Helsinki vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Helsinki	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4167	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$918	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$1517	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$580	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3006	$1337
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	78	18
😀 Quality of life	95	60
🏙️ Population	676K	932K

The cost of living in Helsinki is 13% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 2353rd and 3004th ($1816 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th in Finland and Spain, respectively. Check Finland vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Helsinki compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 26th and 5171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Tenerife

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	Helsinki	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.4	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.29	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$4.73	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$796	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1796	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1297	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.9	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.1%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8076	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4860	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.1	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.3	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.1	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.4	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.3	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$345	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9361	$6114

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Vantaa	$1671
16 km or 9.7 mi	Espoo	$1879
26 km or 16 mi	Tuusula	$1509
27 km or 17 mi	Kerava	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
33 km or 21 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
34 km or 21 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
47 km or 29 mi	Porvoo	$1327
49 km or 30 mi	Lohja	$1220
51 km or 32 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
63 km or 39 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
78 km or 48 mi	Maardu	$1219
83 km or 51 mi	Tallinn	$1414
86 km or 53 mi	Raseborg	$1441
96 km or 59 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
98 km or 61 mi	Lahti	$1398
102 km or 63 mi	Salo	$1396
115 km or 72 mi	Kotka	$1286
122 km or 76 mi	Rakvere	$899
124 km or 77 mi	Kouvola	$1355
131 km or 81 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
132 km or 82 mi	Hamina	$1329
143 km or 89 mi	Kaarina	$1450
150 km or 93 mi	Turku	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Raisio	$1450
157 km or 98 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
160 km or 100 mi	Tampere	$1464
164 km or 102 mi	Nokia	$1432
169 km or 105 mi	Ylojarvi	$1426
170 km or 106 mi	Sastamala	$1391
181 km or 113 mi	Sillamae	$952
188 km or 117 mi	Jamsa	$1394
201 km or 125 mi	Parnu	$1064
203 km or 126 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
203 km or 126 mi	Narva	$953
205 km or 127 mi	Viljandi	$933
210 km or 131 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
214 km or 133 mi	Rauma	$1254
224 km or 139 mi	Pori	$1239
224 km or 139 mi	Tartu	$1045

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