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How much does a trip to Tenerife cost?

What a trip to Tenerife costs, worked out for your days and your party, with every price traced to where it comes from. And then the part most budgets skip: how to actually pay once you are there.

Food, getting around and sights in Tenerife come to €48 – €87 per person per day. Accommodation, flights and the airport transfer are on top. Prices reviewed: November 2026.

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Your trip

How much money you still need

Days, people and how you like to travel decide almost everything. Flights are left out: they depend on where you start.

6 nights

Counted at the child fares each operator publishes.

Travel style

Set meals and the odd sit-down dinner, and one paid sight a day.

Accommodation

We have no sample of hotel prices for this city yet, so we will not guess one. Type what you have seen and the lodging tax is worked out from it.

Adjust accommodation, food and the rest

In local currency. We do not estimate this: nobody knows what you will buy.

Already paid for

You still need, flights aside

€690 – €1,200

≈ $780 – $1,400 · rate of October 16, 2026

€49 – €89 per person per day · 7 days and 2 people

Expected
€690 – €1,200
Most trips land in here
Set aside
€1,200
With this you are unlikely to run short
Cushion, kept apart
€97
10% of the trip
  • Food€370 – €520
  • Getting around€64 – €120
  • Airport, both ways€11 – €37
  • Sights and activities€70 – €600
  • Nights out€22 – €34
  • Lodging tax and odds and ends€25 – €62

Of that, in cash: €150 – €340

The cash share is our reading of how each kind of place takes payment, not a measurement. Your own bank may charge on top; this page cannot know that.

  • Accommodation is not in this figure. Add your price per night to include it.
  • Flights are not included.
  • You probably will not spend the cushion. Having it to hand covers a night you had not planned, a taxi, or a changed ticket.
Styles

What a day in Tenerife costs, by how you travel

Per person per day, two travelling, without accommodation, flights or the airport transfer. A style is not a figure: it is a way of eating, getting around and seeing things, and each one is spelled out below.

Budget

€40 – €61 per person per day

Local food, public transport, the odd paid sight.

FoodLocal and cheap
€26 – €33
Getting aroundPublic transport
€4.60 – €8.70
Sights and activitiesThe odd paid sight
€2.50 – €22.00
Sundries: luggage storage, laundry, water
€1.60 – €3.20

Mid-range

€48 – €87 per person per day

Set meals and the odd sit-down dinner, and one paid sight a day.

FoodMixed: set meals and one sit-down dinner
€27 – €37
Getting aroundPublic transport
€4.60 – €8.70
Sights and activitiesOne paid sight a day
€5 – €43
Nights outNow and then
€1.60 – €2.40
Sundries: luggage storage, laundry, water
€1.80 – €4.40

Comfort

€71 – €150 per person per day

The best food level we can price, public transport, two paid sights a day.

FoodRestaurants most of the time
€41 – €55
Getting aroundPublic transport
€4.60 – €8.70
Sights and activitiesTwo paid sights a day
€10 – €86
Nights outNow and then
€1.60 – €2.40
Sundries: luggage storage, laundry, water
€2.80 – €7.50

A style's total is not the sum of the extremes of its lines: nobody has a trip where everything comes out cheap, or everything dear. “Sundries” is an assumption of ours, 5% of food, transport and sights, not a measurement.

By length of trip

How much money for 3, 5, 7, 10 and 14 days in Tenerife

Per person, two travelling together, without accommodation or flights. It is not the daily figure times the days: airport transfers are paid once, so they weigh less the longer you stay.

DaysBudgetMid-rangeComfort
3€130 – €200
€44 – €65 a day
€160 – €280
€52 – €92 a day
€230 – €460
€75 – €150 a day
5€210 – €320
€42 – €63 a day
€250 – €450
€49 – €89 a day
€360 – €750
€73 – €150 a day
7€290 – €440
€42 – €63 a day
€350 – €620
€49 – €89 a day
€510 – €1,100
€73 – €150 a day
10€410 – €620
€41 – €62 a day
€490 – €890
€49 – €89 a day
€720 – €1,500
€72 – €150 a day
14€570 – €870
€41 – €62 a day
€680 – €1,200
€49 – €88 a day
€1,000 – €2,100
€72 – €150 a day

Add your accommodation in the calculator above: it is the largest line and the one we cannot source yet.

Prices

What things cost in Tenerife

Eating and drinking: no official statistic measures what eating out costs here, so these are prices from the menu each place publishes on its own website, and each row says where it comes from. It is a sample, not an average: there are cheaper and dearer places, and tourist areas cost more.

WhatPriceSource
Eating and drinking
Coffee, La Baranda€1.40From the source Nov 2026
Barraquito (layered coffee), La Baranda€1.80From the source Nov 2026
Ham and cheese toastie, La Baranda€3.00From the source Nov 2026
Ham and cheese baguette, La Baranda€3.50From the source Nov 2026
Papas arrugadas (wrinkled potatoes), La Hierbita€5.95From the source Nov 2026
Canarian mojo sauces, La Hierbita€3.50From the source Nov 2026
Queso asado (grilled cheese), La Hierbita€10.95From the source Nov 2026
Carne fiesta (marinated fried pork), La Hierbita€11.95From the source Nov 2026
Wreckfish fillet, La Hierbita€15.85From the source Nov 2026
Ropa vieja (chickpea and meat stew), La Hierbita€15.85From the source Nov 2026
Homemade dessert (quesillo, polvito…), La Hierbita€5.40From the source Nov 2026
Dorada beer, La Baranda€2.80From the source Nov 2026
Getting around
Bus from Santa Cruz to La Laguna (line 15), with Ten+€1.15From the source Nov 2026
Bus from Santa Cruz to La Laguna (line 15), ticket€1.45From the source Nov 2026
Tram, one trip with the Ten+ stored-value card€1.05From the source Nov 2026
Tram, single ticket on a card€1.35From the source Nov 2026
TITSA tourist card, 1 day€10.00From the source Nov 2026
TITSA tourist card, 7 days€50.00From the source Nov 2026
Bus from Santa Cruz to Tenerife North airport (line 20), ticket€2.65From the source Nov 2026
Bus from Los Cristianos to Tenerife South airport (line 40), ticket€3.20From the source Nov 2026
Bus from Santa Cruz to Tenerife South airport (line 10), ticket€9.35From the source Nov 2026
Sights
Museum of Nature and Archaeology (MUNA), admission€5.00From the source Nov 2026
Teide cable car, return, starting price (non-residents)€43.00From the source Nov 2026

From the source means we read it where it is set: the operator, the bank, the city or the statistics office. Reported means a guide or the press says so and we have not seen the original. Where sources disagree we show both figures and leave the price out of every sum.

What each food level is made of

A food level is not a number we chose. It is two lists of dishes from the table above, a cheap day and a dear one, and the price is the sum.

Bare minimum: convenience stores and counters
From Ham and cheese toastie, La Baranda + Ham and cheese baguette, La Baranda (€6.50) to Barraquito (layered coffee), La Baranda + Ham and cheese baguette, La Baranda + Papas arrugadas (wrinkled potatoes), La Hierbita + Canarian mojo sauces, La Hierbita (€14.75).
Local and cheap
From Coffee, La Baranda + Ham and cheese baguette, La Baranda + Papas arrugadas (wrinkled potatoes), La Hierbita + Carne fiesta (marinated fried pork), La Hierbita + Dorada beer, La Baranda (€25.60) to Barraquito (layered coffee), La Baranda + Ham and cheese toastie, La Baranda + Queso asado (grilled cheese), La Hierbita + Carne fiesta (marinated fried pork), La Hierbita + Dorada beer, La Baranda × 2 (€33.30).
Mixed: set meals and one sit-down dinner
From Coffee, La Baranda + Ham and cheese baguette, La Baranda + Ropa vieja (chickpea and meat stew), La Hierbita + Papas arrugadas (wrinkled potatoes), La Hierbita (€26.70) to Barraquito (layered coffee), La Baranda + Queso asado (grilled cheese), La Hierbita + Wreckfish fillet, La Hierbita + Homemade dessert (quesillo, polvito…), La Hierbita + Dorada beer, La Baranda (€36.80).
Restaurants most of the time
From Coffee, La Baranda + Carne fiesta (marinated fried pork), La Hierbita + Papas arrugadas (wrinkled potatoes), La Hierbita + Ropa vieja (chickpea and meat stew), La Hierbita + Homemade dessert (quesillo, polvito…), La Hierbita (€40.55) to Barraquito (layered coffee), La Baranda + Queso asado (grilled cheese), La Hierbita + Wreckfish fillet, La Hierbita + Ropa vieja (chickpea and meat stew), La Hierbita + Homemade dessert (quesillo, polvito…), La Hierbita × 2 (€55.25).
Getting around

Which ticket pays off

A pass is only cheaper past a certain number of rides. This is that number, worked out from the published fares.

  • 1-day pass at €10.00: it pays off from 9 rides a day at €1.15 each.
  • 7-day pass at €50.00: it pays off from 7 rides a day at €1.15 each.

A pass only counts on the lines it covers. Check which ones before you buy.

Accommodation

What the night costs, and the tax on top

There is no open source of hotel prices, and we have not sampled this city yet. So the calculator asks you for the price you have seen instead of printing one that looks plausible.

Lodging tax

No lodging tax is charged here. From the source Nov 2026

Which area to stay in Tenerife: the neighbourhood comparison

Saving

What saves money in Tenerife, and what does not

Each line is a subtraction done with the prices on this page. No tricks: just the sum.

What saves

  • Eating “Mixed: set meals and one sit-down dinner” instead of “Restaurants most of the time”: €14 – €18 less per person per day.
  • Eating “Local and cheap” instead of “Mixed: set meals and one sit-down dinner”: €1.10 – €3.50 less per person per day.
  • Eating “Bare minimum: convenience stores and counters” instead of “Local and cheap”: €19 less per person per day.

What does not

  • The 1-day pass (€10.00) on fewer than 9 rides of €1.15 a day: it costs more than paying for each ticket.
Questions

Questions about money in Tenerife

How much money do you need for a week in Tenerife?

For seven days, €350 – €620 per person on the “Mid-range” style with two travelling. Accommodation and flights are not included. The airport transfer, there and back, is included.

How much money do you need for 3 days in Tenerife?

For 3 days, €160 – €280 per person on the “Mid-range” style with two travelling. Accommodation and flights are not included. The airport transfer, there and back, is included.

What is a realistic daily budget in Tenerife?

Per person per day, without accommodation or flights: €40 – €61 on the “Budget” style, €48 – €87 on the “Mid-range” style, and €71 – €150 on the “Comfort” style.

Can you travel to Tenerife on a budget?

The cheapest style we work out is “Budget”: €40 – €61 per person per day, without accommodation or flights. Local food, public transport, the odd paid sight.

How much does food cost in Tenerife?

From €6.50 per person per day (“Bare minimum: convenience stores and counters”) to €55 (“Restaurants most of the time”). The price table has what each dish costs.

How much does transport cost in Tenerife?

A ride on public transport costs €1.15 – €1.45. The 1-day pass costs €10.00 and pays off from 9 rides a day at €1.15 each.

Is there a lodging tax in Tenerife?

None on record as of November 2026.

How much cash should you carry in Tenerife?

For a week on the “Mid-range” style, about €76 – €170 per person, two travelling. It is our reading of how each kind of place takes payment, not a measurement.

Is it better to use cash or card in Tenerife?

By card: in general.

Do you tip in Tenerife?

Restaurants: customary. Bars and cafés: customary. Hotels: customary. Taxis: customary.

Sources

Where every figure comes from

Each price on this page carries its source. These are all of them. Prices reviewed: November 2026.

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