Tehran vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Tehran	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$639	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1632	$3949
🏠 One person rent	$276	$1040
🏘️ Family rent	$493	$1718
🍽️ Food expenses	$174	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.9	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$227	$1578
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	96	19
😀 Quality of life	64	67
🏙️ Population	8.69M	955K

The cost of living in Tehran is 64% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 7642nd and 2952nd ($639 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 12th in Iran and Spain, respectively. Check Iran vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Tehran compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Tehran ranked 1st best city to live in Iran vs Tenerife ranked 79th in Spain, while ranked 5345th and 4756th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tehran vs Tenerife

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	Tehran	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.29	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.9	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.03	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.7	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$1.14	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$661	$1884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$1498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.71	$71.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.6	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$5.32	$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.35%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1416	$4092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$848	$2841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.15	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.05	$41.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.87	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.57	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.03	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.01	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.5	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.6	$8.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.3	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.51	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.1	$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$56.2	$13.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.7	$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2262	$6610

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Cities near Tehran

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Golestan	$592
12 km or 7.6 mi	Ray	$591
27 km or 17 mi	Eslamshahr	$602
27 km or 17 mi	Nasimshahr	$601
28 km or 17 mi	Qods	$631
32 km or 20 mi	Qarchak	$586
33 km or 20 mi	Shahriar	$627
34 km or 21 mi	Pakdasht	$583
36 km or 23 mi	Pardis	$575
38 km or 23 mi	Andisheh	$629
39 km or 24 mi	Robat Karim	$594
39 km or 24 mi	Fardis	$639
40 km or 25 mi	Malard	$631
43 km or 26 mi	Karaj	$696
46 km or 28 mi	Mohammadshahr	$642
52 km or 32 mi	Varamin	$571
52 km or 33 mi	Kamal Shahr	$637
78 km or 49 mi	Nazarabad	$595
120 km or 75 mi	Amol	$531
121 km or 75 mi	Khak-e Ali	$561
122 km or 76 mi	Saveh	$512
127 km or 79 mi	Qom	$455
142 km or 88 mi	Qazvin	$586
148 km or 92 mi	Babol	$372
155 km or 96 mi	Qaem Shahr	$502
176 km or 109 mi	Sari	$635
178 km or 111 mi	Semnan	$535
191 km or 119 mi	Kashan	$516
210 km or 130 mi	Lahijan	$494
239 km or 148 mi	Arak	$542
240 km or 149 mi	Rasht	$461
282 km or 175 mi	Hamadan	$428
283 km or 176 mi	Malayer	$460
284 km or 177 mi	Zanjan	$425
302 km or 188 mi	Gorgan	$659
315 km or 196 mi	Borujerd	$499
316 km or 196 mi	Shahin Shahr	$487
326 km or 202 mi	Dorud	$513
333 km or 207 mi	Shahrud	$563
334 km or 207 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$488

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