Madrid vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Madrid	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2015	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4668	$3809
🏠 One person rent	$1177	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$2051	$1677
🍽️ Food expenses	$499	$427
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2580	$1533
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	98	18
😀 Quality of life	92	66
🏙️ Population	3.42M	955K

The cost of living in Madrid is 18% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 1962nd and 3094th ($2015 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 10th in Spain.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Ranked 1st vs 84th best cities to live in Spain, and 142nd vs 5034th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Tenerife

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	Madrid	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.3	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.72	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1341	$1006
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$959	$880
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2482	$1799
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1691	$1477
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.1%	3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8353	$3896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4881	$2828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.1	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$9.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.51	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.79	$4.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.94	$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$9.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.5	$85
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$678	$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12418	$6640

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1870
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1656
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1703
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1592
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1627
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1325
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1385
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1217
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1346
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1400
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1367
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1189
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$893
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1225
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1337
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1464
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1312
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1407
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1118
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1225
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1414
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1369
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1490
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1457
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1272
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1303
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1133
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1345
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1233
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1320
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$913
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1382
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1344
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1703

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1633
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1278
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1658
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1352
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$629
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1519
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1561
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1513
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1517
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1515
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$602
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$623
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$591
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$693
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$548
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$765
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$557
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$936
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$501
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$721
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$477
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$680
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$790
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$619
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$662
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$604
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$578
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1724
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1347
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1428
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1468
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1910
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1380
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1512
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1401