Rio de Janeiro vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Rio de Janeiro	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1013	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2476	$3949
🏠 One person rent	$502	$1040
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$1718
🍽️ Food expenses	$272	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$491	$1578
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	95	19
😀 Quality of life	67	67
🏙️ Population	6.21M	955K

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 43% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 5559th and 2952nd ($1013 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th in Brazil and Spain, respectively. Check Brazil vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Rio de Janeiro ranked 4th best city to live in Brazil vs Tenerife ranked 79th in Spain, while ranked 4845th and 4756th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rio de Janeiro vs Tenerife

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	Rio de Janeiro	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.99	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.8	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.56	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$959	$1884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$1498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.8	$71.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.13%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$4092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1317	$2841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48	$41.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.6	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.72	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.51	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.27	$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.86	$8.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.13	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.8	$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.96	$13.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.6	$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.6	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$550	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13739	$6610

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Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$792
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$648
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$681
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$851
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$632
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$782
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$537
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$614
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$482
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$576
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$600
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$579
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$733
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$533
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$600
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$548
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$652
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$679
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$672
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$565
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$678
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$684
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$585
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$568
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$564
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$565
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$667
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$645
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$643
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$679
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$594
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$679
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$702
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$562
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$505
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$877
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$631

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