Sydney vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sydney	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2844	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6700	$3949
🏠 One person rent	$1749	$1040
🏘️ Family rent	$3002	$1718
🍽️ Food expenses	$597	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$337	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$1578
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	99	19
😀 Quality of life	98	67
🏙️ Population	5.45M	955K

The cost of living in Sydney is 60% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 348th and 2952nd ($2844 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 79th in Spain, while ranked 2nd and 4756th 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	$15.8	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.7	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.36	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.82	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2123	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1437	$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3835	$1884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2492	$1498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$71.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.09%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13218	$4092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7866	$2841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.77	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$41.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.9	$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.5	$8.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.3	$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$13.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.9	$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2281	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21946	$6610

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864

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