How much does a day in Macau cost?

About $66 on a lean budget, $153 mid-range and $387 in comfort, per person per day as of November 12, 2026, excluding international flights. These are modeled estimates: the national figure (Macau), updated daily, scaled by a city premium.

Is Macau expensive compared with the rest of the country (Macau)?

Macau costs about the same as the national average (Macau), which is $153 a day mid-range. Luxury casino hotels discount hard from Sunday to Thursday.

Is Macau cheaper to visit than last year?

The exchange rate moved +0.9% for US-dollar holders over twelve months while local prices (Macau) rose +1.6%, a real change of +2.8%. City prices broadly follow the country.

When is the best time to visit Macau for lower prices?

Macau: the shoulder months, with workable weather and lower prices, are January, February, May. Peak season is October, November, December, March, April.

The US State Department rates Macau at Level 3: Reconsider travel. Country-wide levels can hide large differences between cities and regions, so read the full advisory.

Macau

Luxury casino hotels discount hard from Sunday to Thursday.

A day in Macau

$153

Lean: $66
Comfort: $387

Real change, 12 months

+2.8%

Slightly cheaper. Tracks the country as a whole (Macau).

Against the rest of the country (Macau)

About the same as the national figure of $153 a day.

The short answerIn US dollars, as of November 12, 2026

Macau: as of November 12, 2026, a mid-range day costs about $153 per person, excluding flights, which is about the same as the national average (Macau). For US-dollar travelers it is 2.8% cheaper than a year ago after inflation, in line with the country as a whole. Luxury casino hotels discount hard from Sunday to Thursday.

Official per diem

For business travel, the US State Department allows up to $441 a day here: $321 for lodging and $120 for meals and incidentals. It is a ceiling, usually well above what an independent traveler spends. All per diem rates for Macau

What your money buys in Macau

Exchange rates and inflation are national, so the city follows this line. The dashed line is the exchange rate alone; the solid line is after inflation.

Nov 12, 2026After inflation 105.7Exchange rate only 100.2

Index, start of window = 100. Above 100 your money buys more in Macau than it did then; below, less. Hover or drag for any month.

Macau, in five questions

City costs are the national model scaled by a premium of 0% that we set by hand. To cite: “Trip Arbitrage (triparbitrage.com), reading of November 12, 2026.”

How much does a day in Macau cost?: About $66 on a lean budget, $153 mid-range and $387 in comfort, per person per day as of November 12, 2026, excluding international flights. These are modeled estimates: the national figure (Macau), updated daily, scaled by a city premium.
Is Macau expensive compared with the rest of the country (Macau)?: Macau costs about the same as the national average (Macau), which is $153 a day mid-range. Luxury casino hotels discount hard from Sunday to Thursday.
Is Macau cheaper to visit than last year?: The exchange rate moved +0.9% for US-dollar holders over twelve months while local prices (Macau) rose +1.6%, a real change of +2.8%. City prices broadly follow the country.
When is the best time to visit Macau for lower prices?: Macau: the shoulder months, with workable weather and lower prices, are January, February, May. Peak season is October, November, December, March, April.
Is Macau safe?: The US State Department rates Macau at Level 3: Reconsider travel. Country-wide levels can hide large differences between cities and regions, so read the full advisory.

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The short answerIn US dollars, as of November 12, 2026