Copenhagen vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Copenhagen	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2601	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6038	$3809
🏠 One person rent	$1451	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$2570	$1677
🍽️ Food expenses	$729	$427
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4591	$1533
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	92	18
😀 Quality of life	98	66
🏙️ Population	667K	955K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 53% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 713th and 3094th ($2601 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th in Denmark and Spain, respectively. Check Denmark vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 10th and 5034th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Tenerife

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	Copenhagen	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.6	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$109	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.3	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.14	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$6.84	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.58	$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1734	$1006
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1183	$880
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3186	$1799
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2138	$1477
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9559	$3896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6448	$2828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.63	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$116	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.7	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.19	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.69	$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$9.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$4.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.62	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.5	$9.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$85
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.7	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$125	$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$614	$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17654	$6640

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2617
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2379
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2184
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1421
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1757
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2086
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2280
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1619
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1598
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1977
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1591
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1485
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2029
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1386
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1362
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1805
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1785
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1502
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2088
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1523
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1444
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1770
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1668
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1481
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1515
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1529
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1869
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1563
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1675
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1861
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1460
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1662
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1421
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1467
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1658
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1678

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