Seattle vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Seattle	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3015	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7449	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$1896	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$3549	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$746	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6742	$1337
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	80	18
😀 Quality of life	91	60
🏙️ Population	737K	932K

The cost of living in Seattle is 87% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 158th and 3004th ($3015 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 140th and 9th in the United States and Spain, respectively. Check the United States vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Seattle compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Seattle ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 98th and 5171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seattle vs Tenerife

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	Seattle	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.9	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.4	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.98	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2086	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1567	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3947	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3067	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$237	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6966	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5351	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.7	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.03	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.98	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.6	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$183	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.9	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.9	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2185	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29407	$6114

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Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093

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