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BER | Country Guides | Macau - MOP
Foreign exchange guide to Macau and the Macanese Pataca (MOP)
What's in this Macau currency guide?
The above interactive chart shows the AUD to MOP Exchange Rate, Trends and Alerts (UP,DOWN,HIGH,LOW).
AUD/MOP 10 year historic rates & change to 25-Jan-2021 : 6.1560
A$10,000 AUD = M$61,621 MOP
Converted at AUD/MOP interbank rate, compare Send Money and Currency Exchange exchange rates.
The domestic currency in Macau is the Macanese Pataca.
The three letter currency code for the Macanese Pataca is MOP — symbol is M$.
It is the domestic currency in   Macau.
No, the Macanese Pataca is freely available and convertible. See guide: What is a closed currency?
Save money and time by Ordering your Macanese Pataca online from Travelex, you get better rates and can pick up the MOP cash locally or even on travel day at the airport.
Another popular option is to use a Pre-paid Travel Card. Your Debit/Credit Card provider will charge you 2% from market mid-rate, but your bank may also charge an extra 3% as an “Overseas Transaction Charge” plus “Overseas ATM” fees for withdrawing cash.
For card purchases if offered a choice of currencies always select to Pay in Macanese Pataca otherwise you may get much worst exchange rates.
To get a good (and fair) exchange rate when sending money to Macau you need to find and compare exchange rates for International Money Transfers (IMTs).
The available FX rates for sending money abroad can be very different to the mid-market (wholesale) rate which you see reported online and in the News.
You should especially compare your own bank's exchange rates to those available from Money Transfer specialists to see how much you can save - we make that calculation easy in the below table.
When sending money to Macau it’s important to compare your bank’s rates & fees with those we have negotiated with our partner money transfer providers. To get a better deal you should follow these 4 simple steps :
Use the above Send to Macanese Pataca calculator to compare the exchange rates of FX specialist providers rates versus your bank's standard rates you can hopefully save around 5% and maybe more - end result is more Macanese Pataca deposited into the recipient bank account and less margins and fees kept by the banks!