Jerusalem vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jerusalem	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1948	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4581	$2316
🏠 One person rent	$1113	$384
🏘️ Family rent	$1998	$949
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2599	$538
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	77	73
😀 Quality of life	85	65
🏙️ Population	936K	1.85M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 149% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 1907th and 6438th ($1948 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 8th in Israel and the Philippines, respectively. Check Israel vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.7 months in Manila. Jerusalem ranked 3rd best city to live in Israel vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 276th and 4458th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Manila

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	Jerusalem	Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$4.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.3	$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.88	$1.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1338	$456
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$906	$239
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2415	$1482
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1678	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.6	$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.13%	7.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13221	$4033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9303	$2881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.54	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.86	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$7.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$8.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$4.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$76.6	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.5	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.6	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$557
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10218	$14747

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Cities near Jerusalem

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 Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$673
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$804
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$792
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$759
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$697
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$842
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$738
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$491
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$817
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$860
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$519
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$550
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$640
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$682
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$592
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$590
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$568
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$534
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$681
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$523
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$577
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$497
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$441
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$511
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$610
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$619
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$540
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$584
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$483
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$596
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$529
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$522
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$419
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$660
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$476
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$490
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$614
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$519
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$371