Brisbane vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$1739
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$3931
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$1591
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	66	19
😀 Quality of life	97	68
🏙️ Population	2.71M	955K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 34% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 1241st and 3058th ($2323 vs $1739) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 14th in Australia and Spain, respectively. Check Australia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Tenerife ranked 75th in Spain, while ranked 3rd and 4533rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Tenerife

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	Brisbane	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$1472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$74.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$3998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$3282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$9.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$8.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$9.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$7249

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913

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