Abu Dhabi vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1739
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4670	$3931
🏠 One person rent	$1489	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$2612	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.8	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2773	$1591
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	51	19
😀 Quality of life	85	68
🏙️ Population	1.57M	955K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 23% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 1650th and 3058th ($2133 vs $1739) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 14th in the United Arab Emirates and Spain, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Tenerife ranked 75th in Spain, while ranked 424th and 4533rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Tenerife

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	Abu Dhabi	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.11	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.9	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1728	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1197	$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3067	$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$1472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$74.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4681	$3998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8556	$3282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.63	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$9.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.55	$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$8.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.56	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.22	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$9.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.9	$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.1	$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$628	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14421	$7249

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2470
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1543
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1455
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2356
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1173
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$2100
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$2015
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$797
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1082
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1062
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1340
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1218
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1193
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$494
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$965
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1059
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$497
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$778
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$917
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$521
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$526
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$505
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$454
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$457
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$485
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$471
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$530
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$514
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$700
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$559
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$459
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1628
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$469

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1668
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1653
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1354
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$627
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1606
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1662
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1603
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1607
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1608
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$619
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$648
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$604
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$649
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$546
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$790
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$555
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$526
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$734
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$499
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$639
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$797
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$579
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$653
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$597
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$586
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1752
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1388
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1467
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1492
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1913
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1455
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1544
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1469