Houston vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Houston	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2261	$1739
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5455	$3931
🏠 One person rent	$1267	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$2011	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4659	$1591
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	100	19
😀 Quality of life	96	68
🏙️ Population	2.3M	955K

The cost of living in Houston is 30% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 1367th and 3058th ($2261 vs $1739) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1144th 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 2.1 months in Houston compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Tenerife ranked 75th in Spain, while ranked 14th and 4533rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.7	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.99	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$5.49	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1416	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$994	$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2413	$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1595	$1472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$74.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.6	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2519	$3998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1831	$3282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.4	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.25	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$8.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$9.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1987	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22291	$7249

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2142
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2064
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2093
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2126
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2107
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2124
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2190
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1990
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$1916
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2011
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1860
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1893
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1900
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1621
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1843
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1950
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1872
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2003
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1977
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1516
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2475
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2058
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2070
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2168
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2110
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2125
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2120
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2149
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2066
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2123

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