Glasgow vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Glasgow	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$1739
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4959	$3931
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$2124	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$547	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3456	$1591
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	93	19
😀 Quality of life	94	68
🏙️ Population	626K	955K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 22% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 1708th and 3058th ($2114 vs $1739) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 14th 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 Glasgow compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tenerife ranked 75th in Spain, while ranked 39th and 4533rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Glasgow	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.9	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.4	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.27	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1185	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1681	$1472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$74.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$320	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.73%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4105	$3998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3087	$3282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.15	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$9.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$8.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$9.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86	$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$135	$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$928	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21435	$7249

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1878
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1885
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1831
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1611
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1600
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1647
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1835
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1704
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1842
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1760
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1586
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1750
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2295
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1794
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1640
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1456
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1593
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1596
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1485
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1878
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2005
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1923
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2236
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1806
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1943
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1820
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1784
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1777
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1778
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1523
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1872
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1554
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1742
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1646
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1834
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1791
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1404

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