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

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Jose	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3810	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8485	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$2688	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$4744	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$759	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6191	$1337
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	87	18
😀 Quality of life	92	60
🏙️ Population	1.01M	932K

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 136% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 8th and 3004th ($3810 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.6 months in San Jose, United States compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. San Jose, United States ranked 11th best city to live in the United States vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 82nd and 5171st 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	$21	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$100	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$5.89	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2643	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2388	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5083	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4230	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.8	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9512	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9578	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.5	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.73	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.03	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.42	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.2	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.05	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$129	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.6	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.6	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1805	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25839	$6114

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3362
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3419
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4167
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3287
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3131
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2828
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3448
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3295
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3159
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3187
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3060
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3002
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3649
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3344
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3006
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3096
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3437
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3657
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3466
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2811
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3059
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3678
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2963
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$3045
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3226
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3785
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3195
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3364
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2135
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$2968

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