Bucharest vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bucharest	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$961	$1659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2436	$3383
🏠 One person rent	$449	$1051
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$1530
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.7	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1072	$1379
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	76	18
😀 Quality of life	77	62
🏙️ Population	1.72M	932K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 42% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 5593rd and 2824th ($961 vs $1659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 10th in Romania and Spain, respectively. Check Romania vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Tenerife ranked 74th in Spain, while ranked 703rd and 5100th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Tenerife

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	Bucharest	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.66	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.5	$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.31	$8.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$464	$1057
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$913
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$1541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$1345
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$69.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.75	$39.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.17%	3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2654	$2349
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1649	$2016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.86	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$2.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.03	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.32	$4.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.39	$4.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$8.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.19	$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.54	$6.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.9	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$11.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.9	$74.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$503	$327
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9569	$6126

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$846
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$817
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$868
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$619
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$702
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$681
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$758
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$701
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$739
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$758
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$610
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$611
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$928
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$654
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$595
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$719
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$718
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$646
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$748
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$639
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$813
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$495
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$743
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$851
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$898
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$962
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$563
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$800
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$641
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$746
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$702
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$730
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$561
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$508
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$865
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$670
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$661
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$678

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1624
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1759
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1214
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1206
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1175
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1191
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1423
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1499
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1327
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$536
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1044
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1009
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1047
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1048
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1046
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$516
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$533
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$508
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$625
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$470
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$609
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$503
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$826
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$437
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$627
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$445
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$574
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$717
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$533
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$618
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$520
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$424
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1416
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1251
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1332
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1392
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$2218
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1318
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1494
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1328