Tenerife vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Tenerife	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3809	$1691
🏠 One person rent	$1005	$212
🏘️ Family rent	$1677	$325
🍽️ Food expenses	$427	$317
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1533	$119
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	18	25
😀 Quality of life	66	39
🏙️ Population	955K	2.44M

The cost of living in Tenerife is 154% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 3094th and 7283rd ($1705 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 6th in Spain and Cameroon, respectively. Check Spain vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Tenerife compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Tenerife ranked 84th best city to live in Spain vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 5034th and 7830th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tenerife vs Yaounde

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	Tenerife	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.8	$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.9	$52.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.83	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.41	$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.73	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1006	$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$880	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1799	$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1477	$192
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.9	$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.1	$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2828	$616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.66	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.6	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.61	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.43	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.68	$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.78	$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.78	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.21	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.32	$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.8	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.1	$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$397	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6640	$1806

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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

Cities near Yaounde

Distance	City	Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi	Douala	$1363
217 km or 135 mi	Bafoussam	$793
245 km or 152 mi	Kumba	$849
256 km or 159 mi	Buea	$665
256 km or 159 mi	Limbe	$755
275 km or 171 mi	Bamenda	$698
297 km or 185 mi	Bata	$1241
305 km or 189 mi	Malabo	$1413
374 km or 233 mi	Calabar	$397
448 km or 278 mi	Ngaoundere	$571
449 km or 279 mi	Libreville	$708
475 km or 295 mi	Berberati	$494
481 km or 299 mi	Aba	$674
484 km or 301 mi	Umuahia	$961
511 km or 317 mi	Port Harcourt	$676
529 km or 329 mi	Owerri	$1774
530 km or 329 mi	Enugu	$563
558 km or 346 mi	Awka	$878
584 km or 363 mi	Onitsha	$1051
593 km or 368 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
640 km or 398 mi	Garoua	$621
660 km or 410 mi	Sao Tome	$1046
665 km or 413 mi	Warri	$926
669 km or 415 mi	Trindade	$1044
709 km or 440 mi	Benin	$632
729 km or 453 mi	Abuja	$1514
735 km or 457 mi	Jos	$810
738 km or 459 mi	Mubi	$644
741 km or 461 mi	Bauchi	$781
748 km or 465 mi	Gamboma	$536
754 km or 468 mi	Owo	$664
783 km or 487 mi	Bangui	$526
795 km or 494 mi	Akure	$644
809 km or 503 mi	Maroua	$596
813 km or 505 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
831 km or 516 mi	Bongor	$505
842 km or 523 mi	Minna	$852
862 km or 535 mi	Mbandaka	$836
867 km or 539 mi	Kaduna	$393
867 km or 539 mi	Ife	$778