Brussels vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brussels	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2028	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4874	$3809
🏠 One person rent	$1133	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$1677
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$427
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.4	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3458	$1533
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	96	18
😀 Quality of life	91	66
🏙️ Population	196K	955K

The cost of living in Brussels is 19% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 1913th and 3094th ($2028 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Belgium and Spain, respectively. Check Belgium vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brussels compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 165th and 5034th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Tenerife

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	Brussels	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.6	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.38	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$1006
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$879	$880
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1983	$1799
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$1477
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.23%	3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4704	$3896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$2828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.21	$4.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$9.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$85
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1055	$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22658	$6640

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1854
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1876
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1889
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1931
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1758
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1847
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1858
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1870
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1732
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1845
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1816
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2025
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1835
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1791
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1863
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1787
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1835
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1801
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1806
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1745
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1823
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1768
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1846
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1867
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1571
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1648
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1746
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1737
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1657
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1696
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1794
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1722
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1724
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1745
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1867
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1804
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1666
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1818

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