Living in Mauritius
What it costs, how you get off the island, what the weather does and what is actually here — from published data rather than from anybody's brochure. 2,837 properties are on the market as we write this.
£379ktypical asking price
£1ktypical rent a month
18/31most expensive of the islands here
12h57flying from London
21places you can fly to non-stop
12/12months above 20°C
What it costs
Half the homes for sale in Mauritius are asking more than Rs 24,000,000 — about £379k — and half less. That is 3% below the middle of the 31 islands on this site.
Renting, the middle of the market is Rs 75,000 a month (£1k).
Cheaper, if the number above is the problem: St Lucia (£366k), Turks & Caicos (£357k), Cyprus (£343k), Faroe Islands (£338k). Search every island by budget.
Costs about the same: Malta, St Lucia, Cook Islands — worth a look if you have not fixed on a place.
Getting off the island
Getting there
Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU)≈ 12h57 flying from London
Sir Charles Gaetan Duval Airport (RRG)≈ 13h17 flying from London
Direct from MRU — 21 destinations, 14 airlines
Antananarivo1h47 Air Mauritius
Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo4h20 Air Mauritius, FlySafair
Cape Town5h41 Air Mauritius
Chennai6h07 Air Mauritius
Mumbai6h25 Air India, Air Mauritius
Dubai–International6h53 Emirates
Kuala Lumpur–International7h23 Air Mauritius
Perth7h56 Air Mauritius
Moscow–Sheremetyevo11h28 Aeroflot
Vienna11h29 Austrian Airlines
Zurich11h56 Edelweiss Air
Paris–Charles de Gaulle12h31 Air France, Air Mauritius
Paris–Orly12h31 Corsair International
London–Gatwick12h54 Air Mauritius, British Airways
+ 7 more: Saint-Denis de la Réunion · Delhi · Rodrigues · Mahé · Frankfurt · Lyon · Marseille
Airlines: Aeroflot · Air Austral · Air France · Air India · Air Mauritius · Air Seychelles · Austrian Airlines · British Airways · Condor · Corsair International · Discover Airlines · Edelweiss Air · Emirates · FlySafair
Flight times are great-circle estimates; routes change seasonally — confirm with the airline.
Within an hour's flight
07/02Ride the Wind - Rodrigues Kitesurf Competition 2026
07/2457e Tour Auto - Ile de la Reunion
07/30Jazz Dann Port (Festival de Jazz du Port)
08/07For The Kiltir (1st edition)
The weather, month by month
Climate · Port Louis
28°J
28°F
28°M
27°A
25°M
23°J
22°J
22°A
23°S
24°O
26°N
28°D
Average daily high per month; 1925 mm rain a year. Most comfortable: Jun, Sep, Oct.
12 months of the year are above 20°C in the day. Recorded averages from the nearest long-running weather station, not a forecast.
What is actually here
75 schools · 70 doctors & pharmacies · 71 food shops · 80 restaurants · 43 beaches · 18 golf · 4 sailing & marinas · 14 theatres & cinemas
On the island 698 places
🎣 Fishing & angling 4Le Morne Anglers' ClubAh-Fat & Co fishingSea-Way Store fishingFerme Marine De Mahebourg fishing 🚲 Cycling routes 7Epic Sports bicycleSorab Bike Mechanic bicycleChampion Bike bicycleInternational Bike Centre bicycleAtelier Bicycle bicycle
⛵ Sailing & marinas 4Sunset Boulevard Grand BayTrou d'eau Douce MarinaLa Marina5 Islands tour | Ile aux Cerfs | Excursions & Activities - Catamaran | Speedboat
🏖 Beaches 43Public Beach Pointe aux SablesPublic BeachPoste Lafayette Public BeachVieux Grand Port public beachSt Francois Debarcadere Fish Landing Station
🍽 Restaurants 80Les Copains d'abordOstrea Restaurant internationalLe Bois Noir chineseSea Breeze chineseBlue Bird Restaurant Casela Nature Parks
🍺 Bars & pubs 48Backstage barOstrea Bar barKenzi bar barB 52 Bar barSunset Boulevard Café pub
☕ Cafés 74Cafe & Ice ice creamRed Restaurant cafeLemon Tree cafeRoots cafeMugg & Bean coffee shop
🏨 Hotels & stays 80Le Touessrok Shangri-LaAstroea beach Hotel guest housePreskil Island Resort 4★ · 214 roomsThe Westin Turtle Bay Resort & Spa, MauritiusInterContinental Hotel 🎭 Theatres & cinemas 14Théatre de Port Louis theatreJ&J Auditorium theatrecurious corner theatreOpen Air Amphitheatre theatreThéâtre du Plaza theatre
🛒 Food shops 71Carrefour supermarketLondon Way supermarketIntermart Supermarket Way · supermarketSheridan supermarketWinners supermarket
🎓 Schools 75Mohabeer Foogooa Government SchoolSir Seemadree Virahsawmy SSSCamp Pavé SchoolGrand Bay Elementary ShoolBaicho Madhoo Government School
⚕ Doctors & pharmacies 70Pharmacy Pointe aux Sables pharmacyLondon Way Pharma pharmacyGrand Bay Pharma pharmacyPharmacie du Jardin pharmacyPharmacie Espace Santé pharmacy
🏋 Gyms & pools 39ION Club sports centre · surfingPryde Club sports centre · surfingSonofkite sports centre · kitesurfingGlenPark Sport Complex sports centre · gymnasticsSports Center Camp Pavé sports centre · soccer 🎾 Tennis & padel 2Tennis Nord tennisTennis courts tennis
🌳 Parks & nature 53Le Val Reserve nature reserveLa Vallée de ferney nature reserveBalfour GardensCavalot - Parcours de santePetanque Field garden ⛴ Ferry terminals 3Ferry and Boats to Ile aux Cerfs ferry terminalTerminal passagers ferry terminalCruise Piers Port Luis ferry terminal
What is for sale right now
Browse 2,277 homes for sale 560 to rent
Also in Indian Ocean: Seychelles.
What this page does not tell you
Nothing here is tax, residency or immigration advice, and we do not publish rules we cannot source — those change, they differ by nationality, and getting them wrong costs you far more than a search does. Take them from the island's own government. Prices are asking prices from agents' own sites, not achieved prices. Flight times are estimates and routes change with the season.
Compiled 2026-08-22 from 16 agent sites plus published climate, airport and mapping data. How this works · Compare every island side by side