San Juan vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Juan	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2004	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4225	$3809
🏠 One person rent	$1159	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$1681	$1677
🍽️ Food expenses	$568	$427
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3808	$1533
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	54	18
😀 Quality of life	74	66
🏙️ Population	342K	955K

The cost of living in San Juan is 18% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 1988th and 3094th ($2004 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1609th 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 1.9 months in San Juan compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. San Juan ranked 701st best city to live in the United States vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 2114th and 5034th 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	$14.1	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.7	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.36	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$5.34	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.84	$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1400	$1006
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$783	$880
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1884	$1799
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1182	$1477
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$308	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6%	3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4427	$3896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2251	$2828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$40.8	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.32	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.97	$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$9.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.2	$4.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.2	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.12	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$9.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.6	$85
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.8	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$148	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$468	$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10429	$6640

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Cities near San Juan

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Catano	$1917
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Guaynabo	$1662
11 km or 6.8 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1505
11 km or 7.1 mi	Bayamon	$1784
13 km or 7.8 mi	Carolina	$1587
19 km or 12 mi	Canovanas	$1729
20 km or 13 mi	Toa Alta	$1725
21 km or 13 mi	Dorado	$1837
24 km or 15 mi	Gurabo	$1155
24 km or 15 mi	Caguas	$1354
25 km or 16 mi	Naranjito	$1559
26 km or 16 mi	Rio Grande	$1702
28 km or 18 mi	Vega Alta	$1542
29 km or 18 mi	Corozal	$1746
32 km or 20 mi	Cidra	$1770
34 km or 21 mi	Vega Baja	$1667
36 km or 23 mi	Las Piedras	$1646
39 km or 24 mi	Cayey	$1810
42 km or 26 mi	Humacao	$1305
42 km or 26 mi	Orocovis	$1751
43 km or 27 mi	Naguabo	$1693
44 km or 27 mi	Manati	$1695
46 km or 28 mi	Fajardo	$1592
49 km or 30 mi	Yabucoa	$1686
51 km or 32 mi	Guayama	$1554
51 km or 32 mi	Coamo	$1702
65 km or 40 mi	Santa Isabel	$1246
69 km or 43 mi	Arecibo	$1251
70 km or 43 mi	Utuado	$1692
77 km or 48 mi	Ponce	$1349
80 km or 50 mi	Hatillo	$1613
92 km or 57 mi	Quebradillas	$1592
95 km or 59 mi	Yauco	$1678
98 km or 61 mi	San Sebastian	$1617
103 km or 64 mi	Sabana Grande	$1664
106 km or 66 mi	Isabela	$1472
111 km or 69 mi	San German	$1650
115 km or 71 mi	Aguadilla	$1220
117 km or 72 mi	Mayaguez	$1436
118 km or 74 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2042

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