San Francisco vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Francisco	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3905	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8537	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$2719	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$4421	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$804	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$177	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7528	$1337
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	97	18
😀 Quality of life	96	60
🏙️ Population	874K	932K

The cost of living in San Francisco is 142% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 7th and 3004th ($3905 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.9 months in San Francisco compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. San Francisco ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 16th and 5171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Francisco vs Tenerife

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	San Francisco	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.3	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.59	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$5.83	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.07	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2797	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2467	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4615	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4053	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.6	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11255	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10091	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$92.8	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.48	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.5	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.9	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.2	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.48	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.61	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.32	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.91	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.8	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.5	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.4	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2824	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20590	$6114

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Cities near San Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3190
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3364
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$2968
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$2888
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$2974
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3195
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$2929
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3183
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3226
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$2999
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3269
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$2963
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$3997
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3678
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3466
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2888
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2840
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3657
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2811
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3344
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3649
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2780
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$3785
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$3002
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$3045
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2412
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3115
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2767
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2778
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3060
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3059
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3752

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