Barcelona vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Barcelona	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2129	$1739
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$3931
🏠 One person rent	$1308	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$2082	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2324	$1591
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	98	19
😀 Quality of life	90	68
🏙️ Population	1.73M	955K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 22% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 1659th and 3058th ($2129 vs $1739) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 14th in Spain.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Ranked 2nd vs 75th best cities to live in Spain, and 174th vs 4533rd 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	$17.3	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.8	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1418	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1098	$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2417	$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1738	$1472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$74.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.04%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7636	$3998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5246	$3282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.07	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.75	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.84	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$9.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.1	$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.48	$8.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$9.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.6	$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.4	$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$866	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16301	$7249

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1586
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1660
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1538
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1623
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1367
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1588
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1584
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1455
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1145
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1142
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1344
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1524
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1749
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1506
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1245
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1836
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1830
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1328
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1494
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$2017
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1628
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1202
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1166
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1474
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1658
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1183
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1596
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1238
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1271
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1709
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1558
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1408
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2775
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1644
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1351
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1812

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1668
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1653
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1354
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$627
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1606
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1662
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1603
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1607
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1608
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$619
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$648
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$604
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$649
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$546
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$790
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$555
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$526
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$734
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$499
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$639
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$797
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$579
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$653
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$597
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$586
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1752
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1388
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1467
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1492
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1913
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1455
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1544
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1469