San Jose, Costa Rica vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Jose	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1324	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3344	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$606	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$1094	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$499	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$78	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$990	$1337
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	60	18
😀 Quality of life	66	60
🏙️ Population	342K	932K

The cost of living in San Jose, Costa Rica is 18% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 4143rd and 3004th ($1324 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th in Costa Rica and Spain, respectively. Check Costa Rica vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st best city to live in Costa Rica vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 4085th and 5171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Jose, Costa Rica vs Tenerife

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	San Jose	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.2	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$4.5	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1315	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$874	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.7	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.5	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.31%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2883	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1718	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.97	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.43	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.13	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.94	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.22	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.77	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.08	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.3	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.8	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$601	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12527	$6114

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Cities near San Jose, Costa Rica

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Heredia	$1296
17 km or 11 mi	Alajuela	$1269
20 km or 12 mi	Cartago	$1024
82 km or 51 mi	Puntarenas	$801
115 km or 72 mi	Limon	$1225
124 km or 77 mi	Santa Teresa	$1213
167 km or 104 mi	Liberia	$932
197 km or 122 mi	Tamarindo	$1710
244 km or 151 mi	San Juan del Sur	$839
246 km or 153 mi	David	$890
279 km or 173 mi	Juigalpa	$666
302 km or 188 mi	Granada	$701
316 km or 196 mi	Masaya	$710
343 km or 213 mi	Managua	$738
387 km or 241 mi	Matagalpa	$624
398 km or 247 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1089
408 km or 253 mi	Jinotega	$455
413 km or 257 mi	Leon	$632
429 km or 266 mi	Esteli	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Penonome	$1116
447 km or 278 mi	Chinandega	$638
457 km or 284 mi	Chitre	$1117
463 km or 288 mi	Colon	$1172
486 km or 302 mi	La Chorrera	$957
508 km or 316 mi	Balboa	$1328
513 km or 319 mi	Panama City	$1479
524 km or 326 mi	Tocumen	$1310
535 km or 333 mi	Pacora	$1304
574 km or 357 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
596 km or 370 mi	San Miguel	$1088
609 km or 378 mi	Usulutan	$1083
635 km or 395 mi	Comayagua	$753
666 km or 414 mi	Yoro	$755
696 km or 432 mi	San Salvador	$1204
697 km or 433 mi	Soyapango	$1182
701 km or 435 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
702 km or 436 mi	Apopa	$1160
703 km or 437 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
713 km or 443 mi	La Ceiba	$626
729 km or 453 mi	El Progreso	$903

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