Jerusalem vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jerusalem Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1948
$1375
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4581
$3148
🏠 One person rent
$1113
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$1998
$1414
🍽️ Food expenses
$533
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$140
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2599
$2188
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
38 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
77
44
😀 Quality of life
85
70
🏙️ Population
936K
157K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 42% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 1907th and 3950th ($1948 vs $1375) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Israel and Bahrain, respectively. Check Israel vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Jerusalem ranked 3rd best city to live in Israel vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 276th and 3031st 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
$16.1
$8.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.3
$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.88
$11.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.82
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1338
$798
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$906
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2415
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1678
$1068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.5
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.13%
7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13221
$2294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9303
$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.54
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.86
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$9.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.44
$8.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$4.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.6
$74.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$99.5
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.6
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$783
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10218
$10676

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Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi Bethlehem
$964
13 km or 7.9 mi Ramallah
$1011
22 km or 14 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
28 km or 17 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
30 km or 19 mi Hebron
$737
35 km or 22 mi Lod
$1752
36 km or 22 mi Dura
$802
36 km or 22 mi Ariel
$1583
36 km or 23 mi Ramla
$2068
40 km or 25 mi Rehovot
$1701
42 km or 26 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
42 km or 26 mi Yehud
$1900
43 km or 27 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
43 km or 27 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
43 km or 27 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
44 km or 28 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
46 km or 28 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
47 km or 29 mi Yavne
$1826
48 km or 30 mi Nablus
$849
49 km or 30 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
50 km or 31 mi Givatayim
$2113
50 km or 31 mi Holon
$1776
50 km or 31 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
51 km or 32 mi Qalqilya
$760
51 km or 32 mi Bat Yam
$1871
51 km or 32 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
52 km or 32 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
53 km or 33 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
54 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1848
54 km or 33 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
54 km or 34 mi Herzliya
$2149
55 km or 34 mi Ra'anana
$1939
56 km or 35 mi Tira
$1873
56 km or 35 mi Al-Salt
$679
57 km or 36 mi Tayibe
$1850
58 km or 36 mi Arad
$1678
62 km or 38 mi Rahat
$1687
63 km or 39 mi Ashkelon
$1499

Cities near Manama

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1327
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1285
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$959
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1005
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$868
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1810
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$910
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1872
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$646
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$621
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$798
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$606
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$606
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1642
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$890
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1424
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$604
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$710
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2229
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$541
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1612
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$1841
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$561
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$543
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$540
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$875
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1132
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1191
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$559
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604