Calgary vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Calgary	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2079	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4683	$3809
🏠 One person rent	$1191	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$1928	$1677
🍽️ Food expenses	$572	$427
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2977	$1533
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	53	18
😀 Quality of life	91	66
🏙️ Population	1.31M	955K

The cost of living in Calgary is 22% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 1781st and 3094th ($2079 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 10th in Canada and Spain, respectively. Check Canada vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Calgary compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 160th and 5034th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Tenerife

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	Calgary	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$1006
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$880
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2105	$1799
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$1477
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.3	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3658	$3896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3126	$2828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$9.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$4.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$8.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$9.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.5	$85
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$796	$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15727	$6640

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1773
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1782
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1730
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1823
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1949
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2343
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1759
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1748
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1973
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2228
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2111
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2490
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1765
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1913
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1774
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1625
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2001
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2219
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2414
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2080
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2641
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1952
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2057
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2443
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2470
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887

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