Jerusalem vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jerusalem	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5802	$1975
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$347
🏘️ Family rent	$2357	$577
🍽️ Food expenses	$720	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$63.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3437	$634
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	77	28
😀 Quality of life	86	65
🏙️ Population	936K	149K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 206% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 911th and 6712th ($2483 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Israel and Mauritius, respectively. Check Israel vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.8 months in Port Louis. Jerusalem ranked 2nd best city to live in Israel vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 410th and 5184th 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	$25.6	$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.3	$37.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$19.1	$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.2	$3.4
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1637	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1119	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2975	$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$45.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16323	$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9037	$1104
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.26	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.4	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.97	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$6.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$6.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$6.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$152	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1104	$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27069	$5625

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1122
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$895
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2154
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1062
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1821
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2346
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2066
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2270
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2260
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2288
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2253
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2192
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2385
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2449
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2031
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$910
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2147
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2320
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2702
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2346
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2145
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2110
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$3089
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2432
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2274
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$546
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2207
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1946
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1962
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1761

Cities near Port Louis

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Quatre Bornes	$697
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bambous	$749
14 km or 8.7 mi	Triolet	$815
17 km or 10 mi	Curepipe	$819
21 km or 13 mi	Goodlands	$807
23 km or 14 mi	Centre de Flacq	$672
33 km or 21 mi	Mahebourg	$796
210 km or 130 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1602
212 km or 132 mi	Saint-Andre	$1597
214 km or 133 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1588
228 km or 142 mi	Saint-Denis	$1562
237 km or 148 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1468
241 km or 149 mi	Le Tampon	$1618
241 km or 150 mi	La Possession	$1600
246 km or 153 mi	Le Port	$1624
248 km or 154 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1640
250 km or 156 mi	Saint-Paul	$1681
256 km or 159 mi	Saint-Leu	$1795
880 km or 546 mi	Toamasina	$481
1054 km or 655 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1094 km or 680 mi	Antsirabe	$496
1471 km or 914 mi	Toliara	$460
1543 km or 959 mi	Mamoudzou	$1652
1639 km or 1018 mi	Domoni	$1237
1742 km or 1083 mi	Victoria	$1646
1789 km or 1111 mi	Moroni	$1233
1895 km or 1178 mi	Nacala	$1181
1974 km or 1227 mi	Pemba	$1521
2011 km or 1249 mi	Nampula	$935
2180 km or 1355 mi	Quelimane	$692
2365 km or 1470 mi	Beira	$1000
2368 km or 1472 mi	Mulanje	$461
2404 km or 1494 mi	Zomba	$458
2426 km or 1508 mi	Blantyre	$505
2441 km or 1517 mi	Mangochi	$496
2463 km or 1530 mi	Dar es Salaam	$763
2490 km or 1548 mi	Ntcheu	$495
2491 km or 1548 mi	Monkey Bay	$521
2504 km or 1556 mi	Xai-Xai	$950
2515 km or 1563 mi	Zanzibar	$588