Is MAURITIUS more EXPENSIVE THAN SOUTH AFRICA? Food Cost Guide

[@suzyknoepfelyn3390]

I’m living in Switzerland and I was shocked to know that the prices there are similar to those here. Thanks for sharing it😊

[@LucyLeheilleix]

Only a pleasure 👍🏻

[@harisadu8998]

You should post a video about converting foreign driving licences to Mauritius ones and how the process goes. What to ensure you do so that it goes smoothly. That would be helpful!

[@Helios1234p]

I'm a Mauritian now living in the UK but what I love about Mauritius is the sheer variety of things. A lot of the variety of Lindt or Cadbury chocolates that you get in Mauritius, I can't even find in the UK. Prices when I went a couple of months ago weren't actually bad for being imported, although I understand that for most people there, they are still expensive.

[@antonlerm918]

Thanks for a video filled with wisdom

[@LucyLeheilleix]

Thanks for watching!

[@BryanDiscoversWorld]

Hi Lucy, thanks for that, now I'm craving Choc-kits. I would love to see a comparison on eating out in Mauritius vs SA

[@LucyLeheilleix]

Thanks Bryan for the idea. I hope you enjoy the rest of your travels!

[@alexandralabre3479]

Thanks Lucy !! I am in St Barths, Caribbean, and it is more expensive than this, especially fruits and vegetables. Soon I am moving

[@LucyLeheilleix]

Cool! Thanks for the comment. I love the Caribbean. Have a great time here.

[@suewolmarans6195]

Yay! A new video.

[@apete797]

I was quite surprised to find that our grocery bill here is fairly equivalent to the SA one on a monthly basis. But as you point out, thats only possible with some adjustments in the diet. Red meat is a luxury, fish is also weirdly expensive, but chicken is good. Nutella is much cheaper than SA. Biscoff too. Nescafe is ridiculously expensive compared to SA. Nespresso about 30% more. Boerewors rolls are a luxury lol. So the only question is whether the offset from a much lower tax rate sets off the expensive cost of living.

[@LucyLeheilleix]

The tax rate is certainly more favorable here, but one has to take into account many factors (car prices, houses, furniture, schooling, utility bills etc) to really understand the cost of living here. I still maintain that unless you have a good job here, Mauritius is pretty expensive. Kinda like anywhere in the world, the more you earn, the easier life will be. Thanks for the comment. 😊

[@luciefantom5346]

Hi Lucy, all the your videos are helping me plan our holiday thank you , question we are struggling on deciding to do hotel with all inclusive or airbnb, what is the cost of eating out at local restraunts to an all inclusive?

[@LucyLeheilleix]

Airbnb will be cheaper 👍🏻

[@antonwalker4038]

Hi Lucy. Great video, thank you. Looking forward to the next.

[@LucyLeheilleix]

Thanks for watching! I hope you’re well?

[@dominiqueogilvie3365]

I'm Mauritian and live in Durban. I go to Mauritius often so, l'm very interested in your research. Thanks for doing that.

[@LucyLeheilleix]

Only a pleasure 😃

[@Pikk-e8j]

Hi ain’t you running back with all your Boers relatives? Usually most of the whites are running to Mauritius. Where else you can have a life like pre apartheid South Africa,except Mauritius. Even some former slaves are still worshipping their former slaves masters.

[@ProfessorVolland]

Thank you Lucy for all the work on this topic. I am watching your channel for a year now. Lindt in Germany, where it comes from, is 2,20-2,60,-€. Considering prices went up significantly over the last 12 months, Germans are joking that we are in close reach of Swiss prices. Considering Mauritius is an island with import fees plus high transportation costs, prices, you have shown, are okay. Oh, I forgot, butter is 2,2-2,7,-€ here. Sometimes 1,69,-€ on offer. Keep up your good work. Legalized drug alcohol is fairly cheap here due to the billions of tax revenue for the country. Cheers from Germany 🇩🇪 PS: Lindt is Swiss, of course. Gas prices: 0,173,- per cm meter plus 14,90,-€ monthly admin fee Diesel: 1,7-1,9 a Liter Gasoline/ Benzin: 1,7-1,9 Liter Electricity: 0,35 kWH plus 14,90,-€ monthly admin fee

[@LucyLeheilleix]

Thanks for the comment. In reality, it’s expensive pretty much everywhere. One needs a good salary wherever one lives!

[@globoliver9697]

Import fees YES -- high transportation costs NO (except for a car or lorry).

[@roosterbooster3265]

Considering it's sugar plantations everywhere on the island, it's no wonder all food being imported means prices are so high. I also found the supermarket selection is geared to French tastes and could not get much of the same as the UK. Meat especially lamb was particularly expensive if could be found at all. Even fresh vegetable selection is different to the UK and little choice of cows milk. Lucky to find anything marked as organic. Clothes prices in shopping malls is 3-4x UK prices. Pharmacies in malls don't sell the useful meds which you can get outside at independent pharmacies. You won't find really useful services in the malls either like clothing alterations, watch repairs and the likes or hardware stores. Generally, I found eating out mostly affordable but supermarkets very expensive with limited choice. I am sure there is better choice in Port Louis (markets) but if you want to live in Grand Baie, Pampelmousses, Tamarin or Flic-en-Flac you may have to compromise. FYI international schools are mostly full.

[@LucyLeheilleix]

Thanks for the comment. You are spot on with your evaluation 👍🏻

[@Pikk-e8j]

Hi if you’re British,we love you and most welcome. Same as french people at least we’ve got similar lingua franca. Also the mixed with us the dark kaffirs,but if it’s for Boers no thanks we can feel their racism in the air. They’re targeting the island soon it will be a Boer state.

[@Iwo26]

In California, the shopping list you have presented is about 30%-40% more expensive than Mauritius. How is health insurance in Mauritius ? I pay $649 USD a month for health insurance and they still don't cover everything and I have to pay on top of it to get some medicine. 1L of gas in CA is about $1.5 USD. Everything here got so out of control that at the current prices just from selling my house in Southern California I can buy a mansion at the beach in Mauritius and be retired for the rest of my life. I'm seriously considering it. How much are the utilities, water, power etc ? Thank you !!

[@LucyLeheilleix]

Health insurance is ok, but while living here I would definitely get an international cover so that one can have proper care elsewhere if needed 👍🏻

[@womenworthwealth]

Those prices have increased now, that same butter is now Rs 124. Also, the prices differ between supermarkets.

[@LucyLeheilleix]

Thanks for the comment. Yes prices increase virtually monthly 🥹

[@philliproetz5030]

Hi , Good video thank you , I have been doing the same research lol . I have been checking out Mauritian supermarket online brochures . DV we will be there with my whole family early next year and staying at Black River . As South Africans my sons braai / bbg quite regularly . So i told them that saw Indian Buffalo meat on on the online brochures. Now we are all intrigued if it can be braaied or BBQ grilled ?? Also i know its a long shot but what are the odd's of getting some Boerewors ?

[@LucyLeheilleix]

Hello! Yes, one can find bowrewors and biltong and all sorts of other meats. There’s a new shop called saggers.mu Do try the tuna too!

[@greatmogul-zw1br]

Great video !!!

[@LucyLeheilleix]

Thanks very much 🙏

[@greatmogul-zw1br]

@@LucyLeheilleix You are welcome !

[@monikaalicja5642]

I live in ireland and everything here is really expensive. I found it shocking that manybof the Mauritian prices are the same or actually higher!. For example, 200g butter is about 2.40, 400g butter 3.60, oats/almond/soya milk approx. 2.80-3.40 depending on brand, half a kilo cherry tomatoes i pay about 3 euros.

[@LucyLeheilleix]

Yeah life has gotten expensive! Thanks for the comment!

[@ehjo4904]

Cherry tomatoes ? Nobody eats this except expats

[@Shahzaadee-mh3bd]

Hi my wife is from South Africa n yes the prices are more cheaper in south Africa than mauritius😢n we always watch your videos 😊🎉

[@LucyLeheilleix]

Thanks for watching and for the comment. Take care! 😃

[@Shahzaadee-mh3bd]

hope to meet you one day 😊

[@LucyLeheilleix]

@@Shahzaadee-mh3bd yes perhaps!

[@Pikk-e8j]

@@Shahzaadee-mh3bdhi are you a white person? If not then you must realise,white southafricans don’t entertain anyone nonwhite,unless they need to rob you,or need something from u then yes all sweet.

[@DaveGleds]

Hi I’ve been watching your videos as I’m planning a trip to Mauritius in may or early June. Is still can’t decide which side of the island would be best to stay on. I love snorkelling and have found a hotel in Bel Ombre that I’m interested in booking. Do you think the sea would be quite calm in that area at that time of year or would the trade winds make it to rough and choppy for snorkelling?? Thanks Dave!!

[@LucyLeheilleix]

Hi Dave. That’s normally the time if the year when the SE winds start to blow. I would look at the west coast rather. Somewhere like Flic en Flac. Check out Pointe D’Esny while you’re on the island as it has amazing snorkeling 👌

[@Pikk-e8j]

The north is the best,hope you’re coming over as a tourist not to stay .

[@DaveGleds]

@@Pikk-e8j Why ?

[@jeandavidabeelack]

Hi, This is a nice video comparing one of the basic commodities of human needs. Mauritius is among the countries where food is costly compared to other places. This is because we have to import almost everything and there is no control over the price mechanism. So the distributors do a little bit of whatever they want. On the other hand, if you are living in Mauritius and working on international markets and getting in dollars etc..., you will not find it difficult to afford these products. And we must also know that the immigrants earn good money which also contributes to a significant rise in certain areas, especially in the West.

[@Alpha-Cheeno]

Hi Lucy, have you any information on taxes for expats living in Mauritius?

[@LucyLeheilleix]

Hello. Anything from 3-15 % 👍🏻

[@Pikk-e8j]

Please go elsewhere,plenty of countries around the world,we’re left with very few the locals. It’s an island for fk sake. Go elsewhere.🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

[@Jxxzph]

Would it be more appealing to live in Cape Town or Mauritius if budget doesn’t really matter ?

[@Jxxzph]

Also a lot of comments seem to forget grocery prices might be high, but the tax is very low. Compared to EU or SA where top earners are nearly at 50% So if local costs are higher you will probably still save money overall thanks to the tax. Factor that in.

[@LucyLeheilleix]

You are correct regarding tax. 20% is the highest you’ll pay. Cape Town and Mauritius are vastly different. It depends on what you want out of life. I chose safety and a low tax rate, with a great, simple life.

[@Pikk-e8j]

Yes please go to your capetown ,phewww we’re fedup of Afrikaans.

[@Tarantula.8eyes]

I'm Mauritian currently in Cape Town. It's gonna sound cliché but it really depends on the lifestyle you want and the kinda person you are.

[@RobertNisbet-j5d]

Lucy love you and your family. Great videos, but too serious. Your SA prices are ridiculous; here in Durban with no effort at all the prices are half those you have quoted - I'm talking supermarket! So SA probably 100% cheaper, ie half price - except vegetable's 2-300% cheaper. But Mauritius is beautiful.

[@LucyLeheilleix]

Ah thanks for the feedback. As I said in the video….prices may vary (and this is certainly the case across different supermarkets) 😉

[@asanda138]

Yes they vary from supermarket to supermarket and of course depending if a certain supermarket is running some special. For example the Lupark butter I bought it for R89.00 at Checkers.

[@RobertNisbet-j5d]

Bought 500g Butter @ Oxford for R49,99 last week (but admit that this is very cheap - average R70😁!)@@asanda138

[@Pikk-e8j]

Nice!god bless southafrica,so we won’t get anymore moving on our island.

[@BineshSoowamber]

Hi Lucy please manufacture a clip incw sexual predators and witchcraft in Mauritius

[@pierre-yvesguerin2796]

Very stupid survey the cost of living is much more in Mauritius

[@LucyLeheilleix]

This was a video just on food prices and not the cost of living…. I welcome you to make your own videos on the subject matter if my content is so stupid!

[@ReefRunner1]

@@LucyLeheilleix I recommend don't take the bait from these types. No data provided. Not worth the response. It comes with the territory... you are a celebrity now, lol. Your data and services are much appreciated!

[@Alpha-Cheeno]

Warning : GRUMPY FRENCHIE comment

[@globoliver9697]

Seems to get delusional ... Drinking real milk would be unhealthy, and 4,41 € is a higher number than 4,49 € ...

[@LucyLeheilleix]

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