Stockholm vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Stockholm	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2524	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5606	$3949
🏠 One person rent	$1416	$1040
🏘️ Family rent	$2368	$1718
🍽️ Food expenses	$670	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$253	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3839	$1578
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	95	19
😀 Quality of life	95	67
🏙️ Population	985K	955K

The cost of living in Stockholm is 42% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 849th and 2952nd ($2524 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Sweden and Spain, respectively. Check Sweden vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Stockholm compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Stockholm ranked 1st best city to live in Sweden vs Tenerife ranked 79th in Spain, while ranked 23rd and 4756th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Stockholm vs Tenerife

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	Stockholm	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.2	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.23	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$5.73	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1704	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1084	$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2705	$1884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1909	$1498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$71.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.63%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12627	$4092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6907	$2841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.77	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$119	$41.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.37	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.1	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.86	$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$8.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.39	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.1	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.1	$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$36.8	$13.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$137	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$178	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17693	$6610

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Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2118
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1214
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1853
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2065
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1827
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1840
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1914
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1702
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1741
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1831
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1651
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1547
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1603
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1398
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1337
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1423
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1311
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1631
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1397
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1579
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1370
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1884
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1594
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1562
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1567
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1597
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1568
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1691
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1383
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1230
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$994
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1583
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1606
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1481
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1701
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1375
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1516

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