Barcelona vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Barcelona	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2116	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4761	$3949
🏠 One person rent	$1285	$1040
🏘️ Family rent	$2102	$1718
🍽️ Food expenses	$515	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2516	$1578
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	98	19
😀 Quality of life	90	67
🏙️ Population	1.73M	955K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 19% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 1722nd and 2952nd ($2116 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 12th in Spain.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Ranked 2nd vs 79th best cities to live in Spain, and 205th vs 4756th 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	$17.8	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.9	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1395	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1073	$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2392	$1884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$1498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$71.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.08%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7050	$4092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4924	$2841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.17	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.4	$41.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.24	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.46	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.25	$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.65	$8.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.88	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.7	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73	$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$13.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.6	$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$777	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16675	$6610

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1603
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1708
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1580
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1685
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1473
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1623
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1609
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1478
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1210
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1161
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1367
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1531
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1741
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1550
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1264
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1878
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1877
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1390
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1493
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$2000
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1645
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1230
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1201
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1509
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1659
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1215
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1585
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1267
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1296
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1709
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1471
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1569
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1415
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2879
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1663
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1347
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1797

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