Taipei vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Taipei	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1181	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3254	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$567	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$1230	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$408	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1684	$1337
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	95	18
😀 Quality of life	86	60
🏙️ Population	2.6M	932K

The cost of living in Taipei is 27% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 4534th and 3004th ($1181 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Taiwan and Spain, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Taipei compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 339th and 5171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taipei vs Tenerife

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	Taipei	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.07	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.98	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$613	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$468	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.9	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.6	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.1%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13635	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6907	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.4	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.61	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.83	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.96	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.7	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.5	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.78	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.2	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.2	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$617	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19749	$6114

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Cities near Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	New Taipei	$1073
23 km or 14 mi	Keelung	$967
39 km or 24 mi	Taoyuan	$875
39 km or 24 mi	Yilan	$731
58 km or 36 mi	Zhubei	$821
63 km or 39 mi	Hsinchu	$897
89 km or 56 mi	Miaoli	$728
133 km or 82 mi	Taichung	$894
149 km or 92 mi	Changhua	$813
152 km or 95 mi	Nantou	$796
180 km or 112 mi	Douliu	$770
206 km or 128 mi	Chiayi	$747
252 km or 157 mi	Fuzhou	$669
257 km or 160 mi	Putian	$625
258 km or 160 mi	Taitung	$788
267 km or 166 mi	Tainan	$814
270 km or 168 mi	Ningde	$648
276 km or 172 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
297 km or 185 mi	Quanzhou	$644
298 km or 185 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
299 km or 186 mi	Jinjiang	$627
316 km or 196 mi	Rui'an	$681
330 km or 205 mi	Kinmen	$823
340 km or 211 mi	Wenzhou	$726
354 km or 220 mi	Xiamen	$688
371 km or 230 mi	Wenling	$671
379 km or 235 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
380 km or 236 mi	Nanping	$630
395 km or 246 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
411 km or 255 mi	Lishui	$682
414 km or 257 mi	Sanming	$603
425 km or 264 mi	Linhai	$661
454 km or 282 mi	Longyan	$649
461 km or 286 mi	Wuyishan	$601
488 km or 303 mi	Jinhua	$587
495 km or 308 mi	Yiwu	$677
508 km or 316 mi	Quzhou	$616
518 km or 322 mi	Shangrao	$671
520 km or 323 mi	Chaozhou	$451
525 km or 326 mi	Shantou	$581

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