Oakland vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Oakland	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3212	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7752	$3949
🏠 One person rent	$2040	$1040
🏘️ Family rent	$3618	$1718
🍽️ Food expenses	$832	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5293	$1578
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	97	19
😀 Quality of life	93	67
🏙️ Population	441K	955K

The cost of living in Oakland is 81% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 124th and 2952nd ($3212 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 12th 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 1.6 months in Oakland compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Oakland ranked 10th best city to live in the United States vs Tenerife ranked 79th in Spain, while ranked 65th and 4756th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oakland vs Tenerife

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	Oakland	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.9	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$120	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.05	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.36	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1880	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1835	$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3381	$1884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3346	$1498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$71.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7626	$4092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6332	$2841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.14	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.2	$41.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.99	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.06	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.48	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.1	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$180	$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.3	$13.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.3	$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2824	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20916	$6610

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3277
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3242
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$3058
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3007
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$3073
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4040
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2929
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3083
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2983
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3058
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2984
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2910
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3778
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3252
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2780
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2859
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2893
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3264
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3282
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3346
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2929
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2783
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3604
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3831
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3255
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3137
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2807
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3094
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4102
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3593
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3359
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2380
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3261
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3520
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3771
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3589
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3382
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3395

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1694
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1697
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1388
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$635
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1628
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1682
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1622
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1627
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1629
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$617
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$647
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$599
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$692
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$539
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$769
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$558
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$513
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$732
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$482
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$671
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$773
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$598
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$659
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$612
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$589
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1772
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1432
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1510
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1545
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1979
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1471
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1581
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1490