Portland vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Portland	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2785	$1739
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6544	$3931
🏠 One person rent	$1665	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$2793	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$732	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4971	$1591
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	88	19
😀 Quality of life	90	68
🏙️ Population	653K	955K

The cost of living in Portland is 60% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 456th and 3058th ($2785 vs $1739) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 392nd 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 Portland compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Portland ranked 47th best city to live in the United States vs Tenerife ranked 75th in Spain, while ranked 195th and 4533rd 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	$21.1	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.63	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1760	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1357	$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2916	$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2377	$1472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$74.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$238	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.7	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3956	$3998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3317	$3282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.17	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.83	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$9.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.45	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.1	$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$8.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.95	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.98	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.74	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$9.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$180	$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.8	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1706	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24040	$7249

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Cities near Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2298
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2340
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2451
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2401
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2488
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2339
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2367
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2237
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2312
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2477
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2279
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2407
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2145
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2167
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2308
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2391
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2095
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2315
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2100
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2222
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2765
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1969
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2277
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2616
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2592
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2378
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2596
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2576
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1742
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2822
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2722
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2429
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2767
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2542
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2342
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1902
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2775
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2637
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2617
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2783

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