Bucharest vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bucharest	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1148	$1739
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2906	$3931
🏠 One person rent	$562	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$953	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.3	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1455	$1591
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	78	19
😀 Quality of life	84	68
🏙️ Population	1.72M	955K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 34% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 4877th and 3058th ($1148 vs $1739) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 14th in Romania and Spain, respectively. Check Romania vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Tenerife ranked 75th in Spain, while ranked 482nd and 4533rd 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	$11.6	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.8	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.12	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.67	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$600	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1100	$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$694	$1472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$74.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.73	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3876	$3998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2257	$3282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.9	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.32	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.56	$9.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.39	$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$8.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.26	$9.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.5	$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14018	$7249

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$995
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$920
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$896
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$800
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$776
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$708
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$801
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$722
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$771
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$1018
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$653
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$672
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1120
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$762
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$801
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$705
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$701
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$804
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$857
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$870
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$953
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$662
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$906
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$610
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1140
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1041
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1119
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$676
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$818
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$733
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$874
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$824
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$823
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$809
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$702
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$855
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$749
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$807
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$673
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$725

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