Arlington vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Arlington	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1913	$1739
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4719	$3931
🏠 One person rent	$1108	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.3	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3749	$1591
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	90	19
😀 Quality of life	78	68
🏙️ Population	394K	955K

The cost of living in Arlington is 10% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 2324th and 3058th ($1913 vs $1739) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1747th and 14th in the United States and Spain, respectively. Check the United States vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Arlington compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Arlington ranked 262nd best city to live in the United States vs Tenerife ranked 75th in Spain, while ranked 895th and 4533rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Arlington	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$868	$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2162	$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$1472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$74.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.1	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.19%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$3998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$3282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.28	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$9.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.64	$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$8.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.5	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$9.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1486	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21592	$7249

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2316
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2128
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2122
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2111
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2147
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2086
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2129
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2259
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2170
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2137
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2042
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2164
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2128
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2110
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2182
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2206
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2151
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2120
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2472
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2193
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2202
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2062
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2205
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2220
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2096
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2205
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2104
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2155
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2209
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2397

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1668
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1653
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1354
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$627
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1606
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1662
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1603
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1607
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1608
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$619
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$648
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$604
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$649
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$546
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$790
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$555
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$526
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$734
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$499
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$639
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$797
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$579
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$653
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$597
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$586
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1752
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1388
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1467
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1492
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1913
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1455
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1544
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1469