Cheap Holidays In Mauritius

The ultimate guide to cheap vacation in Mauritius

Mauritius is not an expensive destination. Here's the exchange rate for a few currencies:

Pound Sterling - Rs 37.06
Euro - Rs 54.44
US Dollar - Rs 30.76

Transportation from airport to Flic-En-Flac might cost you around US$30-50
Renting a neat bungalow for one month might cost you around US$350-1200.
Buying good food for one *very hungry* person might cost you around US$40-60 a day.
Renting a car might cost you between US$500-1200 for a whole month.
Transportation from Flic-En-Flac to airport might cost you around US$30-50

Seriously, here are the expenses me and my mom have to incur every month for living at Flic-En-Flac:

Renting of bungalow (yeah, we're renting the place, it's not ours): US$200
Food for me & my mom (we eat a lot): US$250
Phone, Electricity & Water (we talk a fucking lot over the phone): US$110
My Internet Connection (thank you, Thomas, for the shared internet): US$17
Total: US$577

Yep. US$577 a month. And that's still exaggerated. Of course, we have other expenses, but those aren't related to the cost of living around here. Heh, we're not living in a shack. There are three rooms in here, two bathrooms, one kitchen (a bit small though), a small veranda and an open garage. There's a small garden we share with our neighbours who live on top (around 4mX8m), and a cute coconut tree that gives us so many coconuts that we're bored shitless of the milk. We're at a walking distance from the beach and the nearest supermarket is around 700-800 metres away.

Now, after hearing how much people actually pay to come to Mauritius through hotels, I couldn't help but smile. I think I'm going to set up a website to help people come to Mauritius. Could make some money with that. What d'you think? Is charging US$100-200 reasonable? Hmmm... and a free test-drive (feedback & photos required) for the first customer :P



Contact me on rowan.rishigmail.com