Dubai vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dubai	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2309	$1707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5128	$3550
🏠 One person rent	$1523	$1065
🏘️ Family rent	$2687	$1571
🍽️ Food expenses	$458	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3493	$1400
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	64	18
😀 Quality of life	86	61
🏙️ Population	3.33M	932K

The cost of living in Dubai is 35% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 1098th and 2853rd ($2309 vs $1707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in the United Arab Emirates and Spain, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Dubai compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Tenerife ranked 80th in Spain, while ranked 306th and 5147th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Tenerife

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	Dubai	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$11.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$48
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$9.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.1	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$6.12	$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1850	$1109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1170	$946
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3310	$1649
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2171	$1406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$85.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6006	$2914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3452	$2073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.64	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.2	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.24	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$8.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$4.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.98	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$8.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.95	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.85	$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.9	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$6.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.8	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.53	$11.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.6	$80.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$779	$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12682	$6379

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1503
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2084
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1232
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1050
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$994
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$786
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1810
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1110
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1719
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$561
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$556
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$547
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$520
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1267
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1218
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1226
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$531
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$870
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$687
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$989
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$558
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$878
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$546
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$639
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$467
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$928
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$541
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$537
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$548
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$489
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$831
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$577
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$507

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1660
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1764
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1391
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1394
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1336
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1353
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1266
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1592
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1251
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1431
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1469
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1419
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1431
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1421
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$522
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$534
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$524
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$605
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$502
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$651
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$512
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$898
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$415
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$667
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$457
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$639
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$747
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$531
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$678
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$550
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$498
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1556
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1229
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1337
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1395
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$2047
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1163
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1436
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1252