Surrey vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Surrey	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2237	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5110	$3949
🏠 One person rent	$1348	$1040
🏘️ Family rent	$2367	$1718
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3072	$1578
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	79	19
😀 Quality of life	94	67
🏙️ Population	568K	955K

The cost of living in Surrey is 26% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 1407th and 2952nd ($2237 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 12th in Canada and Spain, respectively. Check Canada vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Surrey compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Surrey ranked 3rd best city to live in Canada vs Tenerife ranked 79th in Spain, while ranked 49th and 4756th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Surrey vs Tenerife

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	Surrey	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.91	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1369	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1125	$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2438	$1884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$1498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$71.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.8	$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.69%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9861	$4092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8816	$2841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.65	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$128	$41.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.79	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.7	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.31	$8.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.06	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.7	$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$13.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.6	$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$894	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12497	$6610

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Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2457
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2361
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2054
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2540
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2240
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2526
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1865
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2190
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2173
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2128
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2470
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2710
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2628
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2641
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2739
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2778
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2737
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1872
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2702
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$3041
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3559
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3154
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2475
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3292
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2915
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2798

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