Gothenburg vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$808	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$1337
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	46	18
😀 Quality of life	92	60
🏙️ Population	675K	932K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 0.7% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 2959th and 3004th ($1623 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 9th in Sweden and Spain, respectively. Check Sweden vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 78th and 5171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Tenerife

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	Gothenburg	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$6114

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1498
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1367
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1284
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1208
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1473
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1676
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1333
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1575
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1310
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1800
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1733
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1983
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1828
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1952
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1140
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1508
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1623
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1279
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1707
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1631
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2134
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1651
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1251

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