Chengdu vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chengdu	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$240	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$863	$1337
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	94	18
😀 Quality of life	72	60
🏙️ Population	20.9M	932K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 61% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 7421st and 3004th ($623 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th and 9th in China and Spain, respectively. Check China vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 1890th and 5171st 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	$2.78	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.5	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.34%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3812	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2020	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.9	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$305	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11550	$6114

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$581
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$572
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$554
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$540
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$580
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$549
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$572
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$590
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$529
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$592
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$527
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$554
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$573
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$546
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$540
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$532
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$652
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$593
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$526
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$530
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$590
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$613
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$584
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$599
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$553
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$610
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$591
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$608
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$580
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$601
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$696
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$540
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$584
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$554
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$574

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1500
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1214
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1338
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1375
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1337
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1338
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1334
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$535
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$540
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$562
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$640
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$489
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$687
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$502
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$850
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$435
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$652
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$619
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$705
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$536
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$675
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$558
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$486
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1598
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1248
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1330
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1368
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1950
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1263
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1415
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1291