San Juan vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Juan	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2034	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4562	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$1205	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$2071	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2198	$1337
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	54	18
😀 Quality of life	83	60
🏙️ Population	342K	932K

The cost of living in San Juan is 26% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 1742nd and 3004th ($2034 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1529th 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 1.1 months in San Juan compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. San Juan ranked 112th best city to live in the United States vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 422nd and 5171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Juan vs Tenerife

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	San Juan	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.7	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$4.36	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1542	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$811	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2391	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1556	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$285	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.1	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3917	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2444	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.5	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.28	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.92	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.93	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.6	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.8	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.7	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$472	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10321	$6114

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near San Juan

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Catano	$1815
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Guaynabo	$1598
11 km or 6.8 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1500
11 km or 7.1 mi	Bayamon	$1378
13 km or 7.8 mi	Carolina	$1561
19 km or 12 mi	Canovanas	$1684
20 km or 13 mi	Toa Alta	$1670
21 km or 13 mi	Dorado	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Gurabo	$1166
24 km or 15 mi	Caguas	$1373
25 km or 16 mi	Naranjito	$1557
26 km or 16 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
28 km or 18 mi	Vega Alta	$1514
29 km or 18 mi	Corozal	$1748
32 km or 20 mi	Cidra	$1744
34 km or 21 mi	Vega Baja	$1790
36 km or 23 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
39 km or 24 mi	Cayey	$1798
42 km or 26 mi	Humacao	$1364
42 km or 26 mi	Orocovis	$1707
43 km or 27 mi	Naguabo	$1704
44 km or 27 mi	Manati	$1682
46 km or 28 mi	Fajardo	$1566
49 km or 30 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
51 km or 32 mi	Guayama	$1532
51 km or 32 mi	Coamo	$1669
65 km or 40 mi	Santa Isabel	$1231
69 km or 43 mi	Arecibo	$1189
70 km or 43 mi	Utuado	$1610
77 km or 48 mi	Ponce	$1354
80 km or 50 mi	Hatillo	$793
92 km or 57 mi	Quebradillas	$1457
95 km or 59 mi	Yauco	$1612
98 km or 61 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
103 km or 64 mi	Sabana Grande	$1572
106 km or 66 mi	Isabela	$1429
111 km or 69 mi	San German	$1546
115 km or 71 mi	Aguadilla	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Mayaguez	$1264
118 km or 74 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177

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