Before you fly · Macau
Forex card or cash for Macau?
Carry a zero-markup forex card, loaded in MOP.
The currency is MOP (Macanese Pataca) — roughly ₹11; Hong Kong dollars are accepted 1:1 almost everywhere.
Checked 3 Sep 2026
MacauForex and cash
The currency is MOP (Macanese Pataca) — roughly ₹11; Hong Kong dollars are accepted 1:1 almost everywhere.
Card in the resorts, cash in the old town. Pay in HKD, and refuse MOP change on larger notes if you are leaving the same day.
Zero-markup forex cards
- Niyo Global / ScapiaWithdraw HKD in Hong Kong and spend it here; MOP change comes back, which is useless once you leave — spend it
- Visa/Mastercard creditCasinos, resorts and Cotai malls take cards; old-town cafés and street food are cash
Every detail we holdThe forex and cash facts, as checked
- Currency
- MOP (Macanese Pataca) — roughly ₹11; Hong Kong dollars are accepted 1:1 almost everywhere
Forex cards
- Niyo Global / Scapia — Withdraw HKD in Hong Kong and spend it here; MOP change comes back, which is useless once you leave — spend it
- Visa/Mastercard credit — Casinos, resorts and Cotai malls take cards; old-town cafés and street food are cash
- Upi supported
- No
- Upi note
- UPI is not accepted anywhere. Bring HKD cash from Hong Kong rather than buying MOP.
- Cash vs card
- Card in the resorts, cash in the old town. Pay in HKD, and refuse MOP change on larger notes if you are leaving the same day.