Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 37.0% cheaper than Jerusalem.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Jerusalem, you would:
pay 64.7% less for restaurants
Jerusalem
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.00
₪70.82
|
$5.96
MUR275.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.57
₪50.59
|
$5.31
MUR245.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
₪9.03
|
$0.99
MUR45.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
₪6.96
|
$0.55
MUR25.54
|
|
pay 11.0% less for groceries
Jerusalem
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
₪9.18
|
$0.68
MUR31.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
₪24.54
|
$5.85
MUR270.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
₪25.77
|
$5.66
MUR261.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
₪14.00
|
$2.02
MUR93.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.71
₪17.58
|
$2.98
MUR137.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
₪5.04
|
$0.82
MUR37.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.35
|
$0.86
MUR39.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
₪2.79
|
$0.92
MUR42.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
₪3.20
|
$1.41
MUR65.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₪2.14
|
$0.58
MUR26.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₪2.03
|
$0.65
MUR30.09
|
|
pay 3.0% more for transportation
Jerusalem
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.37
₪27.48
|
$5.90
MUR272.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$61.07
₪227.63
|
$21.67
MUR1,001.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,639.14
₪136,579.73
|
$34,669.56
MUR1,602,207.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.20
₪38.04
|
$20.59
MUR951.31
|
|
pay 39.0% less for housing
Jerusalem
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.22
₪90.29
|
$36.24
MUR1,674.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,522.86
₪5,676.77
|
$462.26
MUR21,362.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,068.33
₪3,982.43
|
$375.59
MUR17,357.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.43
₪422.85
|
$32.64
MUR1,508.55
|
|
pay 65.5% less for childcare
Jerusalem
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$754.83
₪2,813.80
|
$221.74
MUR10,247.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,851.86
₪36,724.77
|
$3,900.32
MUR180,248.34
|
|
pay 51.8% less for entertainment and sports
Jerusalem
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.60
₪28.33
|
$2.38
MUR110.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
₪13.93
|
$2.30
MUR106.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.36
₪34.90
|
$6.50
MUR300.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$82.87
₪308.91
|
$28.17
MUR1,301.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
₪45.53
|
$5.42
MUR250.34
|
|
pay 29.8% less for clothing
Jerusalem
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.11
₪339.64
|
$58.50
MUR2,703.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.33
₪236.06
|
$44.49
MUR2,056.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.38
₪426.36
|
$91.73
MUR4,239.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.38
₪426.36
|
$75.84
MUR3,504.83
|
|
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