Dublin vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dublin	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2810	$1707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6242	$3550
🏠 One person rent	$1872	$1065
🏘️ Family rent	$3267	$1571
🍽️ Food expenses	$597	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3754	$1400
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	95	18
😀 Quality of life	95	61
🏙️ Population	593K	932K

The cost of living in Dublin is 65% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 300th and 2853rd ($2810 vs $1707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 0.8 months in Tenerife. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Tenerife ranked 80th in Spain, while ranked 21st and 5147th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Tenerife

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	Dublin	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.6	$11.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.4	$48
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$9.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.7	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1887	$1109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1582	$946
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3404	$1649
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2823	$1406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$85.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7861	$2914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6156	$2073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.25	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$8.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$4.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.6	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$8.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.29	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.12	$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.3	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$6.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.2	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$11.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$80.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1381	$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9488	$6379

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2528
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2362
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2492
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1930
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$1933
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1854
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1805
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2207
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1830
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$1989
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1467
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1650
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2066
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2427
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1761
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1491
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1647
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1755
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1761
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1797
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1784
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1889
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1789
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1749
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1556
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2459
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1675
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1694
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1828
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1853
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$1957
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1797
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1529
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1824
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1844
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1783
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1585
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1763
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1659

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