Los Angeles vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$3809
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$1677
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$427
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$1533
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	99	18
😀 Quality of life	94	66
🏙️ Population	3.9M	955K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 97% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 65th and 3094th ($3361 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 10th 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 74th and 5034th 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	$22.6	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$1006
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$880
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$1799
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$1477
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$3896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$2828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$9.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$4.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$9.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$85
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$6640

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1633
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1278
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1658
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1352
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$629
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1519
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1561
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1513
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1517
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1515
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$602
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$623
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$591
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$693
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$548
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$765
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$557
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$936
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$501
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$721
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$477
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$680
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$790
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$619
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$662
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$604
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$578
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1724
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1347
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1428
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1468
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1910
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1380
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1512
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1401