Plan your move to Mauritius
What you need to work in Mauritius, what a job usually includes and what living there costs.
Can I work in Mauritius?
Never pay anyone for a visa or a job offer. A real employer pays the permit costs and never asks you for money.
How it works
How it works: Work permit for line staff after a local-first test (there is a backlog), or an Occupation Permit from MUR 50,000 a month.
Official source: Ministry of Labour and Industrial Relations: Work Permit Information Sheet (February 2026). Checked November 2026.
What the job usually comes with
Usual for Mauritius, varies by employer. Checked November 2026.
| Housing | Shared housing for line staff; an allowance for managers |
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| Meals | Duty meals |
| Flights | Return ticket (government policy) |
| Service charge | No law; tips pooled at some hotels |
| Contract | 2 to 3 years |
| Leave | 20 working days; 13th-month bonus (by law) |
| Income tax | 0% up to MUR 500,000 a year (about USD 900 a month), then 10% and 20% |
Senior staff often get more than line staff, for example a single room or a yearly home flight. Ask the employer what the job includes before you accept.
Guidance, not legal advice. Rules change; your employer confirms the details for your case.
What living there costs
Typical prices, checked November 2026. Yours depend on where and how you live.
Foreign line staff usually get shared housing, and managers an allowance.
| One-bedroom flat in a town centre | About MUR 22,600 a month (about USD 480) Crowd-reported, November 2026 |
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| One-bedroom flat outside a town centre | About MUR 14,800 a month (about USD 315) Crowd-reported, November 2026 |
| Cheap restaurant meal | About MUR 300 (about USD 6) Crowd-reported, November 2026 |
| Deposit when renting | Often one or two months' rent |
| Bus from Curepipe to Port Louis | MUR 51 (about USD 1.10) January 2026 |
| Minimum wage, for comparison | MUR 17,745 a month (about USD 380) 2026 |