Jerusalem vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jerusalem	Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$1309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5802	$3020
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$724
🏘️ Family rent	$2357	$1242
🍽️ Food expenses	$720	$382
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3437	$2278
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	77	45
😀 Quality of life	86	76
🏙️ Population	936K	298K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 90% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 911th and 4555th ($2483 vs $1309) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Israel and Bahrain, respectively. Check Israel vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Jerusalem ranked 2nd best city to live in Israel vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 410th and 1317th 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	$25.6	$6.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.3	$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$19.1	$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.2	$8.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1637	$789
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1119	$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2975	$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	7.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16323	$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9037	$2317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.26	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$32.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.4	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.97	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$3.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$3.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$40.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$152	$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1104	$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27069	$10032

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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 Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1192
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1109
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$931
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$1037
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$823
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$1923
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$928
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$2014
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$465
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$489
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$545
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$523
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$565
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1632
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$541
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1461
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$547
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$707
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2420
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$492
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1473
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$711
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$2183
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$487
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$556
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$551
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$861
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1457
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1214
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$571
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$545