Copenhagen vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Copenhagen	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2555	$1739
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5866	$3931
🏠 One person rent	$1447	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$2513	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$713	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4784	$1591
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	94	19
😀 Quality of life	97	68
🏙️ Population	667K	955K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 47% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 805th and 3058th ($2555 vs $1739) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Denmark and Spain, respectively. Check Denmark vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Tenerife ranked 75th in Spain, while ranked 5th and 4533rd 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	$21.1	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.09	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$7.32	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.12	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1680	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2988	$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2119	$1472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$74.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11390	$3998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7705	$3282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.33	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.75	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$9.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$9.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.4	$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$38	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$130	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12710	$7249

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2533
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2195
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1423
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1793
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2151
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2220
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1567
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1568
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$2053
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1583
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1478
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2073
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1399
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1358
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1893
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1792
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1429
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2135
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1584
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1441
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1731
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1650
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1477
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1621
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1483
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1840
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1570
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1654
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1852
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1411
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1637
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1415
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1475
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1723
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1557

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