Johannesburg vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Johannesburg	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2403	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$441	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$809	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1383	$1337
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	72	18
😀 Quality of life	57	60
🏙️ Population	4.43M	932K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 38% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 5539th and 3004th ($993 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 9th in South Africa and Spain, respectively. Check South Africa vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 5667th and 5171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Tenerife

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	Johannesburg	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.65	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$790	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$684	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.96	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5271	$6114

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003

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