Guadalajara vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guadalajara	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1222	$1739
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2949	$3931
🏠 One person rent	$575	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$998	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$435	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$795	$1591
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	47	19
😀 Quality of life	63	68
🏙️ Population	1.39M	955K

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 30% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 4703rd and 3058th ($1222 vs $1739) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 14th in Mexico and Spain, respectively. Check Mexico vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Guadalajara compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Guadalajara ranked 4th best city to live in Mexico vs Tenerife ranked 75th in Spain, while ranked 5440th and 4533rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Tenerife

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	Guadalajara	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.3	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.87	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$783	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$447	$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1440	$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$792	$1472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$74.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.63%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3299	$3998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2044	$3282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.6	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$9.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.96	$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$8.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.62	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.33	$9.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11283	$7249

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Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1349
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$993
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$984
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1161
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$814
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$869
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$760
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$1005
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$895
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1420
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$941
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$932
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$968
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$959
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$920
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$1211
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$874
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$962
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$961
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$660
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$905
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$935
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$817
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$864
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$1255
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$902
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$1069
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$909
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$764
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$994
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1085

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