Mexico City vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mexico City	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1160	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2923	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$603	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$1214	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$374	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.2	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$709	$1337
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	92	18
😀 Quality of life	67	60
🏙️ Population	9.21M	932K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 28% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 4604th and 3004th ($1160 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 9th in Mexico and Spain, respectively. Check Mexico vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 3470th and 5171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Tenerife

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	Mexico City	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.1	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.5	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.02	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.69	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$846	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$998	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.8	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.3	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.7	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.34%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2952	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.9	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.96	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.12	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.89	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.17	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.39	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.6	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.97	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.2	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9034	$6114

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$800
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$747
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$761
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$696
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$752
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$858
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$632
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$825
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$981
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$788
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$821
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$983
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$770
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$485
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$638
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$635
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$717
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$693
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$724
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$725
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$700
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$574
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$634
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$667
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$804

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