Cost of living in Mauritius – 2015

Hello Sir/Madam,

My name is Raghavendra and I am from India and I would like to thank you for giving this opportunity.

In Mauritius I live in St.Pierre

How much does it cost to live in Mauritius?  Rs 47500

> accommodation prices  Rent Rs 8000/Month

> public transportation fares (tube, bus etc.) Rs 4500/Month

> food prices (your monthly budget)  Rs 8000/Month

> health prices (for those who need medical insurance) Do not have Idea

> education prices (if you need to pay)  Rs 19000/Month

> energy prices (oil, electricity)  Rs 400/Month ( Only electricity )

> common bills (Internet, television, telephone, mobile phone)  Rs 2500/Month

> price for a good menu in a traditional restaurant  Rs 1000 ( For 3 members family )

> price for a coffee or a drink  Rs 50/Coffee

> price for cinema tickets  Rs 200/Person

Shopping of Clothes, Sandals, Small House hold  articles,  Rs 2000/Month

Thank and Regards

Raghu

Hi, been in Mauritius as a global intern for 7 months now. My financial experience is as follows.

How much does it cost to live in Mauritius?

> accommodation prices  - Rs 6000

> public transportation fares (tube, bus etc.) - Rs 1100

> food prices (your monthly budget) - Rs 13 500

> health prices (for those who need medical insurance) Rs 10 000

> energy prices (oil, electricity) - Included in rent ( I was lucky)

> common bills (Internet, television, telephone, mobile phone) - Rs 1500

> price for a good menu in a traditional restaurant - Rs 350

> price for a coffee or a drink - Rs 50

> Cab fare - Ridiculous. Uncontrolled - between Rs 450 - Rs 1500

Cheers,

Kabo

Hi, been in Mauritius for almost 5 years (and still loving it).

How much does it cost to live in Mauritius?

> accommodation prices  - Rs 30000 for two bed, two bath, detached house with pool near Calodyne.

> public transportation fares (tube, bus etc.) - Rs Don't use.

> food prices (your monthly budget) - Rs 15-20000 depending.

> health prices (for those who need medical insurance) Rs health insurance at approx Rs3000/month for two.

> energy prices (oil, electricity) - Water at Rs150 and electricity at Rs1200/2000 depending on time of year

> common bills (Internet, television, telephone, mobile phone) - Rs 2200 at 2mps for MyT includes extended TV

> price for a good menu in a traditional restaurant - Rs 450 (2 courses per person) but varies hugely depending on how "touristy" the area is.

> price for a coffee or a drink - Rs 50-Rs120 for coffee. Beer Rs65-120 as above for tourist area.

> Cab fare - Ridiculous. Uncontrolled - between Rs 450 - Rs 1500 and more

Hi everyone,

prices for Grand bay :

> accommodation prices : starts around 20,000-25,000 for 3 rooms

> public transportation fares (tube, bus etc.) : I spend 2,000 per week for my car - I don't use bus

> food prices : around 2,000 per week

> health prices (for those who need medical insurance) : 1,200 for a local insurance, much more if it would be an international one

> education prices (if you need to pay) n/a

> energy prices (oil, electricity) : between 800 and 2,500 per month (air con is expensive but necessary in the north)

> common bills (Internet, television, telephone, mobile phone)  : 800 rs per month for the internet, around 1,200 for canal+, and 500 por my mobile phone

> price for a good menu in a traditional restaurant : between 400-600 rs per person

> price for a coffee or a drink - depends where you do. A cocktail can cost up to rs250 in Grand Bay

> price for cinema tickets : gosh I can't remember ... 250rs  ?

Hello Julien,

My friend I made an excel sheet on cost of living and don't know how to post it on expat-blog.

If you like I can send you on your personal email.

Trust all good for you.
TC
Sumeet

Hi, I'm from the UK and my husband and I moved here in September 2014 for his job in Middlesex University in Vacaos. We live in Tamarin. Costs below are for both of us,

How much does it cost to live in Mauritius? 

> accommodation prices  Rent Rs 32000/Month (3 bed detached house without pool, with study garden and veranda)

> public transportation fares (tube, bus etc.) Don't use

> food prices (your monthly budget)  Rs 20,000 - 25,000/Month - we shop in the supermarkets which are expensive. Shopping in Quatre Bornes market would be a lot cheaper

> health prices (for those who need medical insurance) Public health service is okay, though most have private insurance. We don't.

> education prices (if you need to pay)  Very expensive. We have a friend who needed an English school for her children. She hoped to find a local school but even places that said they spoke English used French/Creole a lot of time. She has had to pay for them to go to La Bocage, which is extremely expensive about 8000 pounds a year per person.

> energy prices (oil, electricity)  Rs 1100/Month ( Only electricity ) two people who use air con only for about 15 minutes at a time and uses fan rest of time.

> common bills (Internet, television, telephone, mobile phone)  Internet = 1500 a month (for fastest speed), mobiles are expensive here but airtime is super cheap: 500 lasted us over two months and we use it all the time.

> price for a good menu in a traditional restaurant - it's very expensive around Tamarin. We tend to spend 2000-2500 for a meal out for two.

> price for a coffee or a drink  Rs 90/Coffee

> price for cinema tickets  Rs 200/Person

Shopping of Clothes, Sandals, Small House hold  articles,  Expensive at places like Bagatelle, Jumbo etc. Go to Quatre Bornes, or buy suitable summer clothes before you come.

Our car insurance was Rs 14000 for both of us for a year. Cars are very expensive here, as second hand ones hold their value. You have to spend about 300,000 to get decent second hand car.

Thank and Regards

City of Mauritius you are living in - Grand Baie

> accommodation prices - 10,000 Rs

> public transportation fares - do not use

> food prices (your monthly budget) - 2500 to 3000 Rs including fresh vegetables from local market

> health prices (for those who need medical insurance) - 700 Rs a month for health insurance premium

> education prices (if you need to pay) - not needed

> energy prices (oil, electricity) - 1100 Rs for electricity including A/c approx 2 hours each day

> common bills (Internet, television, telephone, mobile phone) - mobile phone-300 to 500 Rs a month on emtel prepaid

> price for a good menu in a traditional restaurant - 500  to 1200 Rs per person depending on restaurant

> price for a coffee or a drink -50 Rs for hot drinks at Port Louis cafes. 100 Rs for smoothies

> price for cinema tickets - 200 Rs per person

can anyone pm me or upload a shot of their supermarket receipt ? Which would include common things like spices, tomato puree, cereals, bread etc.
Next time if you go shopping, Can you please do that ??

Thank you

happy independence day btw