Raleigh vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Raleigh	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2327	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5471	$3809
🏠 One person rent	$1420	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$2324	$1677
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$427
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4437	$1533
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	82	18
😀 Quality of life	90	66
🏙️ Population	468K	955K

The cost of living in Raleigh is 36% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 1213th and 3094th ($2327 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1060th 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 1.9 months in Raleigh compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Raleigh ranked 60th best city to live in the United States vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 212th and 5034th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Raleigh vs Tenerife

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	Raleigh	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.4	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.99	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.91	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$5.22	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1434	$1006
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1158	$880
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2441	$1799
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1941	$1477
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3119	$3896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2477	$2828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.8	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.77	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$9.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.72	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$4.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.73	$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.26	$8.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.25	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.68	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$9.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$161	$85
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.1	$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1578	$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24117	$6640

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2582
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2338
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2387
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2331
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2219
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2319
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2171
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2071
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2312
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2124
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1757
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2065
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2176
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2076
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1993
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2070
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2152
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2154
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2156
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2079
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2054
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1893
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2094
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2107
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1734
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2102
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1983
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2231
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2395
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2160
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2228
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1766

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1633
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1278
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1658
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1352
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$629
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1519
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1561
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1513
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1517
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1515
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$602
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$623
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$591
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$693
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$548
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$765
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$557
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$936
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$501
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$721
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$477
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$680
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$790
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$619
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$662
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$604
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$578
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1724
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1347
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1428
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1468
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1910
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1380
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1512
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1401