Barcelona vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Barcelona	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1841	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4103	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$1100	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$1762	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$452	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2025	$1337
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	98	18
😀 Quality of life	87	60
🏙️ Population	1.7M	932K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 14% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 2276th and 3004th ($1841 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 9th in Spain.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Ranked 2nd vs 84th best cities to live in Spain, and 270th vs 5171st 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	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.6	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.49	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.87	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1176	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$912	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2073	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1446	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.43%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5914	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4127	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.65	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.93	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.26	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.64	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.1	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$635	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13290	$6114

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$1747
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1454
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1393
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1431
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1361
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1415
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1428
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1089
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1076
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1237
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1217
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1539
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1338
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1235
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1592
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1197
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1275
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1696
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1435
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1093
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1071
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1233
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1470
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1391
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1131
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1150
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1499
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1369
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1220
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2528
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1472
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1296
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1522

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1500
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1214
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1338
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1375
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1337
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1338
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1334
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$535
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$540
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$562
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$640
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$489
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$687
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$502
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$850
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$435
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$652
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$619
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$705
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$536
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$675
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$558
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$486
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1598
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1248
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1330
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1368
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1950
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1263
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1415
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1291