Jerusalem vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jerusalem	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5802	$2009
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$400
🏘️ Family rent	$2357	$679
🍽️ Food expenses	$720	$295
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$49
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3437	$347
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	77	77
😀 Quality of life	86	65
🏙️ Population	936K	1.9M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 203% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 911th and 6679th ($2483 vs $821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Israel and the Philippines, respectively. Check Israel vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.4 months in Manila. Jerusalem ranked 2nd best city to live in Israel vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 410th and 5265th 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	$25.6	$5.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.3	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$19.1	$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.2	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1637	$492
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1119	$250
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2975	$872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	7.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16323	$4309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9037	$2679
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.26	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$3.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.4	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.97	$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$5.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$7.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$7.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$152	$80
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1104	$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27069	$14540

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1122
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$895
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2154
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1062
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1821
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2346
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2066
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2270
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2260
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2288
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2253
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2192
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2385
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2449
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2031
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$910
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2147
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2320
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2702
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2346
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2145
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2110
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$3089
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2432
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2274
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$546
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2207
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1946
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1962
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1761

Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$804
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$574
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$755
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$697
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$657
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$1066
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$701
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$458
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$609
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$868
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$584
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$549
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$660
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$733
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$587
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$605
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$524
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$544
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$683
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$504
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$501
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$597
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$507
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$416
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$589
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$626
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$549
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$538
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$584
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$496
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$603
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$539
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$534
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$463
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$636
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$420
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$476
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$609
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$530
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$434