Jerusalem vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$766
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$2308
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$961
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$49.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$526
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	78	73
😀 Quality of life	85	65
🏙️ Population	936K	1.85M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 176% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 1551st and 6586th ($2114 vs $766) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 5th in Israel and the Philippines, respectively. Check Israel vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.7 months in Manila. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 374th and 4165th 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	$22.2	$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	7.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$3093
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$2849
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$5.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$7.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$36
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$13387

Cost of living in other countries

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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	$1931
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 Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$770
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$640
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$746
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$706
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$623
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$901
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$732
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$506
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$670
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$780
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$546
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$538
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$621
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$704
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$577
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$589
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$518
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$535
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$676
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$457
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$575
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$487
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$400
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$539
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$572
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$508
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$515
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$545
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$486
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$610
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$508
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$504
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$427
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$613
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$398
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$464
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$585
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$508
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$372