Jerusalem vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jerusalem	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5689	$5312
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$1378
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$2219
🍽️ Food expenses	$674	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$3266
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	78	91
😀 Quality of life	87	93
🏙️ Population	936K	548K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 8% more expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 950th and 1330th ($2447 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 39th 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 10th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 351st and 107th 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	$24.3	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.4	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.82	$7.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$1050
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2738	$2460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14293	$5680
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9538	$3963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.26	$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$9.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.38	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$17.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.8	$89.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$96.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$1945
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23696	$20873

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850

Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1759
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1788
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2040
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2011
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1723
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1828
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1680
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1873
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1866
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1883
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1513
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1834
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1968
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1887
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1783
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1578
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1652
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1822
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1746
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1833
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1850
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1832
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1507
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1937
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1890
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2023
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1834
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1804