Dublin vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dublin	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3020	$1739
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6615	$3931
🏠 One person rent	$2023	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$3441	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3998	$1591
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	96	19
😀 Quality of life	94	68
🏙️ Population	593K	955K

The cost of living in Dublin is 74% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 214th and 3058th ($3020 vs $1739) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Ireland and Spain, respectively. Check Ireland vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Dublin compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Tenerife ranked 75th in Spain, while ranked 42nd and 4533rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dublin	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.3	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.76	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2081	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1740	$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$1472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$74.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.9	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.84%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8583	$3998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5735	$3282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.91	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$9.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.75	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.61	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.39	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.8	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$9.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.7	$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$118	$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1409	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12713	$7249

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2464
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2480
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2518
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$2264
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2012
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$2043
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1923
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2373
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1878
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2236
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1485
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1763
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1985
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$3003
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1736
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1646
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1677
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1847
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1831
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1854
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1860
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1942
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1853
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1669
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2634
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1757
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1796
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1922
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2035
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1789
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1682
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1885
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1890
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1834
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1733
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1791
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1742

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