Cost of living comparison
Jerusalem is 99.6% more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in Jerusalem instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Port Louis
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.89
MUR318.45
|
$16.66
₪62.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.29
MUR244.57
|
$15.00
₪55.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
MUR45.07
|
$2.40
₪8.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
MUR28.24
|
$1.87
₪6.97
|
|
pay 30.6% more for groceries
Port Louis
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
MUR31.85
|
$2.03
₪7.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.95
MUR275.14
|
$6.25
₪23.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.34
MUR246.88
|
$6.63
₪24.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MUR90.95
|
$3.65
₪13.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.53
MUR117.10
|
$4.26
₪15.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
MUR40.12
|
$1.37
₪5.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
MUR44.84
|
$0.85
₪3.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
MUR37.56
|
$0.75
₪2.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
MUR53.73
|
$0.73
₪2.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MUR29.21
|
$0.55
₪2.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MUR29.47
|
$0.45
₪1.69
|
|
pay 48.0% more for transportation
Port Louis
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.69
MUR263.06
|
$7.36
₪27.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.05
MUR1,019.04
|
$59.15
₪220.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,460.86
MUR1,222,853.61
|
$37,461.30
₪139,644.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.95
MUR968.09
|
$11.11
₪41.41
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Port Louis
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.28
MUR1,630.47
|
$24.94
₪92.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$518.19
MUR23,947.55
|
$1,371.82
₪5,113.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$341.79
MUR15,795.19
|
$1,027.99
₪3,832.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.92
MUR1,798.81
|
$112.09
₪417.83
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Port Louis
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.60
MUR9,409.18
|
$761.93
₪2,840.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,630.65
MUR213,999.38
|
$10,080.39
₪37,576.68
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
MUR117.19
|
$7.78
₪28.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
MUR109.85
|
$3.50
₪13.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.06
MUR280.24
|
$9.72
₪36.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.42
MUR1,452.14
|
$67.48
₪251.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
MUR292.98
|
$11.11
₪41.41
|
|
pay 21.6% more for clothing
Port Louis
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.01
MUR2,819.36
|
$78.07
₪291.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.45
MUR2,377.77
|
$55.54
₪207.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.23
MUR4,585.70
|
$110.73
₪412.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.32
MUR3,804.43
|
$114.55
₪427.01
|
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