Guadalajara vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guadalajara	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1017	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2509	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$480	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$932	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$652	$1337
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	49	18
😀 Quality of life	57	60
🏙️ Population	1.46M	932K

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 37% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 5385th and 3004th ($1017 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 9th in Mexico and Spain, respectively. Check Mexico vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guadalajara compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 5625th and 5171st 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	$9.83	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.4	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$573	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1233	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$791	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2393	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1599	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.86	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.6	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.4	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$161	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5853	$6114

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Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1021
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$778
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$634
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$684
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$587
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$804
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$673
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$768
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$744
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$753
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$813
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$667
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$977
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$853
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$634
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$725
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$677
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$693
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$717
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$638
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$760
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$983
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$846
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$662
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$696
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1214

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