Cape Town vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cape Town	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3099	$3949
🏠 One person rent	$773	$1040
🏘️ Family rent	$1343	$1718
🍽️ Food expenses	$355	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$404	$1578
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	55	19
😀 Quality of life	55	67
🏙️ Population	3.78M	955K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 23% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 4432nd and 2952nd ($1366 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th in South Africa and Spain, respectively. Check South Africa vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Cape Town ranked 4th best city to live in South Africa vs Tenerife ranked 79th in Spain, while ranked 6382nd and 4756th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Tenerife

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	Cape Town	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.7	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.71	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.39	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$874	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1556	$1884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$1498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.1	$71.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39	$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.25%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2160	$4092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1500	$2841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.16	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.7	$41.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.46	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.91	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.46	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.44	$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.94	$8.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.6	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.6	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$13.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$264	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5378	$6610

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1345
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$718
371 km or 231 mi	George	$927
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$980
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1036
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$811
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$874
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$1050
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$927
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1419
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$795
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$630
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$681
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$952
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$826
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$986
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$875
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$901
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$934
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$697
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$694
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$765
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$1057
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$731
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$662
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$958
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$1023
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$1089
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$948
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$968
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$905

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1694
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1697
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1388
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$635
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1628
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1682
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1622
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1627
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1629
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$617
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$647
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$599
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$692
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$539
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$769
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$558
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$513
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$732
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$482
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$671
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$773
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$598
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$659
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$612
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$589
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1772
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1432
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1510
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1545
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1979
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1471
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1581
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1490