Quality of life comparison
compared to
If you lived in South Carolina instead of Macau, you would:
Economy
be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Macau, 2.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In South Carolina, that number is 4.9% as of 2025.
make 34.2% less money
Macau has a GDP per capita of $75,902 as of 2025, while in South Carolina, the GDP per capita is $49,914 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2025), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
Compare further: Macau vs. South Carolina
Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
South Carolina is 25.3% more expensive than Macau overall
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Size Comparison · See true size
Macau is about 2,765 times smaller than South Carolina.
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Moving from Macau to South Carolina · Cost, visas & climate
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