Why do Indonesians prefer to have a vacation to Singapore, where the daily price is more expensive than Australia?
- Airfare cost to Singapore is cheaper than to Australia. Flight to Singapore can cost as low as IDR 800,000 roundtrip (About USD 75)
- It only takes 1 hour flight to reach Singapore while flight from Jakarta to Sydney takes 6 hours
- Indonesians don't need visa to visit Singapore, while it cost $100 to have Australia's tourist visa
- Singapore is small so that tourist can explore it in 1 till 3 days. This can be an efficient option for Indonesians since leave days in Indonesia is really short
- Public transportation in Singapore is well connected and quite affordable, making it easier to be explore comparing to big cities in OZ like Melbourne, Sydney, and Perth
- Singapore has great culinary scene with great variety of halal foods, which suitable with Muslim travelers from Indonesia
- Few Indonesians have relatives in Singapore and many upper class Indonesians have apartment in Singapore
- Malay language are still used in Singapore, making Indonesians that don't understand English more comfortable when exploring Singapore
- Singapore climate is same as Indonesia, so that Indonesian tourists don't need special clothes to be prepared
- Sometimes gadgets/electronic appliances prices in Singapore cheaper than in Indonesia. The specification often more advance. Therefore many Indonesians go there to buy that stuff
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