Budapest vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Budapest	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1469	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3612	$3949
🏠 One person rent	$750	$1040
🏘️ Family rent	$1301	$1718
🍽️ Food expenses	$441	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1697	$1578
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	92	19
😀 Quality of life	81	67
🏙️ Population	1.69M	955K

The cost of living in Budapest is 17% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 4163rd and 2952nd ($1469 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Hungary and Spain, respectively. Check Hungary vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Tenerife ranked 79th in Spain, while ranked 680th and 4756th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Tenerife

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	Budapest	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.2	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.1	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.41	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$772	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$593	$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1424	$1884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1053	$1498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$71.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.9	$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5742	$4092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3887	$2841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$41.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.89	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.85	$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.5	$8.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.2	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.1	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.7	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.1	$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$13.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$486	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15168	$6610

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$998
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1138
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$1083
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$1127
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$1130
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$991
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$939
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$868
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$1074
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1196
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$958
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1166
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$1040
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$989
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$877
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$1036
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1063
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$930
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$976
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1278
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1394
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$1002
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$961
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1190
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$984
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$1026
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1335
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$981
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$1031
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$1036
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$866
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$850
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1451
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1561
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$923
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$1004
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$1124
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1291
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1196

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1694
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1697
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1388
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$635
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1628
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1682
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1622
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1627
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1629
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$617
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$647
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$599
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$692
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$539
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$769
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$558
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$513
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$732
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$482
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$671
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$773
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$598
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$659
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$612
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$589
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1772
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1432
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1510
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1545
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1979
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1471
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1581
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1490