Seattle vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Seattle	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3183	$1739
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7493	$3931
🏠 One person rent	$1996	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$3450	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$789	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6618	$1591
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	80	19
😀 Quality of life	91	68
🏙️ Population	737K	955K

The cost of living in Seattle is 83% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 126th and 3058th ($3183 vs $1739) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 94th and 14th 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 2.1 months in Seattle compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Seattle ranked 33rd best city to live in the United States vs Tenerife ranked 75th in Spain, while ranked 147th and 4533rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Seattle	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.5	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.5	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$6.46	$2.54
🥤 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	$2109	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1647	$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3900	$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2895	$1472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$74.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$279	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.8	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7971	$3998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5180	$3282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.1	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.97	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$9.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.6	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.43	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.09	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.3	$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.26	$8.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.8	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.7	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$9.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$167	$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.5	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.5	$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2124	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30033	$7249

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Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3164
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3012
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2648
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2678
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2782
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2621
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3602
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2749
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2783
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2734
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2884
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2797
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2637
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2479
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2775
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2542
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2617
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2342
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2727
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2429
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2722
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2822
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2576
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2661
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2378
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2616
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2592
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2690
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2765
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2098

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1668
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1653
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1354
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$627
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1606
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1662
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1603
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1607
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1608
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$619
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$648
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$604
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$649
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$546
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$790
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$555
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$526
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$734
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$499
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$639
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$797
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$579
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$653
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$597
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$586
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1752
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1388
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1467
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1492
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1913
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1455
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1544
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1469