Sydney vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sydney	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2640	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6276	$3809
🏠 One person rent	$1578	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$2764	$1677
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$427
🚐 Transport expenses	$366	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4008	$1533
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	99	18
😀 Quality of life	100	66
🏙️ Population	5.45M	955K

The cost of living in Sydney is 55% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 649th and 3094th ($2640 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Australia and Spain, respectively. Check Australia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sydney compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 3rd and 5034th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sydney vs Tenerife

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	Sydney	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.9	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.7	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.79	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.47	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1915	$1006
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1294	$880
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3447	$1799
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2319	$1477
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.9	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12628	$3896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7359	$2828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.27	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.2	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.43	$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$9.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$4.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.45	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29.1	$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$8.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.68	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.2	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$9.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.6	$85
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.3	$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2071	$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19140	$6640

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1633
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1278
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1658
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1352
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$629
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1519
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1561
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1513
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1517
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1515
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$602
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$623
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$591
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$693
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$548
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$765
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$557
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$936
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$501
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$721
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$477
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$680
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$790
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$619
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$662
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$604
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$578
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1724
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1347
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1428
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1468
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1910
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1380
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1512
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1401