Rome vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rome	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1718	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4113	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$929	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$1682	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1842	$1337
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	92	18
😀 Quality of life	86	60
🏙️ Population	2.75M	932K

The cost of living in Rome is 7% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 2624th and 3004th ($1718 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th in Italy and Spain, respectively. Check Italy vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Rome compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 337th and 5171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Tenerife

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	Rome	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.5	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.3	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$1.67	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.38	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1049	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$701	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2124	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1286	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.4	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.16%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7056	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3427	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.6	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.12	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.92	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.88	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.1	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9864	$6114

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Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1500
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1214
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1338
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1375
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1337
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1338
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1334
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$535
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$540
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$562
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$640
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$489
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$687
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$502
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$850
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$435
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$652
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$619
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$705
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$536
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$675
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$558
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$486
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1598
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1248
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1330
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1368
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1950
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1263
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1415
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1291