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The Supertrees, Gardens by the Bay, Singapore
SingaporeThe Supertrees, Gardens by the Bay
The Croatian National Theatre, Zagreb
ZagrebThe Croatian National Theatre

Photos: Singapore by Kai Kai, Pexels License; Zagreb by Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Singapore or Zagreb?

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
  • shopping
  • food and drink

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

Choose Zagreb for

  • day trips
  • prices
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Zagreb’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, Zagreb 10: Singapore leads by 30 points.
Food & drink. Singapore 88, Zagreb 55: Singapore leads by 33 points.
Culture & sights. Singapore 62, Zagreb 56: Singapore leads by 6 points.
Nightlife. Singapore 50, Zagreb 47: Singapore leads by 3 points.
Nature & outdoors. Singapore 45, Zagreb 62: Zagreb leads by 17 points.
Day trips. Singapore 25, Zagreb 60: Zagreb leads by 35 points.
Good for families. Singapore 88, Zagreb 52: Singapore leads by 36 points.
Getting around. Singapore 92, Zagreb 70: Singapore leads by 22 points.
Shopping & style. Singapore 76, Zagreb 40: Singapore leads by 36 points.
Affordability. Singapore 25, Zagreb 60: Zagreb leads by 35 points.
Live music & performing arts. Singapore 50, Zagreb 52: Zagreb leads by 2 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Singapore 40, Zagreb 33: Singapore leads by 7 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Singapore and Zagreb.

Your match

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

Singapore
Best match
57match

Wins on families and shopping with your weighting.

Zagreb
50match

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

Zagreb in July

29 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
87 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
No seasea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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SingaporeZagreb

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Singapore: 1991-2020 normals, Singapore / Changi Airport (17 km from centre). Zagreb: 1991-2020 normals, Zagreb / Gric (0.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureSingaporeZagreb
Official languageEnglish, Tamil, Malay, Standard ChineseCroatian
CurrencySingapore Dollar (SGD)Euro (EUR)
SocketsG230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+8UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 999, ambulance 995, fire 995112
Elevation21 m127 m
Main airportSingapore Changi Airport (SIN)17 km from centre167 non-stop destinationsZagreb Franjo Tuđman International Airport (ZAG)11 km from centre64 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureSingaporeZagreb
City population5,866,139767,131
People per km²8,158-
Museums within 10 km4027
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10
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. 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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.