Chisinau vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chisinau	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$967	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2283	$3949
🏠 One person rent	$539	$1040
🏘️ Family rent	$921	$1718
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.4	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$344	$1578
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	52	19
😀 Quality of life	62	67
🏙️ Population	567K	955K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 46% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 5911th and 2952nd ($967 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th in Moldova and Spain, respectively. Check Moldova vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Tenerife ranked 79th in Spain, while ranked 5736th and 4756th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Tenerife

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	Chisinau	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.07	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.5	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.05	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$538	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$963	$1884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$660	$1498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$71.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$192	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.86	$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.67%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2719	$4092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1818	$2841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$41.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.27	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.71	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.98	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.64	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.39	$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$8.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.9	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.99	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.1	$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.13	$13.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$419	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7425	$6610

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Cities near Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$796
42 km or 26 mi	Orhei	$826
51 km or 32 mi	Bender	$686
61 km or 38 mi	Tiraspol	$561
80 km or 50 mi	Comrat	$807
83 km or 52 mi	Ungheni	$1049
95 km or 59 mi	Vaslui	$871
98 km or 61 mi	Iasi	$1042
109 km or 68 mi	Balti	$806
126 km or 79 mi	Barlad	$841
132 km or 82 mi	Cahul	$864
135 km or 84 mi	Soroca	$792
146 km or 91 mi	Roman	$704
154 km or 96 mi	Odesa	$635
155 km or 96 mi	Bacau	$773
184 km or 115 mi	Botosani	$869
187 km or 116 mi	Galati	$950
189 km or 117 mi	Piatra Neamt	$740
194 km or 121 mi	Focsani	$910
202 km or 125 mi	Tulcea	$916
205 km or 127 mi	Braila	$871
209 km or 130 mi	Suceava	$873
238 km or 148 mi	Mykolaiv	$534
250 km or 155 mi	Vinnytsia	$584
259 km or 161 mi	Buzau	$831
261 km or 162 mi	Chernivtsi	$574
267 km or 166 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$732
288 km or 179 mi	Kherson	$414
292 km or 181 mi	Brasov	$1150
295 km or 183 mi	Slobozia	$777
302 km or 187 mi	Khmelnytskyi	$546
305 km or 189 mi	Kropyvnytskyi	$599
307 km or 191 mi	Mamaia	$1062
315 km or 196 mi	Constanta	$1132
317 km or 197 mi	Ploiesti	$926
324 km or 201 mi	Bila Tserkva	$487
331 km or 206 mi	Targu Mures	$795
332 km or 206 mi	Bistrita	$737
334 km or 207 mi	Calarasi	$758
348 km or 216 mi	Voluntari	$999

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