Fiji vs Mauritius

Cost

Fiji, checked 9 July 2026: an inexpensive restaurant meal FJ$12; a three-course dinner for two at a mid-range restaurant FJ$90; a pint of domestic draught FJ$7. That comes from 176 entries by 18 contributors over twelve months, so it is indicative rather than precise.

Mauritius, checked August 2026: an inexpensive restaurant meal Rs300, range Rs150-600; a three-course dinner for two at a mid-range restaurant Rs2,000, range Rs1,200-4,000; a pint of domestic draught Rs100. Some upmarket restaurants add a 10-15% service charge.

Both sit in the moderate band for this directory. Neither figure captures Fiji's island transfers, which are a real cost Mauritius has no equivalent of.

Getting there

Nadi is the hub for international arrivals; island transfers are by catamaran, small plane or helicopter. Fiji issues visa-exempt nationalities a visitor permit on arrival valid up to four months, extendable by a further two on application and payment; non-exempt nationalities get a visitor visa for up to four months.

Mauritius has non-stop service to and from London, Paris CDG daily, Johannesburg, Cape Town, Geneva, Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Antananarivo, Saint-Denis on Réunion, Kuala Lumpur and Perth, with Dubai under a codeshare. There are no direct flights from the Americas. One airport in the south-east, then road. Mauritius grants a tourist visa on arrival for up to 180 days cumulative in a calendar year, case by case, with an All in One travel form to complete before departure.

The beaches

Mauritius' reef ring is the simplest swimming proposition of the two: flat water inside it on most of the coast on most days. The counterweight is wind — kitesurfing season April to November, windiest July and August on the east and south coasts.

Fiji's beaches are in the island groups beyond Nadi and there are many of them. No sourced beach-level data for either yet.

In this directory: Fiji has 1 beach listed, 0 rated calm for swimming. Mauritius has 2, 2 calm.

In the water

Mauritius runs roughly 23.7°C to 28.5°C across the year — warmest in March at about 28.5°C, coolest in August and September at about 23.7°C — and is swimmable year-round at the main resort coasts.

Fiji is warm year-round with no sourced monthly figures, though its dry winter carries the best visibility of the year and manta ray season.

The practical difference is Mauritius' cool season — August and September at about 23.7°C — which falls inside Fiji's best months.

When to go

Fiji's dry winter is May to October: cooler, sunnier, less rain, averaging 23-24°C with most days between 19-28°C, and it carries both manta ray season and the year's best underwater visibility. November to April is the hot wet summer and the tropical cyclone season.

Mauritius is best May to October — winter, drier and breezier at around 25°C, with quieter beaches. Cyclone season runs November to 15 May, officially that wide rather than confined to the new year.

May to October suits both, so dates rarely decide this pair. Their off-seasons are both cyclone seasons, at opposite ends of the year.

Beyond the beach

Mauritius wins this comfortably: an interior, a capital, four cuisines, all inside ninety minutes by road.

Fiji's range is in the water and in the spread of island types rather than inland.