Amsterdam vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amsterdam	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2859	$1707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6482	$3550
🏠 One person rent	$1887	$1065
🏘️ Family rent	$3118	$1571
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4389	$1400
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	95	18
😀 Quality of life	95	61
🏙️ Population	921K	932K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 67% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 252nd and 2853rd ($2859 vs $1707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in the Netherlands and Spain, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Tenerife ranked 80th in Spain, while ranked 25th and 5147th 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	$20	$11.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.7	$48
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$9.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1928	$1109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$946
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3529	$1649
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$1406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$85.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10663	$2914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7824	$2073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.81	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.7	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.28	$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$8.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$4.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$8.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$6.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$11.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.1	$80.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2462	$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13828	$6379

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2373
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2076
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2180
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2072
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2088
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2184
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2228
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2375
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1412
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2094
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1991
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1821
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1782
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1897
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1831
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1891
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2027
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1994
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1661
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1841
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1886
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2006
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1827
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1845
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1750
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1865

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1660
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1764
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1391
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1394
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1336
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1353
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1266
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1592
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1251
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1431
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1469
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1419
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1431
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1421
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$522
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$534
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$524
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$605
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$502
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$651
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$512
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$898
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$415
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$667
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$457
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$639
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$747
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$531
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$678
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$550
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$498
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1556
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1229
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1337
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1395
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$2047
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1163
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1436
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1252