Jerusalem vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jerusalem	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2663	$1739
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6195	$3931
🏠 One person rent	$1533	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$2486	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$764	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4127	$1591
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	77	19
😀 Quality of life	86	68
🏙️ Population	936K	955K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 53% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 638th and 3058th ($2663 vs $1739) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 14th in Israel and Spain, respectively. Check Israel vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Jerusalem ranked 1st best city to live in Israel vs Tenerife ranked 75th in Spain, while ranked 407th and 4533rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Tenerife

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	Jerusalem	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.9	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$20.6	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.62	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.78	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1756	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3183	$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$1472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$74.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$281	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.2	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18641	$3998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9368	$3282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.59	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.3	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.78	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.52	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.98	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$9.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.3	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.64	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.6	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$9.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$125	$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$160	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1277	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30598	$7249

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1205
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$977
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2336
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1149
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1994
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2465
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2201
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2466
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2463
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2500
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2359
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2354
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$1070
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2565
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2283
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$1020
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2400
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2422
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2305
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2328
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2873
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2430
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2379
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$538
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2347
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1933
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$2060
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1845

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