Philadelphia vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Philadelphia	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2597	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6395	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$1516	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$2783	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$737	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4131	$1337
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	99	18
😀 Quality of life	90	60
🏙️ Population	1.6M	932K

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 61% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 664th and 3004th ($2597 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 610th and 9th 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 Philadelphia compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Philadelphia ranked 28th best city to live in the United States vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 138th and 5171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Philadelphia vs Tenerife

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	Philadelphia	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.2	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3231	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2273	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.2	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3404	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2379	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.25	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.63	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.92	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.89	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.6	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2066	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19774	$6114

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2574
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2604
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2477
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2567
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2600
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2608
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2368
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2600
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2611
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2787
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2493
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2423
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2582
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2541
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2353
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2683
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2676
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2085
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2653
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2901
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2642
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2739
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2919
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2819
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2723
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2782
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2849
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2303
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2264
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2880
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2320
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2557
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2693

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