George Town vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	George Town	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3759	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8458	$3949
🏠 One person rent	$2610	$1040
🏘️ Family rent	$4644	$1718
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7771	$1578
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	25	19
😀 Quality of life	80	67
🏙️ Population	41K	955K

The cost of living in George Town is 112% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 17th and 2952nd ($3759 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in the Cayman Islands and Spain, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in George Town compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Tenerife ranked 79th in Spain, while ranked 724th and 4756th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Tenerife

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	George Town	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.8	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.3	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.3	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.61	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$6.95	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.84	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2741	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2265	$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5028	$1884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4147	$1498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$71.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$113	$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.39%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9286	$4092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3565	$2841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$41.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.33	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.77	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$9.08	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.93	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.1	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.15	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.4	$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$8.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.69	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.11	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.53	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$13.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.1	$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$137	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1841	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25268	$6610

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$872
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1228
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1196
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1096
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1157
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1097
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1155
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1324
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1141
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1519
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1170
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1091
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1199
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1164
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1138
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1315
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1616
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1018
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$993
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$970
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2770
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1077
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1109
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2134
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$835
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1579
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1289
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1461
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1165
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1234
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1355
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1647
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2932
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1112
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1128
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1232
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1169
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1292
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1664

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1694
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1697
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1388
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$635
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1628
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1682
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1622
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1627
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1629
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$617
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$647
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$599
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$692
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$539
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$769
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$558
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$513
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$732
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$482
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$671
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$773
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$598
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$659
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$612
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$589
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1772
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1432
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1510
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1545
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1979
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1471
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1581
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1490