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The city from Hallgrímskirkja, Reykjavik
ReykjavikThe city from Hallgrímskirkja
The Supertrees, Gardens by the Bay, Singapore
SingaporeThe Supertrees, Gardens by the Bay

Photos: Reykjavik by Atlantic Ambience, Pexels License; Singapore by Kai Kai, Pexels License.

Reykjavik 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 Reykjavik for

  • wellness
  • nature and the outdoors
  • day trips

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

Choose Singapore for

  • shopping
  • food and drink
  • culture and sights

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. Reykjavik 12, Singapore 40: Singapore leads by 28 points.
Food & drink. Reykjavik 42, Singapore 88: Singapore leads by 46 points.
Culture & sights. Reykjavik 25, Singapore 62: Singapore leads by 37 points.
Nightlife. Reykjavik 45, Singapore 50: Singapore leads by 5 points.
Nature & outdoors. Reykjavik 92, Singapore 45: Reykjavik leads by 47 points.
Day trips. Reykjavik 35, Singapore 25: Reykjavik leads by 10 points.
Good for families. Reykjavik 55, Singapore 88: Singapore leads by 33 points.
Getting around. Reykjavik 55, Singapore 92: Singapore leads by 37 points.
Shopping & style. Reykjavik 25, Singapore 76: Singapore leads by 51 points.
Affordability. Reykjavik 6, Singapore 25: Singapore leads by 19 points.
Live music & performing arts. Reykjavik 45, Singapore 50: Singapore leads by 5 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Reykjavik 88, Singapore 40: Reykjavik leads by 48 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Reykjavik and Singapore.

Your match

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

Reykjavik
44match

Wins on wellness and nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

Singapore
Best match
57match

Wins on shopping and food and drink with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Reykjavik in July

15 °Cdaytime high
9 °Cnight-time low
50 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
11 °Csea
20 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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ReykjavikSingapore

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Reykjavik: 1991-2020 normals, Reykjavik (2.3 km from centre). Singapore: 1991-2020 normals, Singapore / Changi Airport (17 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureReykjavikSingapore
Official languageIcelandicEnglish, Tamil, Malay, Standard Chinese
CurrencyIceland Krona (ISK)Singapore Dollar (SGD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzG230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTCUTC+8
Emergency number112Police 999, ambulance 995, fire 995
Elevation8 m21 m
Main airportKeflavik International Airport (KEF)37 km from centre88 non-stop destinationsSingapore Changi Airport (SIN)17 km from centre167 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureReykjavikSingapore
City population138,7725,866,139
People per km²5698,158
Museums within 10 km2340
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone12 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.