Mauritius: Tax, Salary & Cost of Living Guide
🇲🇺 Port Louis · MUR (Rs) · English, French and Mauritian Creole · Population: 1.24M
Tax year: Jul 2026–Jun 2027
Verifindex Score
3.92 / 5 - A+
Ranked #3 of 26
Effective tax rate at the $100,000 USD benchmark: 19.9%
How is this score calculated?Key stats
- Annualised median monthly employment income (CMPHS 2025)
- MURÂ 336,000 (US$7,110 USD)
- Cost of living index (US = 100)
- 38.6
- Safety
- 81.49959250203749/100
- Healthcare
- 75/100
- Climate: average annual temperature
- 23.3°C / 73.9°F annual average (1991–2020). Informational, not weighted in Verifindex Score
- Happiness
- 58.16/100. Informational, not weighted in Verifindex Score
- Freedom
- 68.84/100
Tax snapshot (employed, Jul 2026–Jun 2027)
| Gross salary | Net take-home | Effective rate |
|---|---|---|
| MURÂ 168,000 | MURÂ 163,800 | 2.5% |
| MURÂ 336,000 | MURÂ 327,600 | 2.5% |
| MURÂ 504,000 | MURÂ 492,475 | 2.3% |
About Mauritius for expats
Mauritius uses the rupee (MUR) and a July–June income year. For 2026/27, ordinary resident employees pay no income tax on the first Rs 500,000 of chargeable income, then 10% on the next Rs 500,000, 20% up to Rs 12 million and 35% above that. The Fair Share Contribution no longer applies from July 2026.
These figures are for an ordinary employee with an evenly paid basic salary. Foreign-source income, remittances and Premium Visa rules can produce a different result and are not modelled here.
Salary & income
Enter annual basic salary, assuming twelve equal monthly payments. At Rs 50,000 or less per month, employee CSG is 1.5% of basic pay; above that threshold, 3% applies to the entire monthly basic salary. Employee NSF is 1% on basic pay up to Rs 29,710 per month (the ceiling in effect from July 2026). CSG and NSF are personal deductions but do not reduce chargeable income in this estimate.
The salary reference annualises a 2025 median monthly income from employment of Rs 28,000 reported by the Mauritian pension reform commission, quoting CMPHS. It is not a directly measured annual median or a guarantee of earnings.
Eligible resident taxpayers can claim dependant deductions from chargeable income: Rs 110,000, 190,000, 275,000 or 355,000 for one, two, three or four-plus qualifying dependants. A dependant's income and family relationship affect eligibility, and spouses cannot both claim the same relief.
Key things to know
The WHO UHC national service-coverage measure is not a guarantee of personal health insurance, appointment times or local availability.
Affiliate link - we may earn a commission if you sign up through this link, at no extra cost to you.The employee calculator excludes the employer-only CSG, NSF and training levy from take-home; these are included in employer cost. The PRGF, which may apply when an employer does not provide a qualifying private pension, is not included.
The World Bank price-level index is a national comparison, not a quote for a particular city. The World Happiness Report 2024 and the 1991–2020 World Bank CCKP climate normal are provided for context, not added to the score.
Data sources: Tax burden calculated from national tax authorities. Cost of Living, Personal Freedom, Safety, and Climate data from The World Bank. Healthcare from World Health Organization. Full attribution and methodology. Source years: price levels 2025, governance 2025, homicides 2022, healthcare 2023; climate normal 1991–2020. Happiness: World Happiness Report 2024. Tax figures are estimates, not financial advice.