Jerusalem vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jerusalem	Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2037	$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4974	$3247
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$655
🏘️ Family rent	$2324	$1366
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2358	$2207
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	77	44
😀 Quality of life	84	72
🏙️ Population	936K	298K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 61% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 1770th and 4400th ($2037 vs $1267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Israel and Bahrain, respectively. Check Israel vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 358th and 1915th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Manama

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	Jerusalem	Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.4	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.2	$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.45	$7.93
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1355	$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$953	$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1935	$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.96%	7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12822	$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8413	$1550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.6	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.8	$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$47.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.92	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$3.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.1	$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.9	$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.9	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$859	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11066	$10026

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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 Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1226
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1218
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$870
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$989
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$878
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$1719
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$928
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$1810
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$548
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$541
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$561
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$537
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$558
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1586
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$556
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1457
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$546
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$713
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2309
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$507
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1503
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$2084
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$489
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$557
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$705
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$879
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1050
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1232
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$588
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$520