Originally Posted by
shuigao
I don't know what kind of exorbitant spreads / foreign ATM fees you guys get, but the spreads at Changi airport money changers are most certainly not narrow
I was thinking worse case situation by putting myself in the shoes of the poster,
evergrn - he did say it's his first time to Singapore and is evidently Portland based. For me, the worse FX exchange S$/USD I recall was at Travelex at JFK T7 - the spread was bigger than what I'd seen in Asia. I'm also noting that ATM withdrawals with foreign cards can incur foreign exchange transaction charges imposed by either/both the card issuing bank as well as the bank owning the ATM.
Personally I would change money at a specific money changer at Peoples Park (starts with C), but I wouldn't recommend it for someone who has just 48 hours in the country noting the queue can be 40 minutes. For just walking around money, the money changers at Changi are fine.