Bangkok vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangkok	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$996	$1739
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$3931
🏠 One person rent	$434	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$1591
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	89	19
😀 Quality of life	74	68
🏙️ Population	5.68M	955K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 43% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 5606th and 3058th ($996 vs $1739) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 14th in Thailand and Spain, respectively. Check Thailand vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Tenerife ranked 75th in Spain, while ranked 2044th and 4533rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Tenerife

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	Bangkok	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.36	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.3	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$1472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$74.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.4%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6402	$3998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3365	$3282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$9.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.61	$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.26	$8.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.68	$9.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$533	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16017	$7249

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$762
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$616
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$839
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$809
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$787
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$724
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$567
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$718
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$601
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$601
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$564
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$735
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$968
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$656
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$776
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$610

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