Jerusalem vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jerusalem	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5689	$1963
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$379
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$637
🍽️ Food expenses	$674	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$50.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$386
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	78	74
😀 Quality of life	87	65
🏙️ Population	936K	1.85M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 210% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 950th and 6703rd ($2447 vs $790) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.5 months in Manila. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 351st and 5220th 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	$24.3	$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.4	$4.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.82	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2738	$815
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$416
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$74.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14293	$3756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9538	$2382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.26	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$5.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$7.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.38	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$7.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.8	$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$46
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$80
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23696	$16980

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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 Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$785
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$568
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$742
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$717
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$674
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$1009
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$657
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$432
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$642
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$807
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$555
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$540
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$651
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$760
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$561
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$628
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$536
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$570
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$692
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$511
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$519
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$617
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$525
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$613
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$630
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$575
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$542
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$616
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$489
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$609
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$535
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$531
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$477
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$624
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$425
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$471
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$598
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$532
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$448