Taoyuan vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Taoyuan	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$875	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2361	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$353	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$658	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$320	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$100	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1050	$1337
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	93	18
😀 Quality of life	83	60
🏙️ Population	2.33M	932K

The cost of living in Taoyuan is 46% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 6171st and 3004th ($875 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 9th in Taiwan and Spain, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Taoyuan compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Taoyuan ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 418th and 5171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taoyuan vs Tenerife

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	Taoyuan	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.58	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.6	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.61	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$284	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$749	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$545	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.1	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.4	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.99%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7669	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4912	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.61	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.8	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.62	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.02	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.07	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.65	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.61	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.6	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.6	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.24	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.7	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.8	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$256	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18619	$6114

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Cities near Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$821
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$897
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1073
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1181
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$728
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$731
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$967
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$894
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$813
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$796
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$770
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$747
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$625
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$814
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$669
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$648
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$644
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$627
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$823
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$688
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$681
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$726
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$630
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$671
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$603
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$682
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$649
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$661
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$601
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$451
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$581
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$587
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$677
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$616
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$443

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