Austin vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Austin	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2416	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5487	$3809
🏠 One person rent	$1511	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$1677
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$427
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4904	$1533
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	66	18
😀 Quality of life	92	66
🏙️ Population	962K	955K

The cost of living in Austin is 42% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 1002nd and 3094th ($2416 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 879th and 10th 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 Austin compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Austin ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 151st and 5034th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Tenerife

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	Austin	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1903	$1006
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$880
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3088	$1799
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$1477
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.9	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$3896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3258	$2828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$9.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$4.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$8.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$9.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$85
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1317	$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21266	$6640

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2148
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2222
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2188
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2215
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2210
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2022
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2178
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2164
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2136
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2023
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1993
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2169
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1900
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2279
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2020
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2154
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1828
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2216
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2094
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2185
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2186
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2240
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2177
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2184
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2190
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2240
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2095
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2155
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1633
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1278
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1658
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1352
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$629
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1519
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1561
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1513
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1517
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1515
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$602
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$623
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$591
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$693
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$548
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$765
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$557
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$936
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$501
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$721
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$477
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$680
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$790
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$619
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$662
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$604
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$578
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1724
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1347
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1428
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1468
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1910
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1380
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1512
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1401