Barcelona vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$1659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$3383
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$1051
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$1530
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$1379
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
98
18
😀 Quality of life
88
62
🏙️ Population
1.64M
932K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 7% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 2423rd and 2824th ($1773 vs $1659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 10th in Spain.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Ranked 2nd vs 74th best cities to live in Spain, and 193rd vs 5100th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Tenerife

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Barcelona Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$8.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$1057
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$913
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$1541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$1345
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$69.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$39.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$2349
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$2016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$2.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$4.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$4.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$8.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$6.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$70
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$11.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$74.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$327
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$6126

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

Cities near Tenerife

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi La Orotava
$1624
17 km or 11 mi Puerto de la Cruz
$1759
37 km or 23 mi San Cristobal de La Laguna
$1214
41 km or 26 mi Santa Cruz de Tenerife
$1206
112 km or 69 mi Santa Lucia de Tirajana
$1175
116 km or 72 mi Las Palmas
$1191
269 km or 167 mi Puerto del Rosario
$1423
272 km or 169 mi Corralejo
$1499
308 km or 191 mi Arrecife
$1327
358 km or 222 mi Laayoune
$536
487 km or 302 mi Canico
$1044
488 km or 303 mi Funchal
$1009
488 km or 303 mi Camara de Lobos
$1047
490 km or 305 mi Santa Cruz
$1048
495 km or 307 mi Machico
$1046
715 km or 444 mi Taghazout
$516
721 km or 448 mi Agadir
$533
726 km or 451 mi Ait Melloul
$508
751 km or 467 mi Essaouira
$625
837 km or 520 mi Safi
$470
911 km or 566 mi Marrakesh
$609
951 km or 591 mi El Jadida
$503
1041 km or 647 mi Casablanca
$826
1061 km or 659 mi Khouribga
$437
1065 km or 662 mi Mohammedia
$627
1082 km or 672 mi Beni Mellal
$445
1116 km or 694 mi Temara
$574
1128 km or 701 mi Rabat
$717
1131 km or 703 mi Sale
$533
1135 km or 705 mi Nouakchott
$618
1161 km or 721 mi Kenitra
$520
1223 km or 760 mi Meknes
$424
1230 km or 764 mi Lagos
$1416
1241 km or 771 mi Portimao
$1251
1245 km or 774 mi Lagoa
$1332
1251 km or 777 mi Silves
$1392
1253 km or 779 mi Albufeira
$2218
1266 km or 787 mi Faro
$1318
1271 km or 790 mi Loule
$1494
1272 km or 791 mi Olhao
$1328