Jerusalem vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jerusalem	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2037	$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4974	$1942
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$2324	$656
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2358	$522
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	77	27
😀 Quality of life	84	62
🏙️ Population	936K	149K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 147% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 1770th and 6351st ($2037 vs $826) 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 358th and 4805th 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	$20.4	$5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.2	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.45	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1355	$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$953	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1935	$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$45
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.96%	6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12822	$1168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8413	$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.6	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.8	$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.92	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.1	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.9	$23
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.9	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$859	$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11066	$3888

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$934
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$952
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$721
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1768
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$847
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1536
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1741
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1866
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1815
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$730
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2020
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1751
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$705
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1775
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2085
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1872
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$692
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1838
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1651
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1632
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1671

Cities near Port Louis

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Quatre Bornes	$674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bambous	$767
14 km or 8.7 mi	Triolet	$804
17 km or 10 mi	Curepipe	$701
21 km or 13 mi	Goodlands	$796
23 km or 14 mi	Centre de Flacq	$789
33 km or 21 mi	Mahebourg	$777
210 km or 130 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1451
212 km or 132 mi	Saint-Andre	$1444
214 km or 133 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1432
228 km or 142 mi	Saint-Denis	$1397
237 km or 148 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1371
241 km or 149 mi	Le Tampon	$1457
241 km or 150 mi	La Possession	$1441
246 km or 153 mi	Le Port	$1481
248 km or 154 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1454
250 km or 156 mi	Saint-Paul	$1538
256 km or 159 mi	Saint-Leu	$1665
880 km or 546 mi	Toamasina	$457
1054 km or 655 mi	Antananarivo	$519
1094 km or 680 mi	Antsirabe	$348
1471 km or 914 mi	Toliara	$403
1543 km or 959 mi	Mamoudzou	$1549
1639 km or 1018 mi	Domoni	$1093
1742 km or 1083 mi	Victoria	$1552
1789 km or 1111 mi	Moroni	$1091
1895 km or 1178 mi	Nacala	$1394
1974 km or 1227 mi	Pemba	$1500
2011 km or 1249 mi	Nampula	$1190
2180 km or 1355 mi	Quelimane	$670
2365 km or 1470 mi	Beira	$1000
2368 km or 1472 mi	Mulanje	$500
2404 km or 1494 mi	Zomba	$498
2426 km or 1508 mi	Blantyre	$591
2441 km or 1517 mi	Mangochi	$516
2463 km or 1530 mi	Dar es Salaam	$722
2490 km or 1548 mi	Ntcheu	$515
2491 km or 1548 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
2504 km or 1556 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
2515 km or 1563 mi	Zanzibar	$736