Memphis vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Memphis	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1891	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4432	$3809
🏠 One person rent	$1087	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$1566	$1677
🍽️ Food expenses	$571	$427
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.8	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3456	$1533
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	66	18
😀 Quality of life	89	66
🏙️ Population	633K	955K

The cost of living in Memphis is 11% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 2352nd and 3094th ($1891 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1822nd and 10th in the United States and Spain, respectively. Check the United States vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Memphis compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Memphis ranked 93rd best city to live in the United States vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 293rd and 5034th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Memphis vs Tenerife

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	Memphis	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.8	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$5.05	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$978	$1006
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$882	$880
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1417	$1799
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1286	$1477
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$192	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.8	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1517	$3896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1503	$2828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.4	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.09	$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$9.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$4.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.68	$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$8.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$9.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$85
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.8	$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.6	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1574	$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27140	$6640

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Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2392
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2182
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1991
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1854
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2306
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1994
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1749
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1858
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2034
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1635
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1670
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1837
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1813
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1637
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1843
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1948
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1593
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1878
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$2033
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1404
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1960
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$2007
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1818
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1763
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1783
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1966
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1685
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1710
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2041
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1889
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1828
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2165
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2609
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1397
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1354
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1830
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2855

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