{"id":336760,"date":"2026-11-12T08:07:07","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T04:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/real-estate-mauritius.mu\/?p=336760"},"modified":"2026-11-12T08:09:15","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T04:09:15","slug":"paying-in-mauritius-card-atm-juice-cash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/real-estate-mauritius.mu\/en\/paying-in-mauritius-card-atm-juice-cash\/","title":{"rendered":"Paying in Mauritius: Foreign Cards, ATM Withdrawals, Juice and Cash"},"content":{"rendered":"

A foreign card will get you through your first days in Mauritius, but not through settling in. Cash withdrawals cost more than at home, and Juice, MCB\u2019s mobile payment app, makes sense once you have a local account. Here is what the two biggest banks publish on withdrawals, currency conversion and mobile payments, and where cash still helps.<\/p>\n

What does a cash withdrawal with a foreign card cost?<\/h2>\n

Two sets of charges add up: your home bank\u2019s (cash withdrawal abroad, conversion into rupees) and, depending on the machine, the local bank\u2019s. MCB and SBM publish tariffs for their own cards and do not price a card issued abroad, so ask your home bank what a withdrawal in rupees costs before you fly.<\/p>\n

The tariffs below matter as soon as you hold a local account, for instance after following our guide to opening a bank account in Mauritius<\/a>. They apply to a Mauritian debit card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Published charges for a Mauritian debit card<\/caption>\n
Transaction<\/th>\nMCB (tariff as of 1 September 2026)<\/th>\nSBM (tariff as of 5 June 2026)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Withdrawal at the bank\u2019s own ATM<\/td>\nFree<\/td>\nFree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Withdrawal at another bank\u2019s ATM in Mauritius<\/td>\nRs 50<\/td>\nRs 75<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Withdrawal abroad<\/td>\n1% of the amount, minimum Rs 75<\/td>\nRs 75 per withdrawal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Currency conversion<\/td>\n2.50% (Mastercard)<\/td>\n2% (Visa), 3% (Mastercard), 2.50% (UnionPay)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

MCB also sets a daily withdrawal limit of Rs 20,000, or the equivalent in foreign currency, on its debit card. For a larger sum, a bank transfer or a card payment beats several withdrawals.<\/p>\n

What is Juice, and who can use it?<\/h2>\n

Juice is MCB\u2019s mobile app for individual customers. You use it to send money to an account, a card or a mobile number, to pay bills, insurance premiums and government fees, and to pay a merchant by scanning a QR code. Juice Tap, which lets you pay with the Visa or Mastercard stored in the app, works on Android and Huawei phones only.<\/p>\n

The app\u2019s overview page does not say who can sign up, so do not count on Juice until you have a local account. It becomes convenient once the account is open. For non-residents, MCB\u2019s FAQ says Juice transactions are validated by a code sent by SMS, so the bank needs your mobile number on file.<\/p>\n

MCB\u2019s tariff lists Juice \u201cpayment\u201d and \u201ccash\u201d transactions as free. Transfers have their own scale in the fee schedule.<\/p>\n

How do you withdraw cash with Juice and no card?<\/h2>\n

The Cardless Cash function lets you take cash out at an MCB ATM using your phone. It also works for sending money to someone else: even if they are not an MCB customer, they can collect it at an ATM.<\/p>\n