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Macau residential proxies

Macau residential proxies from TrueProxies: 69 of 72 test requests exited in Macau on October 1, 2026. GB-based plans, from $1.64 for 1 GB, target by country, city, region or ASN; Unlimited plans, from $4.08/hour at 10 Mbps, by country and city.

Coverage verified

69/72

requests exited in country

1

networks seen

640 ms

median response

Market context

Why use proxies in Macau

Macau's online market is small, dense and shaped by visitors as much as by residents. Sites are written in Traditional Chinese, with Cantonese as the everyday spoken language; Portuguese, the second official language, appears on government sites and street signs, and English is common in hospitality. Prices are in patacas (MOP), yet Hong Kong dollars are accepted almost everywhere, so checkout pages may quote either currency. Residents pay by scanning or tapping MPay, the Macau Pass wallet, or their bank apps, and many order everyday goods from Taobao for delivery or pickup in the city because local online retail is thin.

Hotel rates are the most closely watched prices. The integrated resorts on the Cotai Strip change room rates by date, with weekends, Chinese public holidays and major events pushing them up, and the same room can be priced differently on the resort's own site, Trip.com, Booking.com and Agoda. TurboJET ferry fares and cross-boundary bus services over the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge are compared in the same way. For daily life, Aomi is the largest food delivery and group-buying platform, while Macao Daily News and the broadcaster TDM are the main local news sources, with Macau Business and Macau Daily Times covering the city in English.

Google is the main search engine, and Traditional Chinese queries often return Hong Kong pages alongside Macau ones, so ranking checks need a Macau vantage point. Personal data falls under the Personal Data Protection Act (Law No. 8/2005).

Macau is a free port and levies no VAT or general sales tax, so the shelf price of imported cosmetics, electronics and health products is usually the final price, and these categories draw buyers from across the border. Spending also flows the other way: many residents cross into Zhuhai and the Hengqin cooperation zone, where Macau residents can now live and work, for dining, groceries and services priced in yuan on mainland apps. A comparison that covers Macau, Zhuhai and Hong Kong on the same day explains most of the price gaps local shoppers notice, and it needs separate checks from each side because sites switch currency and assortment at the border.

Measured

Macau measured coverage

Test results

Verified
October 1, 2026
Requests that exited in the country
69 of 72 (96%)
By test run
24/24 at 2026-09-30 17:09 UTC, 23/24 at 2026-09-30 17:55 UTC, 22/24 at 2026-10-01 03:58 UTC
Distinct exit IPs
5
Cities seen
0
Networks seen
1 (Companhia de Telecomunicacoes de Macau)
Median response time
640 ms
Sticky sessions
Same IP for 30 minutes in 2 of 2 tests
Targeting
Country, City
Sessions
Rotating, Sticky
Protocols
HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS5
Unlimited plans
Country and city targeting; not part of this test

Measured from our gateway in the Netherlands. Results describe the test, not a reserved exit, city or network. How we measure

What teams use Macau proxies for

Ad verification

In Macau: Check hotel, dining and retail campaigns as Macau residents see them on Macao Daily News, Macau Business and Google search, where Hong Kong and Macau advertisers often bid on the same Traditional Chinese keywords.

Ad verification proxies in Macau

Market research

In Macau: Compare Cotai resort room rates by date across resort sites, Trip.com, Booking.com and Agoda, and track TurboJET ferry fares and Aomi restaurant deals priced in patacas.

Market research proxies

SEO monitoring

In Macau: Track Google rankings from Macau for Traditional Chinese, Portuguese and English queries, and note where Hong Kong pages outrank Macau businesses for local searches.

SEO monitoring proxies

Plans for Macau

Integration

Start using Macau proxies in 3 steps

Select Macau with the country suffix -country-mo in your proxy username.

Python
import requests

proxies = {
    "http": "http://USER-country-mo:PASS@YOUR_HOST:YOUR_HTTP_PORT",
    "https": "http://USER-country-mo:PASS@YOUR_HOST:YOUR_HTTP_PORT",
}

response = requests.get(
    "https://httpbin.org/ip",
    proxies=proxies,
    timeout=30,
)

print(response.json())

Macau proxy FAQ

Do Macau websites show prices in patacas or Hong Kong dollars?

Both appear. The pataca (MOP) is the official currency, and local shops, Aomi deals and government fees use it, but Hong Kong dollars are accepted almost everywhere and many hotels, ferries and tour sellers quote HKD. Booking sites may also show Chinese yuan to visitors from the mainland. When comparing rates, note the currency each page returns and convert at one fixed exchange rate, otherwise a currency switch can look like a price change.

How is the Macau online market different from Hong Kong?

Macau is far smaller and more tourism-driven. Hotel and ferry prices matter more than retail, local food delivery centres on Aomi rather than the apps used in Hong Kong, and residents pay mainly through MPay. Many everyday goods are ordered from Taobao instead of local online shops. Both use Traditional Chinese, so Google results overlap, and a Macau search can return Hong Kong businesses first, which is why ranking checks should run from Macau itself.

Does Macau have its own personal data protection law?

Yes. Macau has its own framework, separate from mainland China and Hong Kong. The Personal Data Protection Act (Law No. 8/2005) sets rules for collecting, using and transferring personal data and is overseen by Macau's own data protection authority. A separate Cybersecurity Law (Law No. 13/2019) applies mainly to operators of critical infrastructure.

Does TrueProxies have residential proxies in Macau?

Yes. 69 of 72 test requests exited in Macau on October 1, 2026, from 5 IPs on Companhia de Telecomunicacoes de Macau. Both plans can also target a city there; GB-based plans add region and ASN targeting.

How fast are Macau proxies?

640 ms median response in our October 2026 test, timed from our gateway in the Netherlands.

Can I keep the same Macau IP address?

Yes: 2 of 2 sticky sessions kept one IP for 30 minutes in our test.

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