Cape Town vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cape Town	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1231	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2814	$3809
🏠 One person rent	$681	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$1180	$1677
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$427
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$1533
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	56	18
😀 Quality of life	55	66
🏙️ Population	3.78M	955K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 28% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 4637th and 3094th ($1231 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 10th 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 5th best city to live in South Africa vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 6312th and 5034th 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	$11.5	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.4	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$1006
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$880
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1355	$1799
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$937	$1477
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.4	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1957	$3896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1290	$2828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.5	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$9.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.78	$4.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$8.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.66	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.86	$9.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$85
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4978	$6640

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1243
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$666
371 km or 231 mi	George	$857
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$946
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1005
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$746
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$814
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$988
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$861
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1304
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$784
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$598
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$650
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$901
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$762
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$948
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$833
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$904
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$637
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$637
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$984
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$668
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$607
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$890
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$985
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$984
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$892
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$927
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$857

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