⭐️ Total score |
2.25/5 (Rank #622)
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❤️ Liked by members |
👍3 liked it 👎2 disliked it
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
🧐 Very expensive: $4,568 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🚀 Super fast: 170Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Great |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Hot: 26°C79°F (feels 28°C82°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 75%
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💨 Air quality (annual) |
😐 Moderate: 80 US AQI
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👌 Safety |
Great
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🤮 Food safety* |
Good
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Great
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🎓 Education level* |
Mediocre |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
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🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Good
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💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$6,099 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Okay |
🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Bad |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
😄 Happiness* |
Okay |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Okay |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Good |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Bad |
👩 Female friendly |
Okay |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Bad |
🎅 Startup Score |
Okay |
🌍 Continent | Asia |
🚩 Country | China |
🗓️ Average trip length | 2 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) |
170 Mbps
⚠️ Internet in Macau is fast averaging 1360 Mbps but the Great Firewall slows down speeds to foreign websites by 8x to ~170 Mbps. |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌧 26°C 79°F + 😊 Comfy (75%) = feels 28°C 82°F
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💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👎😷 81 US AQI = 🚬 / day |
🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🚕 Best taxi app* |
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🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 10 MOP in USD | USD 1.25 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | MOP 1,000 = USD 125 |
💸 Tipping | No |
💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners because WeChat is very hard to set up) |
💻 Best coworking space | Coworking |
☕️ Best coffee place | Communal Table |
🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Hotel presidente MACAU |
🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
♻️ Return rate | 👍10% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 570,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $73,187 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 46% 👱♀️ 54% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 56% 👱♀️ 44% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 83% 👱♀️ 17% |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
🏠 Apartment listings | Ambiente Macau Ltd |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | AirAsia |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Viva Macau |
🏥 Best hospital | Kiang Wu Hospital |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $4,568 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $5,862 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $18,805 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $5,373 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,958 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,454 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $5,899 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $1,372,804 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $92 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $113 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $113 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $7 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $5 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $2 |
✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality today
✅ Many Nomads.com members have been
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Easy to do business
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Safe for women
❌ No freedom of speech
❌ No democracy
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Nomads.com members didn't like going here
❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Hospitals are bad
❌ Roads can be dangerous
❌ Not family friendly
❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+
❌ People smoking tobacco a lot
❌ Marijuana is illegal
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels (median) | 18°C / 64°F cool | 20°C / 68°F mild | 22°C / 72°F mild | 24°C / 75°F warm | 34°C / 93°F hot | 36°C / 97°F hot | 37°C / 99°F hot | 36°C / 97°F hot | 35°C / 95°F hot | 29°C / 84°F warm | 23°C / 73°F mild | 20°C / 68°F mild |
Real (median) |
17°C / 63°F
cool |
19°C / 66°F
mild |
22°C / 71°F
mild |
24°C / 75°F
warm |
29°C / 83°F
very warm |
29°C / 84°F
very warm |
30°C / 85°F
very warm |
29°C / 84°F
very warm |
29°C / 84°F
very warm |
26°C / 79°F
warm |
23°C / 73°F
mild |
19°C / 66°F
mild |
Humidity |
nice 61% |
nice 78% |
nice 84% |
nice 85% |
sweaty 85% |
sweaty 89% |
sweaty 85% |
sweaty 88% |
sweaty 81% |
nice 79% |
nice 67% |
nice 72% |
Most common | ||||||||||||
Rain |
dry 2mm |
dry 46mm |
dry 21mm |
rainy 58mm |
rainy 84mm |
rainy 295mm |
rainy 252mm |
rainy 300mm |
rainy 107mm |
dry 39mm |
dry 4mm |
dry 37mm |
Cloud |
pockets 21% |
pockets 12% |
pockets 29% |
pockets 35% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 44% |
pockets 35% |
pockets 42% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 36% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 24% |
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 |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
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