Jerusalem vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jerusalem	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2037	$2137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4974	$5153
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$1275
🏘️ Family rent	$2324	$2202
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$530
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2358	$3299
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	77	91
😀 Quality of life	84	92
🏙️ Population	936K	548K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 5% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 1770th and 1500th ($2037 vs $2137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 53rd 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 1.5 months in Manchester. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Manchester ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 358th and 76th 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	$20.4	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.2	$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.45	$6.48
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1355	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$953	$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$2281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1935	$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.96%	5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12822	$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8413	$3610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.6	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.8	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.92	$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.1	$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.9	$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.9	$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$859	$1753
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11066	$17390

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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 Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1592
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1776
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1852
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1802
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2069
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1659
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1752
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1529
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1824
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1860
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1844
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1493
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1761
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$2098
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1898
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1780
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1552
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1585
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1776
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1670
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1788
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1853
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1789
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1712
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1449
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1889
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1809
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1614
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1957
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1784
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1797
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1761