San Juan vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	San Juan	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2037	$1739
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4601	$3931
🏠 One person rent	$1190	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$1998	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2799	$1591
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	52	19
😀 Quality of life	85	68
🏙️ Population	342K	955K

The cost of living in San Juan is 17% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 1924th and 3058th ($2037 vs $1739) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1512th and 14th 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 1.4 months in San Juan compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. San Juan ranked 146th best city to live in the United States vs Tenerife ranked 75th in Spain, while ranked 439th and 4533rd 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	$18.3	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.8	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.98	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1525	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$752	$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2444	$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1389	$1472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$74.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$330	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.3	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5774	$3998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2975	$3282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.08	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.3	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.19	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.63	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.62	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.68	$9.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.61	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.08	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$8.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.16	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.93	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$9.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.8	$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.7	$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$606	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12973	$7249

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Cities near San Juan

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Catano	$1949
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Guaynabo	$1638
11 km or 6.8 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1504
11 km or 7.1 mi	Bayamon	$1787
13 km or 7.8 mi	Carolina	$1446
19 km or 12 mi	Canovanas	$1789
20 km or 13 mi	Toa Alta	$1776
21 km or 13 mi	Dorado	$1889
24 km or 15 mi	Gurabo	$1275
24 km or 15 mi	Caguas	$1370
25 km or 16 mi	Naranjito	$1668
26 km or 16 mi	Rio Grande	$1743
28 km or 18 mi	Vega Alta	$1575
29 km or 18 mi	Corozal	$1792
32 km or 20 mi	Cidra	$1827
34 km or 21 mi	Vega Baja	$1652
36 km or 23 mi	Las Piedras	$1680
39 km or 24 mi	Cayey	$1851
42 km or 26 mi	Humacao	$1297
42 km or 26 mi	Orocovis	$1790
43 km or 27 mi	Naguabo	$1700
44 km or 27 mi	Manati	$1686
46 km or 28 mi	Fajardo	$1588
49 km or 30 mi	Yabucoa	$1732
51 km or 32 mi	Guayama	$1673
51 km or 32 mi	Coamo	$1513
65 km or 40 mi	Santa Isabel	$1393
69 km or 43 mi	Arecibo	$1443
70 km or 43 mi	Utuado	$1779
77 km or 48 mi	Ponce	$1447
80 km or 50 mi	Hatillo	$1737
92 km or 57 mi	Quebradillas	$1611
95 km or 59 mi	Yauco	$1761
98 km or 61 mi	San Sebastian	$1654
103 km or 64 mi	Sabana Grande	$1725
106 km or 66 mi	Isabela	$1497
111 km or 69 mi	San German	$1714
115 km or 71 mi	Aguadilla	$1208
117 km or 72 mi	Mayaguez	$1525
118 km or 74 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2120

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1668
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1653
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1354
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$627
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1606
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1662
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1603
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1607
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1608
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$619
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$648
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$604
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$649
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$546
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$790
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$555
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$526
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$734
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$499
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$639
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$797
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$579
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$653
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$597
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$586
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1752
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1388
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1467
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1492
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1913
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1455
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1544
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1469