El Paso vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	El Paso	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1778	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4015	$3809
🏠 One person rent	$981	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$1643	$1677
🍽️ Food expenses	$588	$427
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.9	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3306	$1533
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	35	18
😀 Quality of life	81	66
🏙️ Population	679K	955K

The cost of living in El Paso is 4% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 2820th and 3094th ($1778 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1979th and 10th 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 1.9 months in El Paso compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. El Paso ranked 206th best city to live in the United States vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 665th and 5034th 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	$19	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.1	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$1006
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$765	$880
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1647	$1799
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1346	$1477
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.9	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1819	$3896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1780	$2828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.4	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.81	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$9.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.57	$4.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$8.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.07	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.96	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$9.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.7	$85
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$39	$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.5	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$574	$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6990	$6640

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Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$945
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1842
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1750
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$850
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1809
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1896
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1880
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$944
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$1964
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$1015
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$2054
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2224
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$895
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$2150
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1940
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2095
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1784
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$727
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2204
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2084
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2245
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2235
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1912
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$2151
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2466
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$2024
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$982
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2407
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2447
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2349
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371

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