Monaco City vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Monaco City	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$7483	$1739
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9886	$3931
🏠 One person rent	$6445	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$5999	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$763	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.1	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$9172	$1591
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	21	19
😀 Quality of life	66	68
🏙️ Population	38.9K	955K

The cost of living in Monaco City is 330% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 1st and 3058th ($7483 vs $1739) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Monaco and Spain, respectively. Check Monaco vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Monaco City compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Monaco City ranked 2nd best city to live in Monaco vs Tenerife ranked 75th in Spain, while ranked 5012th and 4533rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monaco City vs Tenerife

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	Monaco City	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.6	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.88	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.17	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$6949	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$6027	$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$6797	$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5389	$1472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$74.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$270	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.1	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.25%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$74781	$3998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$57868	$3282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.31	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.7	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.31	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.11	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$9.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.11	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.58	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.8	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.5	$8.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$11.9	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.94	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$9.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.2	$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$44.8	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$108	$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2267	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$46388	$7249

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Cities near Monaco City

Distance	City	Cost of living
0.9 km or 0.6 mi	Monte Carlo	$4967
8.1 km or 5 mi	Menton	$1568
12 km or 7.7 mi	Nice	$1901
17 km or 10 mi	Ventimiglia	$1604
29 km or 18 mi	Antibes	$1863
30 km or 19 mi	Sanremo	$1541
38 km or 23 mi	Cannes	$2002
52 km or 32 mi	Imperia	$1469
73 km or 45 mi	Cuneo	$1264
79 km or 49 mi	Mondovi	$1386
106 km or 66 mi	Savona	$1578
132 km or 82 mi	Manosque	$1488
138 km or 86 mi	Toulon	$1530
143 km or 89 mi	Genoa	$1613
144 km or 90 mi	Asti	$1320
150 km or 93 mi	Turin	$1659
160 km or 100 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1853
162 km or 101 mi	Alessandria	$1335
172 km or 107 mi	Marseille	$1759
173 km or 108 mi	Tortona	$1429
189 km or 117 mi	Voghera	$1563
193 km or 120 mi	Vercelli	$1320
195 km or 121 mi	Miramas	$1827
198 km or 123 mi	La Spezia	$1565
201 km or 125 mi	Bastia	$1542
210 km or 130 mi	Biella	$1226
210 km or 131 mi	Grenoble	$1560
210 km or 131 mi	Vigevano	$1725
211 km or 131 mi	Avignon	$1501
212 km or 132 mi	Pavia	$1479
213 km or 132 mi	Novara	$1271
218 km or 136 mi	Carrara	$1416
223 km or 139 mi	Aosta	$1673
228 km or 142 mi	Viareggio	$1467
228 km or 142 mi	Ajaccio	$1674
231 km or 143 mi	Buccinasco	$1803
233 km or 145 mi	Piacenza	$1556
234 km or 146 mi	Livorno	$1669
236 km or 146 mi	Chambery	$1352
238 km or 148 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1716

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