Tips on Saving in Singapore

You can start with big savings before your journey even begins by getting a deal on your flight tickets. Begin your flight search well ahead of time to take advantage of early booking discounts. A 90-day tourist visa is free. However, if you plan to exceed these 90 days you must extend your visa.

In addition, you can always ask for discounts, especially if you are a student. Take advantage of many benefits with the ISIC international student card. Be it a kebab for free or 5% discount on a bicycle.

The cheapest means of transportation in Singapore are public transports, such as buses or trains. The city has a good metro system, the MRT, with which you can easily reach most sights and also your internship. The rides with the metro are cheap and the trains are clean and safe. A day ticket costs about $7 and the number of trips is unlimited. You can get an EZ link card and simply charge it with credit if you plan to use public transport in Singapore more often. Also the app 'Uber' is a good, and above all, cost-effective way, to reach places because 'Uber' gives you a cheap trip every time, at any time. This saves you time and money.

Usually, it's cheaper to cook at home than to eat out. However, this is definitely not the case in Singapore. A cheap alternative to expensive restaurants and supermarkets is to go out to eat in places like Little India, Chinatown, the Food Court or the Hawker Center. You can pay as little as a few dollars for a meal in these places. Also, it is not necessary to buy bottled water, since the tap water is perfectly fine and drinkable. Just fill your reusable water bottle from the tap and you save a lot of money and plastic, looking out for the environment, too.