Best Credit Cards for Petrol in Singapore (Miles vs Cashback)

Suitesmile rating:

✍️ Short summary
This card gives you a strong 8% cashback on Ride-Hailing and Petrol spending and 6% cashback on Groceries and Dining upon meeting the minimum spend of S$800 per statement month. Cashback is capped at S$80 per month.

Using this card for fuel purchases at Esso and Shell will get you 20.88% in savings, while using it at Sinopec can get you up to 31% in savings (depending on station discount).

Eligible purchases in foreign currency counts too! Remember to link the card to Amaze to lower foreign currency charges.

Pro tip: Can’t meet the S$800 monthly spending requirement? You can purchase supermarket vouchers in store to make up the difference. These voucher purchases will be eligible for 6% cashback and can be used for grocery shopping in future.

Get just 0.25% cashback for other spending categories.

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💸 Annual fee
S$196.20
(First year waived)

💼 Income requirement
S’porean/PR: S$30,000/year,
Foreigner: S$42,000/year

🤑 Foreign currency fee
3.25%
(Avoid this fee by linking this card to Amaze!)

❓How/When cashback is credited
Cashback amount is credited into the card at the end of the statement month. Cardholders are required to redeem it via SMS.

📜 Terms & conditions

Suitesmile rating:

✍️ Short summary

This card gives you 3 to 6% cashback on selected bonus categories upon meeting the monthly minimum spending requirement.

Here are the bonus categories and cashback amounts:

1. Petrol: 6%
2. Dining & Food Delivery: 5%
3. Groceries: 3%
4. Public Transport & Ride-Hailing: 3%
5. Recurring Utility & Telco Bills: 3%
6. Watsons: 3%
7. Streaming: 3%

Bonus cashback comes with the following minimum spending and caps (per calendar month):

• Tier 1: Min. spend S$800, bonus cashback capped at S$80
• Tier 2: Min. spend S$1,600, bonus cashback capped at S$160

Cardholders can also receive uncapped 1% cashback with no minimum spending requirement when spending at the following advertising platforms:

• 99.co
• EdgeProp
• PropertyGuru
• StreetSine
• Facebook & Meta (with MCC 7311)

This is a decent card for dining and transport spending (5% cashback) but the cashback earn rates on other categories are really weak for a card with an S$800/month minimum spending requirement. Consider using better Cashback credit cards.

Get just 0.25% cashback on other spending categories.

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💸 Annual fee
S$196.20
(First 2 years waived)

💼 Income requirement
S$30,000/year (S’porean/PR aged 55 and below),
S$15,000/year (S’porean/PR aged 56 and above),
S$45,000/year (Foreigner)

🤑 Foreign currency fee
3.25%

❓How/When cashback is credited
Bonus cashback is credited by the end of the following calendar month.

📜 Terms & conditions

Suitesmile rating:

✍️ Short summary
Earn uncapped 2.8 miles per dollar on foreign currency spending, when you spend at least S$800 per calendar month on the card.

Earn uncapped 3.2 miles per dollar on foreign currency spending, when you spend at least S$4,000 per calendar month on the card.

Cardholders can also earn uncapped 4 miles per dollar on fuel spending. Given the high amount of cashback (over 20%) that you can get with other cards, this card is best used at Sinopec fuel stations, where all members get between 20% to 23% fuel discounts, regardless of the type of card used.

On top of that cardholders can also receive 4 mpd on non-fuel purchases at the fuel station.

Cardholders also get 4 mpd at selected merchants.

All other transactions earn just 0.4 mpd.

Miles/Points earned on this card are pretty flexible, as they do not expire. Holding other Maybank cards? Having this card will also remove the expiry term of miles/points earned on all your other Maybank cards.

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💸 Annual fee
S$261.60
(First year waived)

💼 Income requirement
S$80,000/year

🤑 Foreign currency fee
3.25%

⏰ Points expiry
Points earned on this card never expire

🫱‍🫲 Transfer partners
KrisFlyer, Asia Miles and Enrich

💯 Transfer ratio
2.5 points = 1 mile

🧮 Transfer block
KrisFlyer: 25,000 points (10,000 miles)
Asia Miles & Enrich: 12,500 points (5,000 miles)

💲Transfer fee
No transfer fee

🤗 Points pooling
Points from this card can be combined with those from other Maybank cards and transferred out together at once.

❓How points are credited
Earn 5 base point per S$5 spent, plus 30/35 bonus points for eligible foreign currency spending (equivalent to 2.8/3.2 mpd in total). Base and bonus points are credited immediately when the transaction is posted.

📜 Terms & conditions

Suitesmile rating:

✍️ Short summary
This card gives you a strong earn rate of 4 miles per dollar on the following spending categories:

1. Mobile Contactless (e.g. groceries, public transport, dining, shopping, hotels, overseas)
2. Online (e.g. online shopping, food delivery, ticketing)

No minimum spend is required to earn 4 mpd on both categories, but this bonus earn rate is capped at S$600 worth of spending per category, per calendar month (max. total of S$1,200).

The Mobile Contactless category covers a wide range of spending categories, while the Online Spending category is MCC-sensitive.

Take note that cardholders will only earn 0.4 mpd on other categories and spending above the monthly bonus cap.

Before converting UOB UNI$ to miles for the first time, you’d need to enrol in the UOB Rewards Frequent Flyer Conversion programme. It’s best to do this early to avoid delays on your future miles conversions.

“Mobile Contactless” refers to Google Pay, Apple Pay, Samsung Pay and Fitbit Pay. Cardholders will not earn 4 mpd by using the physical card.

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💸 Annual fee
S$196.20
(First year waived, request waiver every year after that)

💼 Income requirement
S$30,000/year (S’porean/PR aged 55 and below),
S$15,000/year (S’porean/PR aged 56 and above),
S$40,000/year (Foreigner)

🤑 Foreign currency fee
3.25%

⏰ Miles expiry
2 years from transaction

🫱‍🫲 Transfer partners
KrisFlyer and Asia Miles

💯 Transfer ratio
1 UNI$ = 2 miles

🧮 Transfer block
5,000 UNI$ (10,000 miles)

💲Transfer fee
S$27 per transfer

🤗 Points pooling
UNI$ from this card can be combined with those from other UOB cards and transferred out together at once.

❓How/When points are credited
Earn 1 base UNI$ per S$5 spent, plus 9 bonus UNI$ for eligible online and mobile contactless transactions (equivalent to 4 mpd in total). Base and bonus points are credited immediately when the transaction is posted.

📜 Terms & conditions

Suitesmile rating:

✍️ Short summary
This card, which is also available to men, gives you a great earn rate of 4 miles per dollar on 1 pre-selected bonus category, up to S$1,000 per calendar month. No minimum spending is required.

Cardholders will only earn 0.4 mpd on other categories and spending above S$1,000 per calendar month.

Cardholders can choose/change a preferred bonus category every quarter.

The 7 bonus categories available are:

1. Beauty & Wellness (e.g. cosmetic stores, hair salons, spas)
2. Fashion (e.g. clothing, shoes stores)
3. Dining (e.g. restaurants, food delivery)
4. Family (e.g. supermarkets, children clothing stores)
5. Travel (e.g. flights, hotels, duty-free stores)
6. Transport (e.g. public transport, taxi, petrol)
7. Entertainment (e.g. bars, night clubs, cinemas)

Cardholders may check existing selected bonus category by calling UOB.

There are 3 main versions of the UOB Lady’s Card (UOB Lady’s Card, UOB Lady’s Solitaire Card, UOB Lady’s Solitaire Metal Card). Each UOB customer can only hold one at a time.

Before converting UOB UNI$ to miles for the first time, you’d need to enrol in the UOB Rewards Frequent Flyer Conversion programme. It’s best to do this early to avoid delays on your future miles conversions.

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💸 Annual fee
S$196.20
(First year waived, request waiver every year after that)

💼 Income requirement
S$30,000/year (S’porean/PR aged 55 and below),
S$15,000/year (S’porean/PR aged 56 and above),
S$40,000/year (Foreigner)

🤑 Foreign currency fee
3.25%

⏰ Miles expiry
2 years from transaction

🫱‍🫲 Transfer partners
KrisFlyer and Asia Miles

💯 Transfer ratio
1 UNI$ = 2 miles

🧮 Transfer block
5,000 UNI$ (10,000 miles)

💲Transfer fee
S$27 per transfer

🤗 Points pooling
UNI$ from this card can be combined with those from other UOB cards and transferred out together at once.

❓How/When points are credited
Earn 1 base UNI$ per S$5 spent, plus 9 bonus UNI$ for eligible transactions on the bonus category (equivalent to 4 mpd in total). Base and bonus points are credited immediately when the transaction is posted.

📜 Terms & conditions

📜 Chosen Category MCCs and FAQs

Suitesmile rating:

✍️ Short summary
This card, which is also available to men, gives you a great earn rate of 4 miles per dollar on 2 pre-selected bonus categories, up to S$750 per calendar month each (total S$1,500). No minimum spending is required.

Cardholders will only earn 0.4 mpd on other categories and spendings above the bonus limit.

Cardholders can choose/change a preferred bonus categories every quarter.

The 7 bonus categories available are:

1. Beauty & Wellness (e.g. cosmetic stores, hair salons, spas)
2. Fashion (e.g. clothing, shoes stores)
3. Dining (e.g. restaurants, food delivery)
4. Family (e.g. supermarkets, children clothing stores)
5. Travel (e.g. flights, hotels, duty-free stores)
6. Transport (e.g. public transport, taxi, petrol)
7. Entertainment (e.g. bars, night clubs, cinemas)

Cardholders may check existing selected bonus category by calling UOB.

There are 3 main versions of this card (UOB Lady’s Card, UOB Lady’s Solitaire Card, UOB Lady’s Solitaire Metal Card). Each UOB customer can only hold one at a time.

Before converting UOB UNI$ to miles for the first time, you’d need to enrol in the UOB Rewards Frequent Flyer Conversion programme. It’s best to do this early to avoid delays on your future miles conversions.

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💸 Annual fee
S$414.20
(First year waived, request waiver every year after that)

💼 Income requirement
S$120,000/year

🤑 Foreign currency fee
3.25%

⏰ Miles expiry
2 years from transaction

🫱‍🫲 Transfer partners
KrisFlyer and Asia Miles

💯 Transfer ratio
1 UNI$ = 2 miles

🧮 Transfer block
5,000 UNI$ (10,000 miles)

💲Transfer fee
S$27 per transfer

🤗 Points pooling
UNI$ from this card can be combined with those from other UOB cards and transferred out together at once.

❓How/When points are credited
Earn 1 base UNI$ per S$5 spent, plus 9 bonus UNI$ for eligible transactions on the bonus category (equivalent to 4 mpd in total). Base and bonus points are credited immediately when the transaction is posted.

📜 Terms & conditions

📜 Chosen Category MCCs and FAQs

Suitesmile rating:

✍️ Short summary
This card gives you a strong earn rate of 4 miles per dollar on two categories:

1. Overseas (incl. online in foreign currencies)
2. Local Contactless (e.g. PayWave, Google Pay, Apple Pay), SimplyGo (bus/mrt), Fuel (excl. SPC, Shell)

To receive the bonus earn rate, a minimum spending of S$1,000 per statement month is required on that particular category, with a category cap of S$1,200 in the same period. You may also enjoy the bonus earn rate on just 1 category in any statement period.

These categories offers broad coverage on spendings like shopping (in-person and online), foreign currency (in-person and online), dining, groceries, flights, hotels, food delivery and ride-hailing.

However, the huge catch is the minimum spending amount that has to be met on that particular bonus category (not general card spend like other cards). For example, if you want to earn 4 mpd on foreign currency spending, you have to spend at least S$1,000 per statement month on foreign currencies.

All other spending earn just 0.4 mpd (uncapped).

Before converting UOB UNI$ to miles for the first time, you’d need to enrol in the UOB Rewards Frequent Flyer Conversion programme. It’s best to do this early to avoid delays on your future miles conversions.

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💸 Annual fee
S$218
(First year waived, request waiver every year after that)

💼 Income requirement
S$30,000/year (S’porean/PR aged 55 and below),
S$15,000/year (S’porean/PR aged 56 and above),
S$40,000/year (Foreigner)

🤑 Foreign currency fee
3.25%

⏰ Miles expiry
2 years from transaction

🫱‍🫲 Transfer partners
KrisFlyer and Asia Miles

💯 Transfer ratio
1 UNI$ = 2 miles

🧮 Transfer block
5,000 UNI$ (10,000 miles)

💲Transfer fee
S$27 per transfer

🤗 Points pooling
UNI$ from this card can be combined with those from other UOB cards and transferred out together at once.

❓How/When points are credited
Earn 1 base UNI$ per S$5 spent, plus 9 bonus UNI$ for eligible online and contactless transactions (equivalent to 4 mpd in total). Base and bonus points are credited immediately when the transaction is posted.

📜 Terms & conditions

Suitesmile rating:

✍️ Short summary
This card gives you unlimited 1.5% cashback on almost everything! This includes spending categories that are usually excluded from earning cashback/miles on other cards like Utilities, Insurance, Hospital and School fees.

Cardholders can also get a 22% discount at SPC fuel stations per year. The Registration is required via the AMEX mobile app.

Here’s a quick breakdown of how the SPC discount is calculated:

• 10% instant discount as an SPC&U member
• 5% instant discount for using an AMEX card
• 7.1% statement credit from the amount that was charged to card
• 1.5% statement credit from the amount that was charged to card

As compared to Visa and Mastercard, it can be harder to find merchants that accept AMEX cards outside the United States.

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💸 Annual fee
S$174.40
(First year waived)

💼 Income requirement
Not stated (usually S$30,000)

🤑 Foreign currency fee
3.25%

❓How/When cashback is credited
Cashback amount is credited into the card by the end of the statement month.

📜 Terms & conditions

Suitesmile rating:

✍️ Short summary
This card gives you 20.1% fuel savings at SPC (5% DBS/POSB card discount + 10% SPC&U Card discount + 6% cash rebate on the final charge amount), with no minimum spend required.

Other than the straightforward SPC fuel-spending benefit, this is a very difficult card to track and use, to achieve the maximum cashback, due to multiple category caps and minimum spending requirement.

Cardholders with a minimum card spend of S$800 per calendar month can get up to 10% cash rebates on selected categories:

1. Food Delivery & Dining: 10%/5% cash rebate, up to S$206–S$400/month (shared cap)
2. Malaysia In-Store Spending: 10% cash rebate, up to S$206/month
3. Online Shopping (Amazon.sg, Lazada, Shopee, RedMart, Taobao, TikTok Shop): 5% cash rebate, up to S$400/month
4. SimplyGo: 10% cash rebate, up to S$206/month
5. Sheng Siong: 5% cash rebate, up to S$400/month (no minimum spend)
6. Popular: 5% cash rebate, up to S$400/month
7. Pet Lovers Centre: 3% cash rebate, no cap (no minimum spend)

All other spending earn just 0.3% cash rebates.

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💸 Annual fee
S$196.20
(First year waived, always request for a waiver after that)

💼 Income requirement
S$30,000/year (S’porean/PR aged 55 and below),
S$15,000/year (S’porean/PR aged 56 and above),
S$45,000/year (Foreigner)

🤑 Foreign currency fee
3.25%

📜 Terms & conditions

Suitesmile rating:

✍️ Short summary
This card is only useful for fuel spending at Esso stations. Here’s how the savings stack up:

1. Instant discount: 18% on all Synergy fuels, or 20% on Synergy Supreme+ (RON 98).
2. S$10 rebate: Credited to your card account when you spend exactly S$160 nett on fuel per calendar month. Physical card payment only (no mobile wallet).
3. Smiles points: 1 point per litre, redeemable for fuel vouchers (effective discount of ~1.2%).

Combined, this gives up to 24.2% savings on regular Synergy fuels, or 26.2% on the more-expensive Synergy Supreme+ (RON 98). However, achieving the maximum advertised fuel savings requires spending exactly S$160 nett per calendar month. You’d need to track your monthly Esso spend carefully to fully optimize.

While this Mastercard can be used elsewhere, there are no cashback or rewards on spending other than fuel at Esso, including at Cheers stores in Esso stations.

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💸 Annual fee
S$196.20
(First year waived, always request for a waiver after that)

💼 Income requirement
S$30,000/year (S’porean/PR aged 55 and below),
S$15,000/year (S’porean/PR aged 56 and above),
S$45,000/year (Foreigner)

🤑 Foreign currency fee
3.25%

📜 Terms & conditions