Munich vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Munich	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2499	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5815	$3949
🏠 One person rent	$1483	$1040
🏘️ Family rent	$2594	$1718
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$248	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4507	$1578
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	90	19
😀 Quality of life	94	67
🏙️ Population	1.51M	955K

The cost of living in Munich is 41% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 889th and 2952nd ($2499 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Germany and Spain, respectively. Check Germany vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Munich compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Tenerife ranked 79th in Spain, while ranked 38th and 4756th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Tenerife

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	Munich	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.3	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.86	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1499	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2689	$1884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2147	$1498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$71.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12913	$4092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8949	$2841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.84	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.4	$41.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.5	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.45	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.71	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$8.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.78	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.8	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.5	$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$13.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1039	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16629	$6610

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2008
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1954
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1994
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1967
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1943
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1925
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1918
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1771
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1877
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1806
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1890
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1827
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1864
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1316
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1853
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1840
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1983
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1785
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1707
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1877
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1707
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1867
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1635
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2117
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1638
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1735
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1904
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1726
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1696
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1724
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1759
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1698
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1699
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2009
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1748

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