Portland vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Portland	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2738	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6436	$3949
🏠 One person rent	$1646	$1040
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$1718
🍽️ Food expenses	$705	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4867	$1578
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	88	19
😀 Quality of life	90	67
🏙️ Population	653K	955K

The cost of living in Portland is 54% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 512th and 2952nd ($2738 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 441st 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 1.8 months in Portland compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Portland ranked 52nd best city to live in the United States vs Tenerife ranked 79th in Spain, while ranked 208th and 4756th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Portland vs Tenerife

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	Portland	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.7	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.2	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1369	$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3059	$1884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2314	$1498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$71.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.38%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4035	$4092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3320	$2841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.8	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.8	$41.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.91	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.42	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.4	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.99	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.1	$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.98	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.07	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$187	$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$35	$13.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$66	$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1842	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21868	$6610

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Cities near Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2372
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2397
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2502
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2428
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2471
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2401
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2420
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2459
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2411
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2401
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2382
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2388
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2293
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2269
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2336
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2391
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2092
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2251
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2083
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2279
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2747
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1985
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2232
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2584
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2558
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2362
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2635
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2582
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1707
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2828
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2720
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2519
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2792
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2587
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2325
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1924
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2814
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2677
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2656
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2807

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