Glasgow vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Glasgow	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2058	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4930	$3809
🏠 One person rent	$1155	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$2017	$1677
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$427
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3074	$1533
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	94	18
😀 Quality of life	95	66
🏙️ Population	626K	955K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 21% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 1833rd and 3094th ($2058 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 94th and 10th 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 1.5 months in Glasgow compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 52nd and 5034th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Tenerife

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	Glasgow	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.4	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.81	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$1006
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$880
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$1799
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1575	$1477
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$301	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4064	$3896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3045	$2828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.97	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.2	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$9.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$4.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.1	$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$8.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.61	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.03	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$9.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.9	$85
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$118	$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1138	$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18105	$6640

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1840
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1837
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1797
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1619
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1527
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1575
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1711
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1630
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1762
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1775
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1522
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1728
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2310
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1768
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1641
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1485
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1480
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1759
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1484
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1884
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2021
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1879
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2205
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1963
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1769
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1906
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1825
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1805
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1780
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1797
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1507
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$2079
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1602
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1761
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1551
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1840
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1839
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1429

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