Wedding dinners in Singapore can sometimes be a mercenary affair. Don’t be fooled into thinking that wedding ang baos (red packets) are purely a gift from the heart. In Singapore, your ang bao symbolises your well-wishes as well as covers the cost of your seat at the banquet table.
Though the couple might not admit it, in their heart of hearts, they’ll probably be praying that you at least cover the cost of your meal to offset their wedding expenses. Remember that broke wedding guest who couldn’t afford to give an angbao for their friend’s $250 wedding, and later got a text from the bride asking where their angbao was? Yeah. It happens.
If you want to give the socially appropriate angbao amount, you’ll have to shell out a 3-figure sum whenever someone you know gets married. While we certainly don’t want to give too little, most of us usually also don’t want to give too much. Admit it—you feel the pinch, especially after a couple of weddings! So here’s a cost guide on how much to give for a wedding banquet dinner or lunch at hotels, restaurants and more.
Guide to Wedding Ang Bao Rates in Singapore 2024
- How do you decide how much to put in a wedding ang bao?
- Wedding ang bao rates for Singapore hotels (2024)
- Wedding ang bao rates for Singapore restaurants and other venues (2024)
- How much money should you give at Malay weddings?
- How much money should you give at Indian weddings?
- How much money should you give at church weddings?
1. How do you decide how much to put in a wedding ang bao?
The first thing you need to do is to calculate the cost of your seat. This can vary greatly, depending on factors such as how swanky the wedding venue is. Here are some factors you should consider when trying to figure out how much your meal costs:
- The hotel or restaurant—Wedding banquets in hotels generally tend to be fancier and pricier than weddings held in a nice restaurant. In fact, hotel wedding prices are only getting higher—some hotels raised prices by up to 40% in 2024! *gulp* We’ll go into the rates at specific hotels and restaurants in the next section.
- Whether it’s a lunch or dinner—In general, lunch is cheaper than dinner.
- The day of the week—Mondays to Thursdays are more affordable than Fridays or the weekend. While Saturday and Sunday are usually the same or similarly priced, Saturday night dinners may cost more.
- Package add-ons—A wedding package covers the basics, but the happy couple might want something more unique. These can include things such as special floral decorations, a fancy three-tiered wedding cake, and additional or more “atas” wine. If each table was made merry by an unusually fine bottle of red, you can expect that the couple probably paid a little extra.
Once you’ve guesstimated the cost of your seat, you have your base ang bao amount. If you’re not close to the couple, you can stop here—it’s considered socially acceptable for your ang bao to just cover the cost of your seat.
But if you’re close to the couple, you’re generally expected to add a little extra (and, if you’re close enough, wouldn’t you want to?). Topping up your ang bao isn’t just a gesture of kinship or friendship—you’re also covering additional wedding costs for things outside the food, such as the cost of wedding decorations. By no means is covering these expected of normal guests, but besties go beyond for each other, right? Here’s what some of our colleagues at MoneySmart had to say calculating the cost of ang baos:
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2. Wedding ang bao rates for Singapore hotels (2024)
Disclaimer: Most of the prices below are adapted from SingaporeBrides.com, updated Oct 2024 and inclusive of GST unless otherwise noted. They’re meant only as a rough guide to the cost of the meal, excluding any wedding package add-ons like fancy wine.
The rates in the section below are costs for a single seat assuming a table of 10, which is the norm for most hotel weddings. However, do note that these might be different if the wedding you’re attending seats guests in smaller groups. Rates will also be affected by what’s on the menu—if you see abalone being wheeled out of the kitchen, you might want to make your ang bao a little fatter.
| Hotels | Saturday Lunch | Sunday Lunch | Saturday Dinner | Sunday Dinner |
| Amara Sanctuary Resort Sentosa | $220 | $220 | $260 | $240 |
| Amara Singapore | $200 to $320 | $200 to $320 | $220 to $320 | $220 to $320 |
| Andaz Singapore | $270 | $270 | $290 | $280 |
| Capella Singapore | $280 to $410 | $280 to $410 | $290 to $410 | $290 to $410 |
| Carlton Hotel Singapore | $150 to $190 | $150 to $190 | $180 to $190 | $180 to $190 |
| Concorde Hotel Singapore | $160 | $160 | $180 | $180 |
| Conrad Centennial Singapore | $220 to $230 | $220 to $230 | $260 to $270 | $230 to $240 |
| Conrad Singapore Orchard | $220 to $270 | $220 to $270 | $240 to $320 | $230 to $300 |
| Copthorne King’s Hotel Singapore | $160 | $160 | $170 | $170 |
| Crowne Plaza Changi Airport | $180 to $210 | $180 to $210 | $200 to $210 | $200 to $210 |
| Dusit Thani Laguna Singapore | $210 to $260 | $210 to $260 | $210 to $260 | $210 to $260 |
| Fairmont Singapore And Swissôtel The Stamford | $210 to $230 | $210 to $230 | $230 to $280 | $230 to $280 |
| Four Points By Sheraton Singapore, Riverview | $170 to $200 | $170 to $200 | $170 to $200 | $170 to $200 |
| Four Seasons Hotel Singapore | $230 | $230 | $270 | $240 |
| Furama City Centre Singapore | $150 | $150 | $160 | $160 |
| Furama Riverfront, Singapore | $150 to $170 | $150 to $170 | $160 to $180 | $160 to $170 |
| Genting Hotel Jurong | $150 | $150 | $150 | $150 |
| Goodwood Park Hotel | $210 | $210 | $230 | $230 |
| Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel | $210 to $230 | $210 to $230 | $230 to $270 | $230 to $270 |
| Grand Hyatt Singapore | $210 | $210 | $240 | $230 |
| Grand Mercure Singapore Roxy | $210 | $210 | $210 | $210 |
| Grand Park City Hall | $190 to $220 | $190 to $220 | $190 to $220 | $190 to $220 |
| Hilton Singapore Orchard | $240 to $410 | $240 to $410 | $280 to $410 | $240 to $410 |
| Holiday Inn Express & Suites Singapore Novena | $110 | $110 | $140 | $140 |
| Holiday Inn Singapore Atrium | $160 | $160 | $170 | $170 |
| Holiday Inn Singapore Orchard City Centre | $140 to $150 | $140 to $150 | $160 to $170 | $160 to $170 |
| Hotel Fort Canning | $180 to $190 | $180 to $190 | $210 to $220 | $210 to $220 |
| Intercontinental Singapore | $210 to $270 | $210 to $270 | $210 to $280 | $210 to $260 |
| Jen Singapore Tanglin By Shangri-la | $170 to $210 | $170 to $210 | $190 to $210 | $190 to $210 |
| JW Marriott Hotel Singapore South Beach | $280 | $280 | $310 | $300 |
| Mandarin Oriental Singapore | $260 | $240 | $300 | $270 |
| Marina Bay Sands | $290 | $290 | $350 | $350 |
| Mercure Singapore Bugis | $150 to $220 | $150 to $220 | $160 to $230 | $160 to $230 |
| M Hotel Singapore City Centre | $180 to $200 | $180 to $200 | $200 to $210 | $200 to $210 |
| Novotel Singapore On Stevens | $170 | $170 | $200 | $200 |
| Oasia Hotel Downtown | $190 | $190 | $210 | $210 |
| Oasia Hotel Novena, Singapore | $190 | $190 | $200 | $200 |
| Oasia Resort Sentosa | $240 | $240 | $240 | $240 |
| One°15 Marina Sentosa Cove | $180 to $230 | $180 to $230 | $200 to $240 | $180 to $230 |
| One Farrer Hotel | $190 | $190 | $220 | $190 |
| Orchard Hotel Singapore | $200 | $200 | $230 to $280 | $220 |
| Pan Pacific Orchard | $260 to $360 | $260 to $360 | $260 to $360 | $260 to $360 |
| Pan Pacific Singapore | $230 | $230 | $260 | $260 |
| Paradox Singapore Merchant Court | $180 | $180 | $220 | $210 |
| ParkRoyal Collection Marina Bay, Singapore | $220 | $220 | $260 | $260 |
| ParkRoyal Collection Pickering | $230 | $230 | $270 | $230 |
| ParkRoyal On Beach Road | $210 | $210 | $240 | $220 |
| Peninsula.Excelsior Hotel | $180 | $180 | $200 | $200 |
| Peony Jade @ Amara Singapore | $180 | $180 | $200 | $200 |
| Raffles Hotel | $310 to $330 | $310 to $330 | $360 to $370 | $360 to $370 |
| Rendezvous Hotel Singapore At Bras Basah | $160 | $160 | $180 | $170 |
| Resorts World Sentosa, Equarius Hoel | $230 to $240 | $220 to $240 | $240 to $260 | $230 to $260 |
| Royal Plaza On Scotts | $230 to $240 | $230 to $240 | $230 to $240 | $210 to $220 |
| Shangri-la Hotel | $210 to $240 | $210 to $240 | $240 to $320 | $240 to $320 |
| Shangri-la Rasa Sentosa, Singapore | $240 to $280 | $240 to $280 | $250 to $310 | $250 to $310 |
| Sheraton Towers Singapore | $220 | $220 | $250 | $250 |
| Singapore Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel | $160 to $200 | $160 to $200 | $170 to $220 | $170 to $220 |
| Sofitel Singapore City Centre | $230 | $210 | $240 | $220 |
| Sofitel Singapore Sentosa Resort & Spa | $230 to $280 | $230 to $280 | $260 to $340 | $250 to $310 |
| The Barracks Hotel Sentosa | – | – | $780 | $780 |
| The Capitol Kempinski Hotel Singapore | $280 – $400 | $280 – $400 | $320 – $400 | $320 – $400 |
| The Clifford Pier @ The Fullerton Bay Hotel | $400 | $400 | $400 | $400 |
| The Fullerton Hotel Singapore | $290 | $290 | $310 | $300 |
| The Outpost Hotel Sentosa | $260 | $260 | $260 | $260 |
| The Ritz Carlton, Millenia Singapore | $250 to $280 | $250 to $280 | $290 to $360 | $290 to $360 |
| The Robertson House by The Crest Collection | $150 to $170 | $150 to $170 | $150 to $170 | $150 to $170 |
| The Singapore Edition | $330 | $330 | $330 | $330 |
| The St. Regis Singapore | $260 to $270 | $260 to $270 | $290 to $320 | $290 to $320 |
| The Westin Singapore | $220 | $220 | $260 | $230 |
| Village Hotel Changi | $180 | $180 | $190 | $190 |
| Village Hotel Katong | $180 | $180 | $190 | $190 |
| Village Hotel Sentosa | – | – | $230 | $230 |
| Voco Orchard Singapore (former Hilton Hotel) | $180 | $180 | $210 | $200 |
| W Singapore Sentosa Cove | $240 to $280 | $240 to $280 | $290 to $300 | $270 to $280 |
| York Hotel | $150 to $220 | $150 to $220 | $150 to $220 | $150 to $220 |
The most expensive wedding ang bao rate is up to $780 per pax at The Barracks Hotel Sentosa, followed by up to $410 at Capella Singapore. On the other end of the spectrum, the most affordable wedding ang bao rate is at Holiday Inn Express & Suites Singapore Novena, where prices start from $$110 per pax.
3. Wedding ang bao rates for Singapore restaurants and other venues (2024)
| Restaurant | Saturday Lunch | Sunday Lunch | Saturday Dinner | Sunday Dinner |
| 1-Altitude Coast | $190 | $190 | $280 | $250 |
| 1-Arden | $190 | $190 | $240 | $230 |
| 1-Atico | $210 | $210 | $260 | $250 |
| Ah Yat Seafood Restaurant | $100 to $160 | $100 to $160 | $100 to $160 | $100 to $160 |
| AIR CCCC | From $140 | From $140 | From $300 | From $300 |
| Aloft Singapore Novena | $170 | $170 | $200 | $200 |
| Art Di Daniele Sperindio | $180 to $250 | $180 to $250 | $180 to $250 | $180 to $250 |
| Artemis | $160 to $200 | $160 to $200 | $220 to $260 | $220 to $260 |
| Atlas Bar at Parkview Square | – | $290 to $410 | – | $290 to $410 |
| Ban Heng @ Orchid Country Club | $100 to $160 | $100 to $160 | $100 to $160 | $100 to $160 |
| Beaulieu House | $110 | $110 | $110 | $110 |
| Botanico at The Summerhouse | $180 | $180 | $210 | $200 |
| CHIJMES Hall Singapore | $230 to $240 | $220 to $230 | $240 to $270 | $230 to $260 |
| Chui Huay Lim Teochew Cuisine | $110 to $210 | $110 to $210 | $110 to $210 | $110 to $210 |
| Claudine Restaurant | $280 to $470 | $280 to $470 | $280 to $470 | $280 to $470 |
| Empress at Asian Civilisations Museum | $120 to $230 | $120 to $230 | $120 to $230 | $120 to $230 |
| Faber Peak Singapore | $160 to $170 | $160 to $170 | $190 to $250 | $190 to $250 |
| Flutes at National Museum | $250 to $260 | $250 to $260 | $290 to $300 | $290 to $300 |
| Fu Lin Men (Chinese Swimming Club) | $120 to $190 | $120 to $190 | $120 to $190 | $120 to $190 |
| Fu Lin Men Grandeur | $130 to $220 | $130 to $220 | $150 to $230 | $150 to $230 |
| Fu Lin Men (National Service Resort & Country Club) | $120 to $190 | $120 to $190 | $120 to $190 | $120 to $190 |
| Grand Shanghai | $180 to $240 | $180 to $240 | $180 to $240 | $180 to $240 |
| Haus217 | $160 to $240 | $160 to $240 | $160 to $240 | $160 to $240 |
| Hub & Spoke | $180 | $180 | $180 | $180 |
| Indocafe, The White House | $150 to $170 | $150 to $170 | $150 to $170 | $150 to $170 |
| Jade @ The Fullerton Hotel | $230 | $230 | $250 | $240 to $250 |
| Jewel Changi Airport | $270 to $300 | $270 to $300 | $270 to $300 | $270 to $300 |
| Lingzhi Vegetarian (Liat Towers) | $60 to $90 | $60 to $90 | $60 to $90 | $60 to $90 |
| Mandai Wildlife Reserve | $250 | $250 | $250 to $390 | $250 to $390 |
| Marguerite (Flower Dome, Gardens by the Bay) | $480 to $840 | $480 to $840 | $480 to $840 | $480 to $840 |
| Min Jiang @ Dempsey | $200 to $230 | $200 to $230 | $200 to $230 | $200 to $230 |
| Monti at 1-Pavilion | $200 | $200 | $280 | $250 |
| National Kitchen by Violet Oon Singapore | $230 | $230 | $230 | $230 |
| Open Farm Community | $170 to $270 | $170 to $270 | $170 to $270 | $170 to $270 |
| Orchid Country Club | $140 to $150 | $140 to $150 | $160 to $170 | $160 to $170 |
| Oso Ristorante | $120 to $190 | $120 to $190 | $120 to $190 | $120 to $190 |
| Panamericana, Sentosa Golf Club | From $240 | From $140 | From $240 | From $140 |
| Peach Garden @ OCBC Centre | $170 to $190 | $170 to $190 | $170 to $190 | $170 to $190 |
| Peach Garden @ The Heeren | $170 to $200 | $170 to $200 | $170 to $200 | $170 to $200 |
| Peach Garden @ The Metropolis | $160 to $170 | $160 to $170 | $160 to $170 | $160 to $170 |
| Peach Garden @ Thomson Plaza | $160 to $170 | $160 to $170 | $160 to $170 | $160 to $170 |
| Plonk on Maju | $50 | $50 | $50 | $50 |
| Qian Xi Bliss Garden | $120 to $180 | $120 to $180 | $120 to $180 | $120 to $180 |
| Qian Xi Bountiful Garden | $120 to $180 | $120 to $180 | $120 to $180 | $120 to $180 |
| Qian Xi Eternal Garden | $120 to $180 | $120 to $180 | $120 to $180 | $120 to $180 |
| Qian Xi Farrer Park | $120 to $180 | $120 to $180 | $120 to $180 | $120 to $180 |
| Qian Xi Hilltop Garden | $120 to $180 | $120 to $180 | $120 to $180 | $120 to $180 |
| Qian Xi Jubilee Garden | $120 to $180 | $120 to $180 | $120 to $180 | $120 to $180 |
| Qian Xi Paya Lebar | $120 to $180 | $120 to $180 | $120 to $180 | $120 to $180 |
| Qian Xi Pearl Garden | $120 to $180 | $120 to $180 | $120 to $180 | $120 to $180 |
| Qian Xi Summer Garden | $120 to $180 | $120 to $180 | $120 to $180 | $120 to $180 |
| Raffles Marina | $150 to $160 | $150 to $160 | $150 to $160 | $150 to $160 |
| Red House Seafood | $210 to $280 | $210 to $280 | $210 to $280 | $210 to $280 |
| Resorts World Sentosa, Convention Centre | $220 to $230 | $220 to $230 | $230 to $240 | $220 to $240 |
| Resorts World Sentosa, S.E.A. Aquarium | N/A | N/A | $350 to $360 | $330 to $360 |
| Restaurant Espoir | $150 | $170 | $180 | $190 |
| Riviera | $150 to $250 | $150 to $250 | $150 to $250 | $150 to $250 |
| Seletar Country Club | $150 | $150 | $150 | $150 |
| Sentosa Golf Club | $170 to $200 | $170 to $200 | $210 to $270 | $210 to $270 |
| Serangoon Gardens Country Club | $140 | $140 | $140 | $140 |
| Shisen Hanten | $240 | $240 | $280 | $280 |
| Si Chuan Dou Hua Restaurant (UOB Plaza) | $170 to $240 | $170 to $240 | $170 to $240 | $170 to $240 |
| Singapore Swimming Club | $120 to $150 | $120 to $150 | $120 to $150 | $120 to $150 |
| Sky Garden Sentosa | $190 to $240 | $190 to $240 | $190 to $240 | $190 to $240 |
| Spring Court | $110 to $170 | $110 to $170 | $110 to $170 | $110 to $170 |
| Spruce at Phoenix Park | $110 to $170 | $110 to $170 | $110 to $170 | $110 to $170 |
| The Alkaff Mansion | $190 | $190 | $230 | $210 |
| The Blue Ginger | $180 | $180 | $220 | $220 |
| The Chevrons @ Jurong East | $150 | $150 | $170 | $170 |
| The Cliff | $290 | $290 | $310 | $310 |
| The Garage (Botanic Gardens) | $180 | $180 | $220 | $200 |
| The Riverhouse | $180 | $180 | $210 | $200 |
| The Royal Albatross | $370 | $370 | $410 | $410 |
| The Singapore Island Country Club | $120 | $120 | $120 | $120 |
| The Villa At Singapore Botanic Gardens | $170 to $220 | $170 to $220 | $170 to $220 | $170 to $220 |
| The Westin Singapore | $220 | $220 | $260 | $230 |
| Timbre Signatures | $210 | $210 | $210 | $210 |
| Tung Lok Heen | $180 to $230 | $180 to $230 | $180 to $230 | $180 to $230 |
| Tung Lok Seafood (Orchard Central) | $90 to $130 | $90 to $130 | $90 to $130 | $90 to $130 |
| Tung Lok Seafood (Park Regis Singapore) | $110 to $210 | $110 to $210 | $120 to $220 | $120 to $220 |
| Tung Lok Seafood (PLQ Mall) | $90 to $130 | $90 to $130 | $90 to $130 | $90 to $130 |
| Tung Lok Seafood (Upper Jurong) | $90 to $170 | $90 to $170 | $90 to $170 | $90 to $170 |
| Tung Lok Signatures, Antica Ballroom @ Orchard Rendezvous Hotel | $150 to $170 | $150 to $170 | $150 to $170 | $150 to $170 |
| Tung Lok Signatures (The Central) | $110 to $140 | $110 to $140 | $110 to $140 | $110 to $140 |
| Vineyard at Hort Park | $160 to $180 | $160 to $180 | $160 to $180 | $160 to $180 |
| Violet Oon Singapore at Jewel | $150 | $150 | $150 | $150 |
| Voco Orchard Singapore | $180 | $180 | $210 | $200 |
For many restaurants, the prices are the same for both days, lunch and dinner. The exceptions are those mainly at country clubs and hotels. The most affordable option is $50 per pax at Plonk, a restaurant and bar in Serangoon Gardens. On the other end of the spectrum, a floral fantasy wedding at Marguerite in Gardens by the Bay’s Flower Dome can cost up to $840 per pax, beating out even the hotel weddings.
4. How much to give at Malay weddings?
While an appropriate contribution will vary according to the cost of the venue and how “atas” your friends are, traditional Malay weddings tend to be a bit more relaxed. However, don’t assume that wedding costs are low at HDB locations. Malay weddings are splendid affairs, and the venues are often adorned with beautiful decorations that can rack up $30,000 to $60,000 if they’re very elaborate.
Generally, a contribution of $50 to $100 is the minimum. Of course, on the other end of the scale, the sky is the limit if you are close to the couple.
5. How much to give at Indian weddings?
This depends on the venue and where the reception is being held. The standard format for an Indian wedding is for the actual wedding to take place at a temple, and a reception to be held later on at a hotel, function hall or restaurant.
You should generally budget for a contribution of at least $50 to $80 for receptions at temples and function halls.
If they’re held at high end hotels, you’ll have to give similar amounts to the rates quoted for wedding banquets above.
You should also add a $1 coin to your contribution, as offering a sum that ends in 1 is seen as auspicious.
6. How much to give at church weddings?
If the wedding is held at a church, there may or may not a follow-up lunch or dinner banquet at a hotel or restaurant. If there is no banquet, there will usually be some kind of reception on the church premises.
If the entire wedding takes place at the church, you can contribute about $50 and up.
If there is also a banquet, refer to the ang bao rates in the table above.
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