Los Angeles vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$3949
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$1040
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$1718
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$1578
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	99	19
😀 Quality of life	93	67
🏙️ Population	3.9M	955K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 90% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 72nd and 2952nd ($3378 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd 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 1.3 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 79th in Spain, while ranked 55th and 4756th 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	$21.9	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$1884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$1498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$71.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$4092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$2841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$41.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$8.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$13.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$6610

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974

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