Amsterdam vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amsterdam	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3203	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7246	$3949
🏠 One person rent	$2108	$1040
🏘️ Family rent	$3473	$1718
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$259	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5294	$1578
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	95	19
😀 Quality of life	96	67
🏙️ Population	921K	955K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 80% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 126th and 2952nd ($3203 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in the Netherlands and Spain, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Tenerife ranked 79th in Spain, while ranked 13th and 4756th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Tenerife

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	Amsterdam	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.2	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.4	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.09	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.03	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2237	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1767	$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3877	$1884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2931	$1498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$71.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$298	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.1	$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11192	$4092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7947	$2841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.78	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$41.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.38	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.59	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.68	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$8.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.8	$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.4	$13.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2472	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21156	$6610

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2223
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2822
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2440
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2636
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2383
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2338
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2669
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2348
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2457
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1512
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2172
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2701
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2389
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2058
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2637
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1848
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2136
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2360
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2106
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2119
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2260
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2189
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$2002
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2094
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2055
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2200
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2132
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2206
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2340

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