Dublin vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dublin	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2627	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5796	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$1748	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$3037	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3727	$1337
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	95	18
😀 Quality of life	96	60
🏙️ Population	593K	932K

The cost of living in Dublin is 63% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 605th and 3004th ($2627 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th in Ireland and Spain, respectively. Check Ireland vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 17th and 5171st 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	$18.3	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$4.16	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1839	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1479	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3211	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2644	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$234	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6999	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5541	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.32	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.9	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1213	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8881	$6114

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2186
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2216
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2628
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1767
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$1785
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1662
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1713
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2134
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1755
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$1968
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1382
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1562
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1969
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2297
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1615
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1390
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1563
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1682
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1681
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1710
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1774
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1706
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1675
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1482
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2275
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1556
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1640
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$1897
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1686
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1497
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1753
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1762
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1714
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1456
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1629
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1574

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