Melbourne vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2397
$1707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5694
$3550
🏠 One person rent
$1344
$1065
🏘️ Family rent
$2215
$1571
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$345
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4357
$1400
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
100
18
😀 Quality of life
100
61
🏙️ Population
5.03M
932K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 40% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 923rd and 2853rd ($2397 vs $1707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 10th in Australia and Spain, respectively. Check Australia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Tenerife ranked 80th in Spain, while ranked 1st and 5147th among best cities to live in the world.

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Melbourne Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$11.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.1
$48
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$9.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.61
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1361
$1109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$946
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2752
$1649
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1818
$1406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$85.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7512
$2914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5768
$2073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.66
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$126
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.36
$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$8.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$4.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.74
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.8
$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.82
$8.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$6.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.2
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.1
$11.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.3
$80.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1974
$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21306
$6379

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1758
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1757
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1829
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1717
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1697
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1900
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1746
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1798
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2393
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1816
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1748
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1674
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1532
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2246
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1732
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1815
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2472
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1997
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2801
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2286
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1833
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2013
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1289
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913

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