Sydney vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sydney	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2801	$1707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6767	$3550
🏠 One person rent	$1663	$1065
🏘️ Family rent	$3057	$1571
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$410	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4399	$1400
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	99	18
😀 Quality of life	99	61
🏙️ Population	4.84M	932K

The cost of living in Sydney is 64% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 312th and 2853rd ($2801 vs $1707) 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 1.6 months in Sydney compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Tenerife ranked 80th in Spain, while ranked 4th and 5147th 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	$15.3	$11.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.6	$48
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$9.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.41	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1992	$1109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1372	$946
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4038	$1649
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2523	$1406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$85.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.8	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.38%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16279	$2914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9905	$2073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.46	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$143	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.6	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.94	$8.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$4.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.08	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29.8	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$8.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.83	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.9	$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.7	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$6.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.7	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$11.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.9	$80.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2054	$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18951	$6379

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1660
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1764
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1391
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1394
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1336
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1353
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1266
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1592
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1251
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1431
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1469
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1419
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1431
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1421
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$522
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$534
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$524
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$605
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$502
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$651
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$512
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$898
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$415
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$667
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$457
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$639
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$747
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$531
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$678
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$550
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$498
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1556
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1229
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1337
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1395
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$2047
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1163
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1436
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1252