Tipping In Macau - A Complete Guide
Quick Guide
🍽️ Restaurant - 5-10% If No Service Charge
🍹 Bar - Not Expected
🚕 Taxi - Round Up
🛎️ Porter/Bellhop - 8 MOP$/Bag
🛏️ Housekeeping - Not Expected
📸 Tour Guide - Not Expected
🎲 Casino - Not Expected
Due to the Western influence tipping is more common in Macau (and Hong Kong) than it is on the Chinese mainland. However, service charges are common and if they’ve been added to your bill there’s no need to tip extra.
Calculate a culturally appropriate tip for Macau using the calculator below and read on for more detail on tipping in Restaurants, Bars, Taxis, Hotels, Casinos etc.
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Tipping in Restaurants
Since most restaurants in Macau usually add a service charge (typically 10%), there’s no need to add an extra on top. You can tip a small amount in cash or card if you want to but it’s not customary.
On the rare occasion that there’s no service charge, a tip of 5-10% will be appreciated.
You might feel slightly more pressure to tip in some Western restaurants but don’t bow to the pressure if that service charge is included.
Tipping in Bars
You’re not expected to tip in Macanese bars. The 10% service charge is common here too.
Tipping Taxi Drivers
It’s customary to round up your taxi fare to the nearest one or two Macanese Pataca or Hong Kong Dollars (e.g. MOP$18 or HK$18 can be rounded up to MOP$20 or HK$20).
Many Macanese taxi drivers won’t make the assumption that you’re tipping them so will still offer you the change even if you’ve only overpaid by 1-2 MOP or HKD.
If they refuse your tip, don’t make a big deal of it as some don't accept them for moral reasons (common in Macau, Hong Kong and China).
Tipping The Porter/Bellhop
Anybody handling your luggage should get around 8 MOP$ per bag (or the Hong Kong Dollar-equivalent). Some might have a moral objection to tipping but it’s better to attempt to tip and leave it up to them to accept or decline.
Tipping Housekeeping
Housekeepers won’t expect a tip since it’s typical for hotels to add on a service charge of around 10%.
Tipping Tour Guides
Unlike in Hong Kong, it’s not customary to tip your tour guide in Macau.
Tipping In Casinos
If you’re buying food or you’re getting a drink in a Macanese casino, the standard 10% service charge is likely to be added to your bill. If you’re gambling, it’s not customary to tip the croupier.
Whilst a few places do accept Macanese Pataca, you’ll typically find most casinos deal in Hong Kong Dollars.
Which Currency To Use
The Macanese Pataca (MOP$) is the official currency of Macau but Hong Kong Dollars (HK$) are widely accepted (and even preferred in most casinos).
Both cash and cards are accepted and ATMs are common.
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