Would this be enough to live a good life?

evestyles Active member

29POSTS

15 years ago

Hi there

My husband has just been made an offer of 3500 euros to work in Mauritius.聽 He gets transport to and from work but I would still have to get a car for my son and I.

We're waiting on the final documentation to see if that includes a housing allowance or not.

Do you think 3500 euros is enough to live a really good life for 2 adults and 1 toddler?

I have the following budget worked out - please amend it as you wish.

Salary聽聽 124000 (euros converted to MUR minus 11.41% tax)
Rent聽聽 30000
Car聽聽 25000
Gas聽聽 1000
Food聽聽 20000
Water聽聽 1500
Elec聽聽 1500
School聽聽 6000 (this is for primary school but not sure of preschool cost)
Medical aid聽聽 500 (per month - i heard it's 6000 per year but not sure for how many people)
Internet聽聽 1000
Satellite tv聽聽 1500
Phones聽聽 1000
Domestic worker聽聽 8000
Entertainment聽聽 3000
Takeaways聽聽 1000
My study fees in South Africa 4400
Savings聽聽 16000

Left over聽 2600??????

Is that cutting it fine? and are my estimates realistic?

Please help - we need to give an answer asap!

THANK YOU

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evestyles Active member

29POSTS

15 years ago

THanks again Armand!

That link doesn't seem to work though

I have looked at the Cost of Living posts but all the amounts vary greatly so there are prices e.g. major differences in prices per month from different people so I don't know what is correct

Armand ViP

24785POSTS

15 years ago

The link should be working now

As it is an old thread i guess some prices have changed and people have different perceptions on how much is enough but you should have a global idea of prices in Mauritius.
In my opinion 3500 Euros are largely enough for your family of 3

Regards
Armand

linapascal Active member

56POSTS

15 years ago

Most people earn between Rs 5000 - Rs 20.000 / month. You should be fine :-)

evestyles Active member

29POSTS

15 years ago

Thanks lina but not sure where you get that amount from. Apparently u have to earn at least 30000 in order to get ur visa to work there!

Zoubia Serial expat

460POSTS

15 years ago

Hey,

I don't know exactly where you get it wrong in your estimates, but boy, 3500 euros is like, WOW. Plus a car? Way to go!!! You can get a good nice house for far less than 30000 though. And 8000 in domestic aids sounds a hell of a lot, but I may be wrong.

linapascal Active member

56POSTS

15 years ago

evestyles wrote:
Thanks lina but not sure where you get that amount from. Apparently u have to earn at least 30000 in order to get ur visa to work there!

That's what most Mauritians earn, from what I've seen. And I tend to keep my eyes wide open :-)

Good luck with your new life. Cherio!

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islander77 Guest

0POSTS

15 years ago

hi there, you can always cut down domestic work. invest in washing & drying machines, dish washers. we had a domestic for some time, and i went directly to "machines"

: ie:-washing machine, dish washing, vacuum cleaners, ovens, solar heaters. can reap benefits after 10 months

cheers & good day,
islander.