PPRuNe Forums - View Single Post - Air Mauritius wannabees
View Single Post
Old 19th Mar 2010, 07:59
  #64 (permalink)  
dessas
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Dodoland
Age: 62
Posts: 69
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Info on cost of life in MRU

All prices in MUR (1EUR buys you 41.5MUR)
50000 Food and household items for family of 4 w/o excess.
70000 School entrance fee per child average for English private schools.
30000 School fees per month for 2 kids (MK pays 17000).
55000 FOC return tickets (incl. of fuel surcharge) for family of 4 to EU.
3500 Dinner at a decent resto for family of 4.
1000000 Compact European car Peugeot 207.
1400000 Cheapest SUV Hyndai Tuxon.
600000 Cheapest pickup truck Ssang Yang Musso.
35000 Road tax + ins per year for a 1000000 car.
200000 Starting price for second hand 16' speedboat with 40-60hp OBE. Expect to pay at least 600000 for a new 18' with 80-100hp OBE.
Petrol 44, Diesel 34 per litre.
10000 Comms charges (tel, mob, ADSL, satellite etc) per month.
10000 Electric bill for 3 a/cs during summer (Dec-March) per month.
10000-50000 per month extra rent above MK housing for a decent house depending how close to the beach it is. Premium houses rent up to 200000 per month.
Hope this helps.

Last edited by dessas; 19th Mar 2010 at 08:08. Reason: spelling
dessas is offline