Memphis vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Memphis	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1851	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4406	$3949
🏠 One person rent	$1052	$1040
🏘️ Family rent	$1518	$1718
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3391	$1578
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	66	19
😀 Quality of life	87	67
🏙️ Population	633K	955K

The cost of living in Memphis is 4% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 2663rd and 2952nd ($1851 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1875th and 12th 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 112th best city to live in the United States vs Tenerife ranked 79th in Spain, while ranked 362nd and 4756th 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	$15.2	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.9	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.83	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$963	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$841	$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1430	$1884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1222	$1498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$71.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.6	$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1671	$4092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1396	$2841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.3	$41.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.7	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.8	$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$8.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.3	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$13.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.8	$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.3	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1700	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27314	$6610

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Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2378
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2129
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1881
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$1953
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1866
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2030
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2266
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2122
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1997
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1752
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1867
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2070
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1745
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1605
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1829
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1667
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1631
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1836
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1915
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1545
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1885
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1980
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1425
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1962
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1951
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1817
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1763
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1747
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1992
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1703
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1703
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2023
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1852
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1718
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2085
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2366
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1421
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1405
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1815
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2822

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1694
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1697
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1388
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$635
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1628
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1682
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1622
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1627
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1629
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$617
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$647
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$599
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$692
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$539
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$769
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$558
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$513
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$732
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$482
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$671
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$773
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$598
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$659
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$612
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$589
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1772
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1432
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1510
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1545
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1979
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1471
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1581
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1490