Currency and formatting
- Currency
- Mauritian Rupee (MUR)
- Symbol
- Rs — placed before the amount
- Decimal places
- 2
- Formatted example
- Rs 123,456.78
- Thousands separator
- ,
- Decimal separator
- .
- Digit grouping
- threes (3)
- Live rate
- No central-bank source publishes MUR yet
Tax
- 0% — zero rated
Payment methods in Mauritius
Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.
- 01 card
- 02 mcb juice
- 03 myt money
- 04 blink
- 05 apple pay
- 06 bank transfer
- 07 cash on delivery
Card schemes that work domestically: visa, mastercard, amex. 3-D Secure is not standard; strong customer authentication is not legally mandated.
Locale
- Primary
- en-MU
- Also used
- fr-MU
- Official languages
- French, English
- Direction
- left-to-right
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- Measurement
- metric
- GDPR applies
- no
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +230
- Mobile format
- +230 5XXX XXXX
- Digits
- 8
Mauritius: common questions
What currency does Mauritius use?
Mauritius uses the Mauritian Rupee (MUR), symbol Rs. It uses 2 decimal places, formatted as Rs 123,456.78.
How many decimal places does MUR have?
MUR has 2 decimal places. Charging with the wrong number of minor units is a 100× error, so this is worth getting right.
What is the VAT rate in Mauritius?
The standard VAT rate in Mauritius is 15.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.
What payment methods are used in Mauritius?
The methods that matter in Mauritius, in rough order of use: card, mcb juice, myt money, blink, apple pay, bank transfer, cash on delivery.
What is the dialling code for Mauritius?
Mauritius's country calling code is +230. Mobile numbers are formatted +230 5XXX XXXX (8 digits after the country code).
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