New Orleans vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New Orleans	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2240	$1739
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5332	$3931
🏠 One person rent	$1292	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$2231	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$695	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.7	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4054	$1591
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	85	19
😀 Quality of life	88	68
🏙️ Population	384K	955K

The cost of living in New Orleans is 29% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 1402nd and 3058th ($2240 vs $1739) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1171st and 14th 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 1.8 months in New Orleans compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. New Orleans ranked 85th best city to live in the United States vs Tenerife ranked 75th in Spain, while ranked 290th and 4533rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Orleans vs Tenerife

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	New Orleans	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.6	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.8	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.5	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$5.14	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1472	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$984	$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2627	$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1770	$1472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$74.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3196	$3998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1482	$3282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.46	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.98	$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$8.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.26	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.38	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.6	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$9.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1579	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10142	$7249

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Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2066
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1781
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$1937
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1752
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1791
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2159
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2071
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2049
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1794
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1898
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2094
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1713
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1797
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1959
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1801
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1702
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1593
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1934
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1806
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1794
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2087
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2286
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1922
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2046
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1800
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2073
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$1983
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2073
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2244
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$1746
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$1977
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$2035
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1612
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1978
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1855
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1621
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1940

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1668
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1653
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1354
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$627
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1606
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1662
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1603
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1607
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1608
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$619
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$648
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$604
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$649
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$546
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$790
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$555
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$526
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$734
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$499
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$639
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$797
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$579
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$653
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$597
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$586
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1752
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1388
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1467
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1492
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1913
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1455
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1544
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1469