Reykjavik vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Reykjavik	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2938	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5875	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$1801	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$2674	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$827	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.1	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3761	$1337
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	53	18
😀 Quality of life	89	60
🏙️ Population	140K	932K

The cost of living in Reykjavik is 82% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 200th and 3004th ($2938 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Iceland and Spain, respectively. Check Iceland vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Reykjavik compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Reykjavik ranked 1st best city to live in Iceland vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 194th and 5171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Reykjavik vs Tenerife

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	Reykjavik	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.5	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$137	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$17.9	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.09	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1839	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1650	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2869	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2456	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.1	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.6	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.4	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.41%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6649	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5599	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.52	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.8	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.74	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.94	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$37	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.6	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.23	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.55	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.2	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.2	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.2	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$45.6	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$128	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$162	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$279	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2532	$6114

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Cities near Reykjavik

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Kopavogur	$2802
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Hafnarfjorur	$2817
38 km or 24 mi	Keflavik	$2355
247 km or 153 mi	Akureyri	$2678
795 km or 494 mi	Torshavn	$1828
1204 km or 748 mi	Inverness	$1722
1230 km or 764 mi	Elgin	$1393
1300 km or 808 mi	Derry	$1390
1309 km or 813 mi	Greenock	$1601
1321 km or 821 mi	Aberdeen	$1614
1325 km or 823 mi	Perth	$1500
1328 km or 825 mi	Stirling	$1604
1331 km or 827 mi	Paisley	$1765
1333 km or 828 mi	Alloa	$1649
1337 km or 831 mi	Glasgow	$2011
1339 km or 832 mi	Dundee	$1482
1340 km or 833 mi	Omagh	$1562
1341 km or 833 mi	Cumbernauld	$1475
1342 km or 834 mi	Irvine	$1551
1348 km or 838 mi	East Kilbride	$1763
1349 km or 838 mi	Kilmarnock	$1480
1351 km or 839 mi	Dunfermline	$1692
1353 km or 841 mi	Hamilton	$1699
1357 km or 843 mi	Ayr	$1404
1360 km or 845 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1610
1365 km or 848 mi	Livingston	$1608
1372 km or 852 mi	Edinburgh	$2140
1382 km or 859 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
1387 km or 862 mi	Belfast	$1755
1390 km or 864 mi	Bangor	$1382
1391 km or 864 mi	Lisburn	$1713
1401 km or 871 mi	Alesund	$1603
1413 km or 878 mi	Galway	$2297
1425 km or 886 mi	Dundalk	$1767
1431 km or 889 mi	Dumfries	$1246
1433 km or 891 mi	Nuuk	$2031
1441 km or 895 mi	Molde	$1813
1454 km or 903 mi	Kristiansund	$1700
1455 km or 904 mi	Drogheda	$2628
1455 km or 904 mi	Bergen	$2006

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