Brisbane vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brisbane	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4896	$3809
🏠 One person rent	$1253	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$2149	$1677
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$427
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$1533
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	66	18
😀 Quality of life	98	66
🏙️ Population	2.71M	955K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 21% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 1813th and 3094th ($2065 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 10th 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 84th in Spain, while ranked 9th and 5034th 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	$14.4	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1514	$1006
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$880
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2603	$1799
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1816	$1477
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.5	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8291	$3896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6020	$2828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.8	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$9.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$4.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$8.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.35	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$9.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.3	$85
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.5	$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1795	$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11423	$6640

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1662
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1798
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1710
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1184
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1503
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1839
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1747
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2181
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1888
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1599
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2292
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2640
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1568
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1364
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1580
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1678
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2019
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1667
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1683
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1771
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1706
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1736

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1633
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1278
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1658
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1352
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$629
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1519
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1561
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1513
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1517
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1515
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$602
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$623
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$591
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$693
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$548
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$765
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$557
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$936
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$501
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$721
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$477
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$680
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$790
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$619
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$662
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$604
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$578
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1724
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1347
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1428
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1468
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1910
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1380
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1512
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1401