Istanbul vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Istanbul	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1305	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3329	$3949
🏠 One person rent	$689	$1040
🏘️ Family rent	$1222	$1718
🍽️ Food expenses	$350	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1095	$1578
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	95	19
😀 Quality of life	78	67
🏙️ Population	15.7M	955K

The cost of living in Istanbul is 26% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 4562nd and 2952nd ($1305 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Turkey and Spain, respectively. Check Turkey vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Istanbul compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Tenerife ranked 79th in Spain, while ranked 925th and 4756th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Tenerife

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	Istanbul	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.5	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.13	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.11	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.92	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.63	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$896	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$561	$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1645	$1884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1007	$1498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$71.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.1	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.7	$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	43.72%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3111	$4092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1596	$2841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.8	$41.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$8.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.1	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.29	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.96	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.88	$13.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.7	$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1021	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20004	$6610

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$671
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$652
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$817
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$867
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$828
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$945
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$733
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$894
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$836
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$691
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$731
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$769
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$590
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$543
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$681
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$806
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$688
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$552
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$746
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$662
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$748
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$819
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$601
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$872
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$711
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$1137
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$705
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$752
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$712
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$1099
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1029
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$644
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$698
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$626
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$607
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$742
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$767
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$1079
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1041

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1694
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1697
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1388
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$635
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1628
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1682
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1622
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1627
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1629
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$617
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$647
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$599
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$692
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$539
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$769
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$558
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$513
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$732
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$482
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$671
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$773
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$598
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$659
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$612
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$589
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1772
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1432
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1510
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1545
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1979
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1471
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1581
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1490