The usual comfortable recommendation is 100 SGD/ person/ day, the sum includes: attraction tickets, meals, drinks, local transport and some souvenirs. Of course the meal cots will depend on how posh you prefer to dine/ lunch etc.
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If you are entering or leaving Singapore carrying a total value of Physical Currency and Bearer Negotiable Instruments (CBNI)* exceeding S$20,000 (or its equivalent in a foreign currency), you are required by law to submit a full and accurate report to the Singapore Police Force.
Generally, Singapore is pretty cashless - most retailers and restaurants, and even many small food stores at hawker centers, will take a card payment. There are also ATMs everywhere if you decide you really need cash - making spending with a travel card a smart option for many people.
A meal at fast food joints such as McDonalds will cost you around S$7, while a drink at Starbucks is around S$6 – S$7. A visit to to an average restaurant can set you back by S$20 – S$40 per person for basic meals.
At a hawker center, you can expect to pay between S$3 and S$5 for breakfast. Even though the average price of lunch may be the same at different restaurants, the details may be very different. In and around the city, a regular lunch at a restaurant that charges GST and a service fee may cost you S$10 or more.
And the answer is yes, you can drink tap water in Singapore. In fact, according to official sources, on the Asian continent, Singapore is one of the few countries where the tap water is safe for drinking, alongside Hong Kong, Brunei, Israel, South Korea, and Japan.
100 SGD per pax per day is exactly what we usually recommend as a comfortable tourist approximation. The sum includes all daily meals and drinks, sightseeing tickets, local transport and souvenirs shopping. If course meal cost depends on how posh u prefer to dine/ lunch. And alcohol in Singapore is generally expensive.
Just be aware that ''eating out'' CAN BE also very expensive, as it can almost anywhere. For example, you'll blow a 100 bucks + in just one trip to USS if you have lunch and a couple of beers, no sweat, but the $100 a day ''rule'' is a pretty good guide for ''doing Singapore'' reasonably inexpensively.
And a combination of manpower shortages, inflationary pressures and high demand has driven up hotel prices in Singapore by about 9 per cent from pre-pandemic levels. This increase is most stark in the luxury and upscale hotel segments.