Madrid vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Madrid	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1781	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4027	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$1736	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2294	$1337
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	98	18
😀 Quality of life	90	60
🏙️ Population	3.42M	932K

The cost of living in Madrid is 10% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 2443rd and 3004th ($1781 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 9th in Spain.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Ranked 1st vs 84th best cities to live in Spain, and 151st vs 5171st 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	$14.7	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.36	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1203	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1428	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6884	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3988	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.4	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.89	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10042	$6114

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522

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