El Paso vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	El Paso	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1796	$1739
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4088	$3931
🏠 One person rent	$1008	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$1727	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3260	$1591
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	34	19
😀 Quality of life	85	68
🏙️ Population	679K	955K

The cost of living in El Paso is 3% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 2822nd and 3058th ($1796 vs $1739) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1955th and 14th 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 1.8 months in El Paso compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. El Paso ranked 145th best city to live in the United States vs Tenerife ranked 75th in Spain, while ranked 437th and 4533rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs Tenerife

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	El Paso	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.5	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$6.19	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1021	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$796	$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1458	$1472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98	$74.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.14%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1769	$3998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1792	$3282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.29	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.37	$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$8.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.97	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$9.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.1	$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.8	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$577	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6901	$7249

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Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1066
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1850
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1747
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$910
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1844
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1938
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1920
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$1053
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$2029
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$1095
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2196
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$990
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$2025
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1933
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2153
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1776
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$771
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2089
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2212
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2237
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1878
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$1993
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2454
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$1972
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$1097
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2417
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2378
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2367
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373

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