Chisinau vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chisinau	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$892	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2204	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$505	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$980	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$36	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$625	$1337
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	51	18
😀 Quality of life	57	60
🏙️ Population	639K	932K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 45% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 6080th and 3004th ($892 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th in Moldova and Spain, respectively. Check Moldova vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 5665th and 5171st 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	$8.05	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.2	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.98	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$1.76	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$744	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1974	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1449	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.9	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.07	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.2	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.96	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.9	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.04	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.91	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.7	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$356	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6466	$6114

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Cities near Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$780
42 km or 26 mi	Orhei	$829
51 km or 32 mi	Bender	$502
61 km or 38 mi	Tiraspol	$517
80 km or 50 mi	Comrat	$782
83 km or 52 mi	Ungheni	$1062
95 km or 59 mi	Vaslui	$825
98 km or 61 mi	Iasi	$840
109 km or 68 mi	Balti	$876
126 km or 79 mi	Barlad	$725
132 km or 82 mi	Cahul	$812
135 km or 84 mi	Soroca	$863
146 km or 91 mi	Roman	$637
154 km or 96 mi	Odesa	$555
155 km or 96 mi	Bacau	$650
184 km or 115 mi	Botosani	$727
187 km or 116 mi	Galati	$786
189 km or 117 mi	Piatra Neamt	$676
194 km or 121 mi	Focsani	$752
202 km or 125 mi	Tulcea	$837
205 km or 127 mi	Braila	$741
209 km or 130 mi	Suceava	$709
238 km or 148 mi	Mykolaiv	$400
250 km or 155 mi	Vinnytsia	$562
259 km or 161 mi	Buzau	$729
261 km or 162 mi	Chernivtsi	$533
267 km or 166 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
288 km or 179 mi	Kherson	$433
292 km or 181 mi	Brasov	$938
295 km or 183 mi	Slobozia	$722
302 km or 187 mi	Khmelnytskyi	$483
305 km or 189 mi	Kropyvnytskyi	$513
307 km or 191 mi	Mamaia	$929
315 km or 196 mi	Constanta	$1002
317 km or 197 mi	Ploiesti	$796
324 km or 201 mi	Bila Tserkva	$454
331 km or 206 mi	Targu Mures	$758
332 km or 206 mi	Bistrita	$663
334 km or 207 mi	Calarasi	$696
348 km or 216 mi	Voluntari	$867

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1500
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1214
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1338
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1375
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1337
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1338
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1334
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$535
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$540
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$562
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$640
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$489
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$687
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$502
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$850
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$435
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$652
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$619
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$705
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$536
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$675
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$558
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$486
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1598
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1248
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1330
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1368
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1950
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1263
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1415
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1291