Jerusalem vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jerusalem	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5802	$3949
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$1040
🏘️ Family rent	$2357	$1718
🍽️ Food expenses	$720	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3437	$1578
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	77	19
😀 Quality of life	86	67
🏙️ Population	936K	955K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 40% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 911th and 2952nd ($2483 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 12th in Israel and Spain, respectively. Check Israel vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Jerusalem ranked 2nd best city to live in Israel vs Tenerife ranked 79th in Spain, while ranked 410th and 4756th 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	$25.6	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.3	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$19.1	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.2	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1637	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1119	$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2975	$1884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$1498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$71.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16323	$4092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9037	$2841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.26	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$41.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.4	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.97	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$8.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$13.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$152	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1104	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27069	$6610

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1122
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$895
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2154
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1062
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1821
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2346
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2066
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2270
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2260
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2288
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2253
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2192
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2385
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2449
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2031
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$910
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2147
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2320
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2702
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2346
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2145
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2110
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$3089
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2432
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2274
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$546
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2207
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1946
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1962
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1761

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