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The skyline over the Schuylkill, Philadelphia
PhiladelphiaThe skyline over the Schuylkill
The Supertrees, Gardens by the Bay, Singapore
SingaporeThe Supertrees, Gardens by the Bay

Photos: Philadelphia by Trev W. Adams, Pexels License; Singapore by Kai Kai, Pexels License.

Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia for

  • day trips
  • live music and the arts
  • prices

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

Choose Singapore for

  • food and drink
  • getting around
  • families

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. Philadelphia 36, Singapore 40: Singapore leads by 4 points.
Food & drink. Philadelphia 62, Singapore 88: Singapore leads by 26 points.
Culture & sights. Philadelphia 72, Singapore 62: Philadelphia leads by 10 points.
Nightlife. Philadelphia 55, Singapore 50: Philadelphia leads by 5 points.
Nature & outdoors. Philadelphia 52, Singapore 45: Philadelphia leads by 7 points.
Day trips. Philadelphia 80, Singapore 25: Philadelphia leads by 55 points.
Good for families. Philadelphia 68, Singapore 88: Singapore leads by 20 points.
Getting around. Philadelphia 66, Singapore 92: Singapore leads by 26 points.
Shopping & style. Philadelphia 57, Singapore 76: Singapore leads by 19 points.
Affordability. Philadelphia 40, Singapore 25: Philadelphia leads by 15 points.
Live music & performing arts. Philadelphia 72, Singapore 50: Philadelphia leads by 22 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Philadelphia 26, Singapore 40: Singapore leads by 14 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Philadelphia and Singapore.

Your match

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

Too close to call, level with your weighting

Philadelphia
57match

Wins on day trips and live music and the arts with your weighting.

Singapore
57match

Wins on food and drink 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.

Philadelphia in July

31 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
111 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
No seasea
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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PhiladelphiaSingapore

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Philadelphia: 1991-2020 normals, Philadelphia International Airport (11.3 km from centre). Singapore: 1991-2020 normals, Singapore / Changi Airport (17 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePhiladelphiaSingapore
Official language-English, Tamil, Malay, Standard Chinese
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Singapore Dollar (SGD)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzG230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC-5, UTC-4 in summerUTC+8
Emergency number911Police 999, ambulance 995, fire 995
Elevation12 m21 m
Main airportPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)11 km from centre129 non-stop destinationsSingapore Changi Airport (SIN)17 km from centre167 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasurePhiladelphiaSingapore
City population1,603,7975,866,139
People per km²4,3398,158
Museums within 10 km5440
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11
Swim season, months above 21 °C-12 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. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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.