Santiago vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Santiago	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1200	$1707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2937	$3550
🏠 One person rent	$540	$1065
🏘️ Family rent	$964	$1571
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$801	$1400
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	91	18
😀 Quality of life	78	61
🏙️ Population	6.26M	932K

The cost of living in Santiago is 30% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 4604th and 2853rd ($1200 vs $1707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 0.8 months in Tenerife. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Tenerife ranked 80th in Spain, while ranked 705th and 5147th 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	$12.2	$11.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.5	$48
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.67	$9.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.52	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.72	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$515	$1109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$946
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$989	$1649
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$774	$1406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.4	$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$85.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.25%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2689	$2914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2861	$2073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.53	$8.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.06	$4.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.39	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.41	$8.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.77	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$6.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.8	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$11.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.6	$80.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$417	$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7298	$6379

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Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$854
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$957
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$800
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$752
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$844
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$922
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$905
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$908
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1135
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$932
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$959
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$903
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$788
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$608
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$599
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$609
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$602
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$849
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$441
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$881
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$894
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$658
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$819
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$649
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$852
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$853
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$729
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$798
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$734
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$922
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$852
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$650
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$743
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$630
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$836
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$823
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$824
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$613
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$534

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1660
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1764
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1391
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1394
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1336
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1353
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1266
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1592
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1251
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1431
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1469
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1419
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1431
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1421
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$522
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$534
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$524
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$605
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$502
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$651
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$512
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$898
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$415
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$667
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$457
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$639
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$747
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$531
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$678
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$550
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$498
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1556
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1229
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1337
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1395
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$2047
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1163
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1436
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1252