Long Beach vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Long Beach	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2732	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6311	$3949
🏠 One person rent	$1782	$1040
🏘️ Family rent	$3096	$1718
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4305	$1578
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	94	19
😀 Quality of life	78	67
🏙️ Population	467K	955K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 54% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 524th and 2952nd ($2732 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 453rd and 12th 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 1.6 months in Long Beach compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Long Beach ranked 282nd best city to live in the United States vs Tenerife ranked 79th in Spain, while ranked 992nd and 4756th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Tenerife

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	Long Beach	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.1	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$5.81	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1544	$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3153	$1884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2806	$1498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$71.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7165	$4092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6988	$2841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.6	$41.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.8	$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$8.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.66	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.99	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.4	$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$13.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1666	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22757	$6610

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2750
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3078
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2880
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2702
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2770
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3118
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2829
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3718
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2695
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3051
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2835
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2688
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2892
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3744
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2820
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3193
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2698
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3227
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2827
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2930
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2810
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2803
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3199
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2847
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2850
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3020
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2815
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3055
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2769
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3059

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