Gothenburg vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gothenburg	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1879	$1739
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4293	$3931
🏠 One person rent	$949	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$1652	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3784	$1591
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	46	19
😀 Quality of life	92	68
🏙️ Population	675K	955K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 8% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 2470th and 3058th ($1879 vs $1739) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 14th in Sweden and Spain, respectively. Check Sweden vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Tenerife ranked 75th in Spain, while ranked 91st and 4533rd 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	$14	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.93	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$950	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$821	$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1735	$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$1472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$74.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.33%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6539	$3998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3629	$3282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.93	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.4	$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$8.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.21	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.2	$9.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.6	$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.1	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.1	$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4650	$7249

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1723
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1544
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1441
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1358
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1574
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1424
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1578
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1490
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1483
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1503
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1877
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1429
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1479
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1855
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1478
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2401
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2053
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1535
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$2029
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2157
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2220
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2135
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2195
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2071
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1423
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1723
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1980
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1481
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2084
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$2002
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1993
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2334
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1984
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1423

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