| ๐ Nomad Score™ |
2.93/5 (Rank #1018)
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| โค๏ธ Liked by members |
๐3 liked it ๐2 disliked it
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| ๐ Quality of life score |
Okay |
| ๐ถ Family score |
Okay |
| ๐ Community score |
Okay |
| ๐คฏ Overcrowding score |
0% is nomad here
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| ๐ต Cost |
๐ง Very expensive: $4,807 / mo
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| ๐ก Internet |
๐ Super fast: 91 Mbps (avg)
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| ๐ Fun |
Great |
| โ ๏ธ Temperature (now) |
๐ฅต Hot: 28ยฐC83ยฐF (feels 35ยฐC95ยฐF)
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| ๐ฆ Humidity (now) |
๐ฅต Sweaty: 89%
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| โ๏ธ % of buildings with AC |
๐ฅ Medium: 60%
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| ๐จ Air quality (now) |
๐ฑ Good: 43 US AQI
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| ๐จ Air quality (annual) |
๐ Moderate: 80 US AQI
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| ๐ Safety |
Okay
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| ๐ฉ Safe for women |
Okay |
| ๐ Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Bad |
| ๐คฎ Food safety* |
Good
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| ๐ฎโโ๏ธ Lack of crime* |
Great
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| ๐ Education level* |
Mediocre |
| โก๏ธ Power grid |
Great
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| ๐ Resilience to climate change |
Good
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| ๐ฐ Income level* |
Very rich:
$6,325 / mo
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| ๐ English speaking* |
Okay |
| ๐ถ Walkability |
Great |
| ๐ฆ Traffic safety* |
Bad |
| โ๏ธ Airline scores* |
Great |
| ๐งณ Lost luggage* |
Great |
| ๐ Happiness* |
Okay |
| ๐ธ Nightlife |
Okay |
| ๐ถ Free WiFi in city |
Okay |
| ๐ฅ Places to work from |
Great |
| โ๏ธ A/C or heating |
Good |
| ๐ Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
| ๐ฏ Freedom of speech* |
Bad |
| ๐ Startup Score |
Okay |
| ๐ Continent | Asia |
| ๐ฉ Country | China |
| ๐๏ธ Average trip length | 2 days |
| ๐ก Internet speed (avg) |
91 Mbps
โ ๏ธ Internet in Macau is fast averaging 728 Mbps but the Great Firewall slows down speeds to foreign websites by 8x to ~91 Mbps. |
| โ ๏ธ Weather (now) |
๐ง 28ยฐC 83ยฐF + ๐ฅต Sweaty (89%) = feels 35ยฐC 95ยฐF
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| ๐จ Air quality (now) | ๐ 43 US AQI ๐ OK |
| ๐จ Air quality (annual avg) | ๐๐ท 81 US AQI = ๐ฌ / day |
| ๐ Power | 230V 50Hz |
| ๐ Best taxi app* |
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| ๐ Travel medical insurance |
Safetywing
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| ๐ธ 10 MOP in USD | USD 1.24 |
| ๐ง Suggested ATM take out: | MOP 1,000 = USD 124 |
| ๐ธ Tipping | No |
| ๐ณ Cashless | ๐ต No, cash only (esp. for foreigners because WeChat is very hard to set up) |
| ๐ป Best coworking space | Coworking |
| โ๏ธ Best coffee place | Communal Table |
| ๐ช Best 24/7 coffee place | Hotel presidente MACAU |
| ๐ฐ Tap water | ๐ซ No, not drinkable |
| ๐ฆท Fluoride added | ๐ซ No fluoride added |
| โป๏ธ Return rate | 10% of visitors return |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ Population | 570,000 people |
| ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ GDP per capita* | $75,902 / year |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (population) |
๐จ 46% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 54% |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (young adults) |
๐จ 56% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 44% |
| ๐ซ Gender ratio (nomads) |
๐จ 86% ๐ฑโโ๏ธ 14% |
| โช๏ธ Religious government | Non-religious |
| ๐ Apartment listings | Ambiente Macau Ltd |
| โ๏ธ Best short-haul air carrier | AirAsia |
| โ๏ธ Best int'l air carrier | Viva Macau |
| ๐ฅ Best hospital | Kiang Wu Hospital |
| ๐ต Cost of living for nomad | $4,807 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for expat | $3,868 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for family | $4,136 / month |
| ๐ต Cost of living for local | $1,182 / month |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $2,196 / month |
| ๐ก Airbnb (median price) | $10,711 / month |
| ๐ 1br studio rent in center | $1,114 / month |
| ๐ Median home price | $1,359,799 |
| ๐จ Hotel (median price) | $103 / night |
| ๐ Airbnb (median price) | $351 / night |
| ๐ข Coworking hot desk | $346 / month |
| ๐ Dinner | $5 |
| ๐ฅค Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| ๐บ Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $3 |
| โ๏ธ Coffee in cafe | $2 |
โ Pretty safe
โ Fast internet
โ Lots of fun stuff to do
โ Warm now
โ Warm all year round
โ Good air quality today
โ Many Nomads.com members have been
โ Spacious and not crowded
โ Very easy to do business
โ People can speak basic English
โ Safe for women
โ Not a lot of alcohol abuse
โ No freedom of speech
โ No democracy
โ Extremely expensive
โ Very sweaty and humid now
โ Nomads.com members didn't like going here
โ Not many Nomads.com members right now
โ Difficult to make friends
โ Quality of education is low
โ Hospitals are bad
โ Roads can be dangerous
โ Not family friendly
โ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
โ People smoking tobacco a lot
โ Marijuana is illegal
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Feels (median) |
1864ยฐ cool |
2170ยฐ mild |
2272ยฐ mild |
2475ยฐ warm |
3697ยฐ hot |
3697ยฐ hot |
38100ยฐ hot |
3799ยฐ hot |
3697ยฐ hot |
2984ยฐ warm |
2373ยฐ mild |
2068ยฐ mild |
| Real (median) |
1763°
cool |
1967°
mild |
2271°
mild |
2475°
warm |
2984°
very warm |
2984°
very warm |
3086°
very warm |
2985°
very warm |
2985°
very warm |
2679°
warm |
2373°
mild |
1966°
mild |
| Humidity |
nice 70% |
nice 81% |
nice 85% |
nice 86% |
sweaty 87% |
sweaty 87% |
sweaty 85% |
sweaty 86% |
sweaty 81% |
sweaty 78% |
nice 72% |
nice 74% |
| Most common | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Rain | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear | โ๏ธ Clear |
| Rain |
dry 2mm |
dry 47mm |
dry 21mm |
rainy 58mm |
rainy 85mm |
rainy 295mm |
rainy 252mm |
rainy 301mm |
rainy 107mm |
dry 39mm |
dry 4mm |
dry 37mm |
| Cloud |
pockets 41% |
pockets 25% |
cloudy 66% |
cloudy 72% |
cloudy 71% |
cloudy 84% |
cloudy 71% |
cloudy 79% |
cloudy 58% |
cloudy 50% |
cloudy 52% |
cloudy 51% |
| Air quality |
bad 129 US AQI |
bad 110 US AQI |
bad 104 US AQI |
okay 88 US AQI |
okay 72 US AQI |
okay 50 US AQI |
okay 54 US AQI |
okay 60 US AQI |
okay 81 US AQI |
bad 104 US AQI |
bad 128 US AQI |
bad 126 US AQI |
| Sun |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
seek shade 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
| Remote workers | 1,100 people | 1,080 people | 1,036 people | 764 people | 1,255 people | 1,364 people | 900 people | 750 people | 1,200 people | 720 people | 1,243 people | 1,150 people |
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