Abu Dhabi vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1942	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$3809
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$2152	$1677
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$427
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.2	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3050	$1533
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	53	18
😀 Quality of life	85	66
🏙️ Population	1.57M	955K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 14% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 2187th and 3094th ($1942 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 10th 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 1.6 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 84th in Spain, while ranked 443rd and 5034th 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	$10.9	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.53	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.7	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1358	$1006
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$880
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2476	$1799
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1762	$1477
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.6	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.01%	3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5485	$3896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12028	$2828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.63	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$9.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$4.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.29	$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$8.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.73	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.92	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$9.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.5	$85
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$598	$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12663	$6640

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2514
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1419
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1449
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2521
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1228
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1849
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1770
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$792
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1078
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1201
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1230
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1081
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$530
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$908
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1008
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$529
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$873
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$930
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$568
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$553
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$453
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$477
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$530
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$503
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$573
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$557
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$761
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$624
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$463
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1627
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$483

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1633
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1278
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1658
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1352
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$629
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1519
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1561
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1513
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1517
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1515
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$602
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$623
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$591
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$693
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$548
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$765
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$557
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$936
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$501
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$721
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$477
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$680
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$790
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$619
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$662
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$604
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$578
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1724
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1347
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1428
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1468
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1910
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1380
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1512
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1401