Edinburgh vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Edinburgh	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2140	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5387	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$1269	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$2336	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$530	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3522	$1337
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	88	18
😀 Quality of life	94	60
🏙️ Population	488K	932K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 33% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 1491st and 3004th ($2140 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 9th in the United Kingdom and Spain, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Edinburgh ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 34th and 5171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Tenerife

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	Edinburgh	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.9	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.21	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.09	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.55	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1331	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$970	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2573	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1865	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$291	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.75%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6219	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4199	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.8	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.87	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.07	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.9	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.07	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.2	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$106	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.5	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1772	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21911	$6114

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1610
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1608
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1692
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1649
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1475
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1604
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1500
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1699
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1482
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1763
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2011
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1765
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1480
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1601
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1551
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1246
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1404
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1567
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1726
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1614
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1705
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1638
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1651
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1628
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1637
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1510
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1707
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1592
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$1722
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1328
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1393
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1288
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1377
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1500
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1714
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1382
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1629
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$1968
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1500
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1214
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1338
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1375
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1337
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1338
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1334
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$535
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$540
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$562
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$640
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$489
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$687
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$502
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$850
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$435
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$652
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$619
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$705
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$536
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$675
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$558
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$486
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1598
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1248
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1330
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1368
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1950
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1263
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1415
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1291