Singapore City vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Singapore City	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3201	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6971	$3809
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$3750	$1677
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$427
🚐 Transport expenses	$268	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4609	$1533
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	89	18
😀 Quality of life	98	66
🏙️ Population	5.87M	955K

The cost of living in Singapore City is 88% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 109th and 3094th ($3201 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Singapore and Spain, respectively. Check Singapore vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Singapore City compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 7th and 5034th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Singapore City vs Tenerife

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	Singapore City	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.79	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.79	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.77	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2659	$1006
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1943	$880
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4723	$1799
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$1477
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.92%	3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$22654	$3896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$2828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.53	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.6	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.17	$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.32	$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$9.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25	$4.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$8.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.32	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$115	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$9.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.2	$85
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.5	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.7	$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1206	$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29519	$6640

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$542
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$771
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$771
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$689
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$643
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$519
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$552
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$584
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$681
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$444
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$704
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$598
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$864
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$657
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$390
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$552
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$411
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$420
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$461
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$701
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$754
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$653

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1633
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1278
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1658
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1352
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$629
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1519
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1561
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1513
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1517
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1515
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$602
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$623
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$591
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$693
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$548
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$765
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$557
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$936
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$501
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$721
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$477
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$680
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$790
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$619
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$662
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$604
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$578
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1724
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1347
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1428
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1468
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1910
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1380
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1512
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1401