Dallas vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dallas	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2471	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5897	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$1504	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$2718	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4999	$1337
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	91	18
😀 Quality of life	90	60
🏙️ Population	1.3M	932K

The cost of living in Dallas is 53% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 837th and 3004th ($2471 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 773rd and 9th 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 Dallas compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Dallas ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 130th and 5171st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dallas	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.3	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1475	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1254	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3000	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2294	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.1	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2244	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.5	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.5	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.74	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.72	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.6	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.7	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.3	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.8	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1145	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26393	$6114

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2214
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$1808
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2149
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2079
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2158
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2176
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2164
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2023
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2242
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2184
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2095
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2081
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2213
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2294
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1883
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2538
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2012
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2086
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2190
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2105
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2093
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2258
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2089
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2305
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2224
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2526
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2253
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2395
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2126
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2079
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2143
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2246

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