Brussels vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brussels	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2030	$1739
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4894	$3931
🏠 One person rent	$1166	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$1999	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3313	$1591
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	96	19
😀 Quality of life	91	68
🏙️ Population	196K	955K

The cost of living in Brussels is 17% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 1939th and 3058th ($2030 vs $1739) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Belgium and Spain, respectively. Check Belgium vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Tenerife ranked 75th in Spain, while ranked 121st and 4533rd 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	$21.2	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.4	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$903	$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2002	$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$1472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$74.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.2	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5037	$3998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4002	$3282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$9.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1423	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19621	$7249

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1874
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1843
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1833
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1888
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1793
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1848
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1819
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1769
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1845
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1895
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1769
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1703
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1743
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1686
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1757
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1688
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1799
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1746
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1753
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1742
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1939
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1829
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1727
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1834

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