Is Mauritius a good place to live for remote workers?

Mauritius scores 74/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 101.7 Mbps, safety 86, healthcare 75, air quality 93; English not scored) — rank 50 of 167.

How fast is the internet in Mauritius?

Median fixed broadband is around 101.7 Mbps.

What does $3,000/month get you in Mauritius?

Single-person essentials run about $734/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "like royalty" (4.1× essentials).

Livability · rank 50/167

Is 🇲🇺 Mauritius (Port Louis) a good place to live?

Quality score 74/100 against essentials of $734/month.

The five metrics

Internet 41 101.7 Mbps median broadband, 73.3% online

Safety 86 2.3 homicides/100k (2022)

Healthcare 75 UHC service coverage 75/100 (2023)

Air quality 93 PM2.5 8.1 µg/m³ (2023)

Beside the score, not inside it

Neither of these is part of the composite above, deliberately. Folding governance into a quality-of-life number would bury a political judgement where you could not see it or argue with it, and connection price is a different question from connection speed — somewhere fast and expensive and somewhere slow and cheap are different trade-offs, not one average.

Rule of law: strong; World Bank WGI estimate 0.64 · corruption control 0.34 · stability 0.79 (2024). Scale −2.5 to +2.5, higher is better.
What connectivity costs: $10.73 /mo broadband; Mobile 10GB $5.89/month. ITU price basket. The speed above is scored; this price is not.

What your budget buys

Monthly budget	vs essentials ($734)	Verdict
$2,000	2.7×	like royalty
$3,000	4.1×	like royalty
$5,000	6.8×	like royalty

Essentials from the Pint & Property basket. Rank countries by your own priorities in the interactive matrix.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Mauritius a good place to live for remote workers?: Mauritius scores 74/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 101.7 Mbps, safety 86, healthcare 75, air quality 93; English not scored) — rank 50 of 167.
How fast is the internet in Mauritius?: Median fixed broadband is around 101.7 Mbps.
What does $3,000/month get you in Mauritius?: Single-person essentials run about $734/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "like royalty" (4.1× essentials).