Santiago vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Santiago	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1191	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2945	$3949
🏠 One person rent	$532	$1040
🏘️ Family rent	$934	$1718
🍽️ Food expenses	$397	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$881	$1578
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	92	19
😀 Quality of life	80	67
🏙️ Population	6.26M	955K

The cost of living in Santiago is 33% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 4795th and 2952nd ($1191 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Chile and Spain, respectively. Check Chile vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Santiago compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Tenerife ranked 79th in Spain, while ranked 688th and 4756th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santiago vs Tenerife

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	Santiago	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.8	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.1	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.82	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.78	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.77	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$573	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1028	$1884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$724	$1498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.4	$71.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.1	$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.38%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2897	$4092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3070	$2841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.1	$41.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.67	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.55	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.03	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.15	$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.17	$8.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.62	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.5	$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$13.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.8	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$493	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10578	$6610

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Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$848
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$966
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$840
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$790
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$879
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$930
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$941
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$943
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1180
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$974
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$987
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$1008
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$826
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$895
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$907
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$893
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$860
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$921
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$642
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$900
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$935
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$589
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$804
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$740
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$915
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$929
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$764
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$830
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$747
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$973
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$897
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$759
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$887
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$938
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$768
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$893
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$916
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$891
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$577
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$849

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1694
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1697
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1388
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$635
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1628
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1682
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1622
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1627
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1629
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$617
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$647
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$599
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$692
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$539
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$769
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$558
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$513
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$732
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$482
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$671
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$773
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$598
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$659
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$612
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$589
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1772
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1432
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1510
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1545
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1979
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1471
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1581
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1490