Melbourne vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Melbourne	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2543	$1739
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6242	$3931
🏠 One person rent	$1414	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$2478	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$607	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$361	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4489	$1591
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	100	19
😀 Quality of life	100	68
🏙️ Population	5.35M	955K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 46% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 829th and 3058th ($2543 vs $1739) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 14th 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 0.9 months in Tenerife. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Tenerife ranked 75th in Spain, while ranked 1st and 4533rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Tenerife

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	Melbourne	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.1	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.51	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1557	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1162	$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2836	$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$1472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$74.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.58%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6978	$3998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6027	$3282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.85	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$140	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.94	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$9.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.54	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26	$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$8.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.14	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.17	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$9.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.8	$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2326	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22313	$7249

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1668
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1653
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1354
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$627
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1606
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1662
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1603
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1607
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1608
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$619
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$648
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$604
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$649
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$546
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$790
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$555
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$526
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$734
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$499
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$639
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$797
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$579
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$653
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$597
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$586
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1752
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1388
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1467
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1492
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1913
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1455
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1544
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1469