore Changi Airport (SIN)17 km from centre167 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureIzmirSingapore
City population4,493,2425,866,139
People per km²4,7608,158
Museums within 10 km2940
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
Swim season, months above 21 °C5 months12 months

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. Rainfall where no rain gauge is within 25 km is from the TerraClimate 1991-2020 climatology (Abatzoglou et al. 2018, Scientific Data), read at the city. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. Non-stop route lists from the "Airlines and destinations" tables on English Wikipedia airport articles, by Wikipedia contributors, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Currency from the ISO 4217 register maintained by SIX, cross-checked against country data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Price level from World Bank open data (PPP conversion factor for private consumption and official exchange rate), CC BY 4.0. Time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0); clock offsets computed from the IANA time zone database. Ground elevations sampled from the Mapzen terrain tiles via OpenTopoData, merging SRTM, ASTER, NED, EU-DEM and national sources. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm.

Category scores are our editorial verdict under rubric v3, each placed against the same fixed benchmark cities; the climate figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.