Cost of Living in Tenerife, 🇪🇸 Spain - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Oct 29, 2026 Last changed Oct 31, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 1 2 5 9 15 $2,110 $1,005 $1,684 $954 $954

Utilities 3 22 15 — $123 $160 $100 —

Internet & Mobile 6 7 8 15 $18 $52 $70 $46 $3

Groceries 14 24 25 $177 $384 $738 $295 $9

Transportation 4 18 10 29 $119 $194 $276 $41 $30

Dining Out 3 31 $972 $457 $578 $137 $74

Leisure Activities 16 21 28 20 $273 $176 $275 $55 $32

Health Insurance 11 23 3 $68 $57 $206 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 12 13 $8 $8 $34 — —

Total $3,745 $2,456 $4,021 $1,628 $1,104

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 2 $1,005.00 per month

Coworking Space 9 $202.00 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 15 $1,908.18 per month

Coliving Space 26 $770.01 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 3 31 $2.65 per cup

Beer 20 $4.85 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 3 $16.40 per meal

Fast Food Combo 1 $10.70 per meal

Apples 14 $2.06 per kg

Bread 14 $1.47 per loaf

Milk 14 $0.99 per liter

Rice 14 $1.14 per kg

Chicken Fillets 14 $8.21 per kg

Beef 14 $16.95 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 25 $7.35 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 3 $72.00 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 24 $0.47 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 18 $4.32 per trip

Taxi per km 18 $1.51 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 4 $21.33 per month

Gasoline 29 $1.97 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 18 $9.62 per trip

Scooter Rental 10 $184.08 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 7 $18.29 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 8 $33.67 per month

Gym Membership 16 $30.47 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 28 $14.59 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 6 $11.22 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 21 $7.30 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 1 $88.20 per pair

Summer Dress $33.61 per dress

Running Shoes 1 $94.10 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut $15.71 per visit

Laundry 19 $0.47 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 17 $44.90 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 27 $4.38 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Oct 29, 2026
Last changed: Oct 31, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 0.8909 EUR on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Puerto de la Cruz, Costa Adeje, Hanoi, Berlin

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1729.96 1908.18
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 749.65 1005
- Apples 2.88 2.06
- Beef 13.84 16.95
- Beer 3.46 4.85
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- Bread 1.73 1.47
- Chicken Fillets 8.07 8.21
- Cinema Ticket 9.23 7.3
- Coffee 2.31 2.65
- Coliving Space 864.98 770.01
- Coworking Space 201.83 202
- Dining Out local 92.26, nomad 1153.31, expat 196.06, family 138.4, tourist 46.13 local 136.5, nomad 971.5, expat 457.2, family 577.8, tourist 74.1
- Doctor Visit (GP) 92.26 44.9
- Fast Food Combo 9.8 10.7
- Gasoline 1.85 1.97
- Groceries local 288.33, nomad 115.33, expat 345.99, family 807.31, tourist 0 local 295.38, nomad 177.23, expat 383.99, family 738.45, tourist 8.86
- Gym Membership 40.37 30.47
- Haircut 13.84 15.71
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 69.2, expat 92.26, family 230.66, tourist 5.77 local 0, nomad 68.13, expat 57.16, family 205.76, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 691.98, nomad 1729.96, expat 1153.31, family 1499.3, tourist 115.33 local 954.09, nomad 2110.18, expat 1005, family 1683.69
- Internet & Mobile local 23.07, nomad 57.67, expat 69.2, family 92.26, tourist 5.77 local 45.86, nomad 18.29, expat 51.96, family 70.25, tourist 2.81
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 40.37 33.67
- Jeans 63.43 88.2
- Laundry 6.92 0.47
- Leisure Activities local 57.67, nomad 461.32, expat 115.33, family 1729.96, tourist 17.3 local 54.77, nomad 273.39, expat 176.23, family 274.86, tourist 31.59
- Meal (Inexpensive) 13.84 16.4
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 69.2 72
- Milk 1.27 0.99
- Mobile Plan 17.3 18.29
- Monthly Transport Pass 46.13 21.33
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 8.07 4.38
- Rice 2.08 1.14
- Ride-hailing (5km) 6.92 9.62
- Running Shoes 86.5 94.1
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.3 11.22
- Scooter Rental 28.83 184.08
- Summer Dress 40.37 33.61
- Taxi Start 4.04 4.32
- Taxi per km 1.38 1.51
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 17.3 14.59
- Transportation local 51.9, nomad 115.33, expat 80.73, family 288.33, tourist 17.3 local 40.57, nomad 119.46, expat 193.93, family 276.3, tourist 30.46
- Utilities local 115.33, nomad 0, expat 138.4, family 207.59, tourist 0 local 99.52, nomad 0, expat 122.91, family 160.12, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 34.6, family 57.67 local 0, nomad 8.42, expat 8.42, family 33.67
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.92 0.47
- Wine (Mid-range) 10.96 7.35
Fix pass — Coffee and Dining Out now also cite the direct El Paso coffee menu, whose published coffee range supports the retained representative cup price (elpasotenerife.es).

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