Jerusalem vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$5081
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$1241
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$2185
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$510
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$2923
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	78	91
😀 Quality of life	85	92
🏙️ Population	936K	548K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 2% more expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 1551st and 1662nd ($2114 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 46th in Israel and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Israel vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Manchester ranked 13th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 374th and 85th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Manchester

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	Jerusalem	Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$9.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$6.16
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$1351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$936
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$2179
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$1788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	5.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$5330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$8.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$84.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$1818
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$19551

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1930
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511

Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1806
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1672
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1806
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1962
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1574
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1675
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1497
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1753
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1762
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1376
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1793
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1737
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1686
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1486
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1456
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1598
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1707
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1680
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1706
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1401
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1764
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1897
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1710
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1681