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The Supertrees, Gardens by the Bay, Singapore
SingaporeThe Supertrees, Gardens by the Bay
The Bell Tower of Xi'an under a blue sky, Xi'an
Xi'anThe Bell Tower of Xi'an under a blue sky

Photos: Singapore by Kai Kai, Pexels License; Xi'an by xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Singapore or Xi'an?

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

  • families
  • beaches
  • getting around

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

Choose Xi'an for

  • day trips
  • prices
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Xi'an’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, Xi'an 4: Singapore leads by 36 points.
Food & drink. Singapore 88, Xi'an 70: Singapore leads by 18 points.
Culture & sights. Singapore 62, Xi'an 81: Xi'an leads by 19 points.
Nightlife. Singapore 50, Xi'an 42: Singapore leads by 8 points.
Nature & outdoors. Singapore 45, Xi'an 62: Xi'an leads by 17 points.
Day trips. Singapore 25, Xi'an 80: Xi'an leads by 55 points.
Good for families. Singapore 88, Xi'an 48: Singapore leads by 40 points.
Getting around. Singapore 92, Xi'an 66: Singapore leads by 26 points.
Shopping & style. Singapore 76, Xi'an 50: Singapore leads by 26 points.
Affordability. Singapore 25, Xi'an 80: Xi'an leads by 55 points.
Live music & performing arts. Singapore 50, Xi'an 40: Singapore leads by 10 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Singapore and Xi'an are level on 40.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Singapore and Xi'an.

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 families and beaches with your weighting.

Xi'an
55match

Wins on day trips and prices 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

Xi'an in July

33 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
96 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
No seasea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Singapore: 1991-2020 normals, Singapore / Changi Airport (17 km from centre). Xi'an: 1991-2020 normals, Xi'An (4.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureSingaporeXi'an
Official languageEnglish, Tamil, Malay, Standard ChinesePutonghua
CurrencySingapore Dollar (SGD)Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
SocketsG230 V, 50 HzACI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+8UTC+8
Emergency numberPolice 999, ambulance 995, fire 995Police 110, ambulance 120, fire 119
Elevation21 m405 m
Main airportSingapore Changi Airport (SIN)17 km from centre167 non-stop destinationsXi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY)26 km from centre178 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days6 days

By the numbers

MeasureSingaporeXi'an
City population5,866,13912,952,907
People per km²8,1581,283
Museums within 10 km409
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km12
Swim season, months above 21 °C12 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. 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.