Mesa vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mesa	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2417	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5513	$3809
🏠 One person rent	$1519	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$2603	$1677
🍽️ Food expenses	$660	$427
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.3	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4167	$1533
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	67	18
😀 Quality of life	75	66
🏙️ Population	504K	955K

The cost of living in Mesa is 42% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 998th and 3094th ($2417 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 876th 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 1.7 months in Mesa compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Mesa ranked 578th best city to live in the United States vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 1816th and 5034th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mesa vs Tenerife

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	Mesa	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$5.91	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1553	$1006
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1210	$880
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2487	$1799
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$1477
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$242	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$82.9	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2964	$3896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$2828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.21	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$9.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$4.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.29	$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.95	$8.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.2	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$9.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$85
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.2	$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1207	$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15463	$6640

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Cities near Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2447
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2448
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2349
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2340
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1977
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2344
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2320
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2523
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2481
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2322
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2353
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2466
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2365
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2084
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2348
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1940
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2095
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$727
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2757
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1760
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1883
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1911
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$881
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1855
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2751
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$945

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