Los Angeles vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$1739
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$3931
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$1591
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	99	19
😀 Quality of life	93	68
🏙️ Population	3.9M	955K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 97% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 62nd and 3058th ($3420 vs $1739) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Tenerife ranked 75th in Spain, while ranked 50th and 4533rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Tenerife

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	Los Angeles	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$2.54
🥤 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	$2356	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$1472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$74.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$3998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$3282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$9.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$8.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$9.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$7249

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

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