🇲🇺 MUR to 🇺🇸 USD — Mauritian Rupee (Rs) to US Dollar Rate Today
Live indicative interbank rate. Last refreshed 25 Jun 2026 00:00:05 UTC.
Convert Mauritian Rupee to US Dollar using the live indicative interbank rate and the converter below. Covers the cost of sending to United States via the major mobile money apps.
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MUR → USD conversion table
| MUR | USD |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0.02 |
| 5 | 0.10 |
| 10 | 0.21 |
| 20 | 0.42 |
| 50 | 1.04 |
| 100 | 2.09 |
| 200 | 4.18 |
| 500 | 10.45 |
| 1,000 | 20.89 |
| 2,000 | 41.79 |
| 5,000 | 104.47 |
| 10,000 | 208.94 |
Table computed at the indicative rate of 1 MUR = 0.02089 USD. Real operator-side values include a 1%-4% spread.
Mauritian Rupee to US Dollar exchange rate history
What moves the Mauritian Rupee rate
The Mauritian rupee rests on a diversified base that makes it steadier than many of its neighbours. Tourism brings seasonal foreign currency, while an offshore financial-services sector channels investment between Asia and Africa, generating steady flows. Textiles and sugar round out this export foundation. That diversity cushions shocks tied to any single product and keeps the currency on a more even keel. To anticipate the rupee, follow tourist numbers, the activity of the financial centre and the Asia-Africa investment streams it intermediates, along with the performance of textile and sugar exports, which together trace a path that is generally more predictable than elsewhere in the region.
Converting and sending the Mauritian Rupee: what to know
The rupee floats and is freely usable, making it one of the region's more stable and convertible currencies, with few practical FX frictions for senders or receivers. As an Indian-Ocean trade and finance hub, Mauritius is set up for smooth cross-border money movement, and converting in or out of rupees is generally straightforward. There is no significant parallel-market issue to work around, so the quoted rate is broadly the rate you transact at. For most transfers, expect orderly access to foreign exchange and a currency that behaves predictably in everyday use.
About the Mauritian Rupee
Issued by the Bank of Mauritius, the Mauritian rupee subdivides into 100 cents and ranks among the steadier currencies in the African region. The island has reinvented itself as a tourism magnet and an offshore financial-services centre, channelling investment between Asia and Africa, which gives the rupee a more diversified support base than purely commodity-driven units. A substantial share of the population traces its roots to the Indian subcontinent, a legacy reflected in the country's culture and its long-standing economic links across the Indian Ocean. Sound institutions help the rupee avoid the abrupt swings seen elsewhere.
About the US Dollar
The US Dollar (USD, $) is the world's primary reserve currency and the de facto reference rate for most African remittance pricing. It is issued by the Federal Reserve System and subdivided into 100 cents. For African routes, the USD plays two distinct roles: as the on-the-wire settlement currency that originating remittance providers use to hedge between markets, and as the unit of account that diaspora senders most often think in. When operators quote a USD-to-local-currency rate, the difference between that rate and the interbank mid-market — the spread — is where most of the route's cost is hidden, often dwarfing the visible send fee. For receivers in countries with thin USD interbank markets such as Sierra Leone or Mozambique, the published rate can lag the interbank reference by several percentage points.
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Rates shown on this page are indicative interbank reference rates updated daily. Operator send rates typically include a 1%-4% spread above this reference, which covers FX hedging cost, settlement risk and commercial margin. For exact send rates via M-Pesa, MTN MoMo, Sendwave, LemFi, WorldRemit, Wise or TapTap Send to United States, see the inbound transfer comparison.