Why is PIZZA in Mauritius so expensive???

[Martijn]

Why is PIZZA in Mauritius so expensive???
Pizza in Mauritius is around 350 MUR | 8.50 EUR | 12.50 USD. Comparing to European countries, pizza in Mauritius is, in my opinion, highly over prized!

"Pizza (i /ˈpiːtsə/; Italian: [ˈpittsa]) is an oven-baked, flat, disc-shaped bread typically topped with a tomato sauce, cheese and various toppings." (Wikipedia)

I'm not a pizza expert, but how expensive can that ^ be ??

[Dietmar]

Hi Martijn,

in google map, Mauritius also looks like a nice pizza... *humour*

Anyway, in hamburg, germany, a good italian pizza would cost similar...
But supermarket frozen pizzas just 2-3 euros... Pizza under 1 Euro in the supermarket usually didn't taste very good. As saying goes, pay cheap - get cheap... PIZZAHUT - so maybe pizzahut is the cheap option of pizza you can have in mauritius How about the taste ? When Pizzahut was new in Mauritius i loved to have the Super Supreme. But nowadays since there are a few really nice italian places you can go to at in the north of the island, i really prefer those ones *tastier*

Yes, but in Mauritius, anything imported is more expensive, but you are right, pizzas could be cheaper as most of the ingredients are available locally but if you take into account the processing, transportation, cook, oven, restaurant, employees, the price of Rs.350 is justified in my opionion. What you must do is choose the place where they make them BIG like at Marcos in Trou aux Biches - you then buy only 1 Pizza at around Rs.350 and you can share it with your wife. 350/2 = is a good deal.

What do the others think ?

[Titus]

Pizza is so expensive to keep Italians Off !

No, no, I am just kidding (but who nows...)
350 MUR | 8.50 EUR - sorry, I didn't eat pizza for a long time in Mauritius - but are you talking about restaurant prices?
That's the price you'll pay also in Italy. Well, a cheap one, Margharita, you'll find there also sometimes for 6 Euro, but those restaurants take a cover charge of 1.50+