Calgary vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$1739
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$3931
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$1591
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	53	19
😀 Quality of life	90	68
🏙️ Population	1.31M	955K

The cost of living in Calgary is 20% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 1759th and 3058th ($2095 vs $1739) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 14th in Canada and Spain, respectively. Check Canada vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Tenerife ranked 75th in Spain, while ranked 187th and 4533rd 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	$19.1	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$1472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$74.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$3998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$3282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$9.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$8.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$9.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$7249

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

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