New York City vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	New York City	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4051	$1707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8925	$3550
🏠 One person rent	$2620	$1065
🏘️ Family rent	$4454	$1571
🍽️ Food expenses	$807	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$399	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5777	$1400
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	100	18
😀 Quality of life	97	61
🏙️ Population	8.8M	932K

The cost of living in New York City is 137% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 5th and 2853rd ($4051 vs $1707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.4 months in New York City compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Tenerife ranked 80th in Spain, while ranked 13th and 5147th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Tenerife

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	New York City	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.7	$11.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$48
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$9.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.78	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2702	$1109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2361	$946
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5005	$1649
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3996	$1406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$85.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.3	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.73%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$19111	$2914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3215	$2073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.88	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.1	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.43	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$4.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.1	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.97	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$144	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.8	$6.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.4	$11.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$80.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1717	$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20585	$6379

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1660
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1764
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1391
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1394
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1336
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1353
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1266
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1592
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1251
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1431
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1469
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1419
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1431
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1421
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$522
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$534
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$524
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$605
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$502
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$651
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$512
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$898
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$415
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$667
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$457
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$639
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$747
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$531
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$678
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$550
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$498
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1556
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1229
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1337
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1395
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$2047
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1163
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1436
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1252