Mesa vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mesa	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2413	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5513	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$1527	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$2684	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.6	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4154	$1337
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	67	18
😀 Quality of life	73	60
🏙️ Population	504K	932K

The cost of living in Mesa is 50% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 933rd and 3004th ($2413 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 854th and 9th 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 1.7 months in Mesa compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Mesa ranked 422nd best city to live in the United States vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 1561st and 5171st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Mesa	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.5	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$5.74	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1564	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1217	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2503	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2321	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$243	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2947	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3478	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.18	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.22	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.48	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.79	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.21	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.14	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1121	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12523	$6114

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Cities near Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2417
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2423
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2306
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2395
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1979
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2342
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2281
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2525
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2468
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2304
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2328
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2319
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2388
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2073
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2466
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1957
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2077
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$830
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2763
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1815
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1926
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1947
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$788
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1852
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2729
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$913

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