Perth vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Perth	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2448	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5605	$3949
🏠 One person rent	$1473	$1040
🏘️ Family rent	$2303	$1718
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4181	$1578
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	94	19
😀 Quality of life	96	67
🏙️ Population	2.14M	955K

The cost of living in Perth is 38% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 978th and 2952nd ($2448 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 12th in Australia and Spain, respectively. Check Australia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Perth compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Tenerife ranked 79th in Spain, while ranked 10th and 4756th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Tenerife

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	Perth	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.55	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1621	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1228	$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2691	$1884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$1498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$71.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.84%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6285	$4092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4935	$2841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.83	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$41.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.76	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.62	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.3	$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$8.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.3	$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$13.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$81	$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2141	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15409	$6610

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1694
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1697
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1388
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$635
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1628
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1682
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1622
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1627
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1629
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$617
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$647
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$599
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$692
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$539
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$769
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$558
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$513
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$732
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$482
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$671
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$773
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$598
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$659
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$612
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$589
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1772
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1432
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1510
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1545
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1979
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1471
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1581
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1490