San Jose, United States vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Jose	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3952	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8290	$3809
🏠 One person rent	$2795	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$4452	$1677
🍽️ Food expenses	$775	$427
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5915	$1533
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	87	18
😀 Quality of life	93	66
🏙️ Population	1.01M	955K

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 132% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 6th and 3094th ($3952 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.5 months in San Jose, United States compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. San Jose, United States ranked 21st best city to live in the United States vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 88th and 5034th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Jose, United States vs Tenerife

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	San Jose	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.4	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.1	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.08	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$5.87	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.45	$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2999	$1006
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2438	$880
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4520	$1799
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4008	$1477
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$272	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10416	$3896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9325	$2828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.39	$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.6	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$9.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$4.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.98	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$113	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$9.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$176	$85
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.7	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1874	$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22302	$6640

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2942
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3426
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3415
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3182
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3130
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3328
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3133
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3045
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3382
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2955
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3089
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3748
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3553
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3634
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2826
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3756
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3071
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3317
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2850
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3285
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3818
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3230
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3255
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2114
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3254

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