Rotterdam vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Rotterdam	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2637	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6349	$3949
🏠 One person rent	$1608	$1040
🏘️ Family rent	$2828	$1718
🍽️ Food expenses	$656	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4180	$1578
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	94	19
😀 Quality of life	95	67
🏙️ Population	664K	955K

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 49% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 676th and 2952nd ($2637 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 12th in the Netherlands and Spain, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Rotterdam compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Tenerife ranked 79th in Spain, while ranked 24th and 4756th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rotterdam vs Tenerife

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	Rotterdam	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.1	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.15	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$4.51	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.04	$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	$1308	$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2889	$1884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2391	$1498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$71.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.7	$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5975	$4092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4252	$2841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.75	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.1	$41.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.4	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.34	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.33	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.3	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.22	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.32	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.7	$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$8.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.1	$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$13.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.3	$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2442	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13439	$6610

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2389
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2701
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2348
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2669
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2822
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2457
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2340
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3203
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2636
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2471
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2383
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2440
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2223
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1730
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2132
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1857
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2360
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1849
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1848
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2409
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1734
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2231
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1523
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727

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