Jerusalem vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$1973
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$637
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$57
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$508
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	78	27
😀 Quality of life	85	62
🏙️ Population	936K	149K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 160% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 1551st and 6387th ($2114 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Israel and Mauritius, respectively. Check Israel vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.6 months in Port Louis. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 374th and 4802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Port Louis

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	Jerusalem	Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$5.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$6.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$542
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$33.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$1157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$1131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$9.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$27.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$65.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$3884

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1930
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511

Cities near Port Louis

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bambous	$745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Triolet	$808
17 km or 10 mi	Curepipe	$712
21 km or 13 mi	Goodlands	$796
23 km or 14 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
33 km or 21 mi	Mahebourg	$785
210 km or 130 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
212 km or 132 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
214 km or 133 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
228 km or 142 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
237 km or 148 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
241 km or 149 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
241 km or 150 mi	La Possession	$1371
246 km or 153 mi	Le Port	$1400
248 km or 154 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
250 km or 156 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
256 km or 159 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
880 km or 546 mi	Toamasina	$447
1054 km or 655 mi	Antananarivo	$507
1094 km or 680 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1471 km or 914 mi	Toliara	$389
1543 km or 959 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
1639 km or 1018 mi	Domoni	$1100
1742 km or 1083 mi	Victoria	$1495
1789 km or 1111 mi	Moroni	$1105
1895 km or 1178 mi	Nacala	$1150
1974 km or 1227 mi	Pemba	$1506
2011 km or 1249 mi	Nampula	$872
2180 km or 1355 mi	Quelimane	$675
2365 km or 1470 mi	Beira	$1003
2368 km or 1472 mi	Mulanje	$461
2404 km or 1494 mi	Zomba	$457
2426 km or 1508 mi	Blantyre	$507
2441 km or 1517 mi	Mangochi	$493
2463 km or 1530 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
2490 km or 1548 mi	Ntcheu	$492
2491 km or 1548 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
2504 km or 1556 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
2515 km or 1563 mi	Zanzibar	$552