Sao Paulo vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sao Paulo	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1115	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2824	$3949
🏠 One person rent	$537	$1040
🏘️ Family rent	$943	$1718
🍽️ Food expenses	$318	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$794	$1578
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	96	19
😀 Quality of life	74	67
🏙️ Population	11.5M	955K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 37% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 5003rd and 2952nd ($1115 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Brazil and Spain, respectively. Check Brazil vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Sao Paulo compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Tenerife ranked 79th in Spain, while ranked 2408th and 4756th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Tenerife

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	Sao Paulo	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.85	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.52	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.66	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$631	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1111	$1884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$1498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.1	$71.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.4	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.97%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2842	$4092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2178	$2841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.2	$41.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.86	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.81	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.77	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.92	$8.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.9	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.87	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.2	$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$13.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$494	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16798	$6610

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$753
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$753
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$742
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$782
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$746
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$883
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$724
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$750
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$684
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$841
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$700
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$715
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$741
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$713
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$695
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$651
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$725
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$882
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$691
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$703
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$719

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