Tenerife vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Tenerife	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1774	$1810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3949	$4092
🏠 One person rent	$1040	$1069
🏘️ Family rent	$1718	$1869
🍽️ Food expenses	$454	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1578	$2129
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	19	39
😀 Quality of life	67	76
🏙️ Population	955K	6.44K

The cost of living in Tenerife is 2% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 2952nd and 2829th ($1774 vs $1810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 3rd in Spain and Malta, respectively. Check Spain vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Tenerife compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Tenerife ranked 79th best city to live in Spain vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 4756th and 1410th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tenerife vs Valletta

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	Tenerife	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.8	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$80.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$4.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.52	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1034	$1157
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$912	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1884	$2066
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$1605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.7	$85.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.1	$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.19%	5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4092	$4792
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2841	$4205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.77	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.3	$32.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.58	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.45	$7.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.9	$6.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.27	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.1	$61.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.52	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$83.6	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.9	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.8	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.2	$144
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$453	$267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6610	$12962

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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

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$2130
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1857
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1715
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1749
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1783
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1512
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1688
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1739
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1568
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1342
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$1101
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1224
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1279
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1101
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1318
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1198
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1308
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1235
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1185
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1077
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1373
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$513
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$586
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$457
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$389
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$495
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1452
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1268
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$316
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$606
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$364
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$394
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$367
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$456
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$620
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$537
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1245
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1342
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$372
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$388