Seattle vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Seattle	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3154	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7508	$3949
🏠 One person rent	$1981	$1040
🏘️ Family rent	$3422	$1718
🍽️ Food expenses	$796	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6532	$1578
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	80	19
😀 Quality of life	95	67
🏙️ Population	737K	955K

The cost of living in Seattle is 78% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 142nd and 2952nd ($3154 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st and 12th 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 5th best city to live in the United States vs Tenerife ranked 79th in Spain, while ranked 32nd and 4756th 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	$22.3	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.5	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.6	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.73	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$6.45	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2110	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1647	$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3872	$1884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2891	$1498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$71.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72.8	$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7394	$4092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5077	$2841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$111	$41.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.47	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.95	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.47	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.2	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.04	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.86	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.5	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.7	$13.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.7	$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2521	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28950	$6610

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Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2717
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2778
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2604
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3559
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2702
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2737
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2915
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2739
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2677
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2475
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2814
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2656
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2325
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2641
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2519
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2720
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2828
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2582
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2628
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2362
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2584
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2558
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2710
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2747
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2173

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