Moscow vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Moscow	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1678	$1739
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4001	$3931
🏠 One person rent	$1006	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$1773	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$403	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1104	$1591
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	96	19
😀 Quality of life	72	68
🏙️ Population	13.3M	955K

The cost of living in Moscow is 4% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 3277th and 3058th ($1678 vs $1739) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Russia and Spain, respectively. Check Russia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Moscow compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Tenerife ranked 75th in Spain, while ranked 2774th and 4533rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Tenerife

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	Moscow	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.8	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.57	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.73	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1440	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2602	$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1335	$1472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$74.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.22	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.51%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11458	$3998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4987	$3282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.4	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.54	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$9.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.45	$8.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.04	$9.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.1	$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.59	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.9	$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$149	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$788	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20160	$7249

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Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$1084
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$1056
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$1077
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$1014
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$1055
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$1030
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$1068
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$1066
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$791
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$691
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$775
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$974
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$821
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$771
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$781
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$705
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$786
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$804
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$730
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$732
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$800
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$629
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$635
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$604
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$1051
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$626
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$694
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$685
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$766
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$355
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$611
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$539
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$669
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$834
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$614
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$589
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$518
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$746
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$749

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