Chengdu vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chengdu	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$688	$1739
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1806	$3931
🏠 One person rent	$297	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$512	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1237	$1591
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	89	19
😀 Quality of life	76	68
🏙️ Population	20.9M	955K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 60% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 7360th and 3058th ($688 vs $1739) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 14th in China and Spain, respectively. Check China vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chengdu compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Chengdu ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Tenerife ranked 75th in Spain, while ranked 1238th and 4533rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Tenerife

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	Chengdu	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.83	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$390	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$707	$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$1472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.8	$74.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3816	$3998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1941	$3282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.6	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.82	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$9.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.33	$8.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.9	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.96	$9.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.2	$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.4	$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.8	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$325	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14789	$7249

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$641
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$635
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$615
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$600
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$640
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$629
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$600
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$631
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$647
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$579
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$643
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$549
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$612
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$614
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$587
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$598
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$563
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$608
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$701
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$625
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$629
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$588
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$575
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$615
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$618
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$625
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$616
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$595
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$631
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$640
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$630
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$629
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$605
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$618
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$697
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$577
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$606
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$602
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$594
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$594

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