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The Supertrees, Gardens by the Bay, Singapore
SingaporeThe Supertrees, Gardens by the Bay
Valletta from the water, Valletta
VallettaValletta from the water

Photos: Singapore by Kai Kai, Pexels License; Valletta by Pho Tomass, Pexels License.

Singapore or Valletta?

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 Singapore for

  • shopping
  • food and drink
  • families

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

Choose Valletta for

  • day trips
  • beaches
  • prices

What lies behind each score is written up on Valletta’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. Singapore 40, Valletta 68: Valletta leads by 28 points.
Food & drink. Singapore 88, Valletta 55: Singapore leads by 33 points.
Culture & sights. Singapore 62, Valletta 76: Valletta leads by 14 points.
Nightlife. Singapore 50, Valletta 46: Singapore leads by 4 points.
Nature & outdoors. Singapore 45, Valletta 56: Valletta leads by 11 points.
Day trips. Singapore 25, Valletta 76: Valletta leads by 51 points.
Good for families. Singapore 88, Valletta 58: Singapore leads by 30 points.
Getting around. Singapore 92, Valletta 62: Singapore leads by 30 points.
Shopping & style. Singapore 76, Valletta 38: Singapore leads by 38 points.
Affordability. Singapore 25, Valletta 50: Valletta leads by 25 points.
Live music & performing arts. Singapore 50, Valletta 44: Singapore leads by 6 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Singapore 40, Valletta 32: Singapore leads by 8 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Singapore and Valletta.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Singapore
57match

Wins on shopping and food and drink with your weighting.

Valletta
55match

Wins on day trips and beaches with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

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

Valletta in July

32 °Cdaytime high
22 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
25 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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SingaporeValletta

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Singapore: 1991-2020 normals, Singapore / Changi Airport (17 km from centre). Valletta: 1991-2020 normals, Luqa (5.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureSingaporeValletta
Official languageEnglish, Tamil, Malay, Standard ChineseEnglish, Maltese
CurrencySingapore Dollar (SGD)Euro (EUR)
SocketsG230 V, 50 HzG230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftLeft
Time zoneUTC+8UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 999, ambulance 995, fire 995112
Elevation21 m56 m
Main airportSingapore Changi Airport (SIN)17 km from centre167 non-stop destinationsMalta International Airport (MLA)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureSingaporeValletta
City population5,866,1395,197
People per km²8,1586,496
Museums within 10 km4016
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km13
Swim season, months above 21 °C12 months6 months

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Sources

Ground elevations sampled from the Mapzen terrain tiles via OpenTopoData, merging SRTM, ASTER, NED, EU-DEM and national 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). 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. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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.