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Cost of living and expenses in Mauritius
What are the costs of living, how much do you have to spend on fees and expenses in Mauritius?
What is the cost of a mortgage, what are the average earnings in Mauritius, and how much do you have to spend on clothes or a flat in the centre or on the outskirts of the city?
Below you will read about the expenses, fees, rental prices, how much you have to pay for clothes or shoes and the cost of living in Mauritius
(The last update: today)
Currency in Mauritius Mauritian rupee (MUR). For 10 US dollars you can get 469 Mauritian rupees. For 100 US dollars you can get 4.69 thousand Mauritian rupees. And the other way around: For 100 Mauritian rupees you can get 2.13 US dollars.
See also how prices have changed in previous years: Price changes in previous years in Mauritius
What are the different prices in the cities in Mauritius? Look here: Prices in cities in Mauritius
Prices: Port Louis Curepipe Quatre Bornes Vacoas-Phoenix Phoenix Mahébourg Centre de Flacq Tamarin Beau Bassin-Rose Hill Riviere Du Rempart
fees
$51 ($27 - $97)
75% is less expensive than in United States
internet
$31 ($21 - $43)
by half less than in United States
jeans
$42 ($19.2 - $68)
19% is less expensive than in United States
average earnings
$574
87% is less expensive than in United States
renting a small apartment in the center
$419 ($256 - $640)
76% is less expensive than in United States
renting a large apartment outside the center
$634 ($363 - $1.02K)
74% is less expensive than in United States
The cost of living in Mauritius:
- One-way Ticket (Local Transport) $0.85 (MUR 40)
- Monthly Pass (Regular Price) $22 (MUR 1.01K)
- Gasoline (1 liter) $1.5 (MUR 70)
- Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW (or equivalent new car) $29.9K (MUR 1.4M)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre $419 (MUR 19.6K)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) outside of centre $301 (MUR 14.1K)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre $726 (MUR 34K)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre $634 (MUR 29.7K)
- Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment $51 (MUR 2.4K)
- Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) $31 (MUR 1.43K)
- numb_34 $18.1 (MUR 846)
- 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) $42 (MUR 1.99K)
- 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M,...) $36 (MUR 1.68K)
- 1 pair of Nike running shoes or similar $74 (MUR 3.47K)
- 1 pair of men's leather shoes $61 (MUR 2.87K)
- Toyota Corolla 1.6l, 97kW Comfort (or equivalent new car) $31.4K (MUR 1.47M)
- Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child $151 (MUR 7.09K)
- Price per square meter for an apartment in the city center $1.17K (MUR 54.7K)
- International Primary School, Annually for 1 Child $3.83K (MUR 179K)
- Price per square meter for an apartment outside of city centre $940 (MUR 44K)
- Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) $574 (MUR 26.9K)
- Mortgage annual interest rate in percentages (%) 6.1%
- Taxi starting fare (normal tariff) $3.2 (MUR 150)
- Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) $2.5 (MUR 117)
- Taxi 1 hour waiting (normal tariff) $10.7 (MUR 500)
Price changes in previous years in Mauritius
Price changes in One Square Meter Of An Apartment In The Center over the years: 2012: $2.1K(MUR 98.3K)
Have earnings increased in Mauritius?
See the average salary in previous years in 2012: $634(MUR 29.7K), 2015: $523(MUR 24.5K), 2016: $422(MUR 19.8K), 2017: $466(MUR 21.8K), and 2018: $368(MUR 17.3K)
Price changes in Fees over the years: 2012: $47(MUR 2.21K), 2015: $34(MUR 1.6K), 2016: $49(MUR 2.28K), 2017: $50(MUR 2.34K), and 2018: $46(MUR 2.17K)
Price changes in Internet over the years: 2012: $45(MUR 2.1K), 2015: $33(MUR 1.54K), 2016: $25(MUR 1.16K), 2017: $32(MUR 1.49K), and 2018: $27(MUR 1.27K)
Have prices changed in clothing stores in Mauritius in recent years?
For example, this is how the prices of jeans have changed in 2012: $31(MUR 1.44K), 2015: $44(MUR 2.08K), 2016: $53(MUR 2.5K), 2017: $55(MUR 2.6K), and 2018: $40(MUR 1.87K)
Do you want to learn more about different prices? See the following comparison:
bread
$0.66 ($0.21 - $1.2)
82% is less expensive than in United States
internet
$31 ($21 - $43)
by half less than in United States
bananas
$1.8 ($1.1 - $3.2)
5.8% more than in United States
renting a small apartment in the center
$419 ($256 - $640)
76% is less expensive than in United States
cheese
$9.3 ($3.8 - $15.2)
28% is less expensive than in United States
bottle of water
$0.58 ($0.43 - $1.1)
72% is less expensive than in United States