Sao Paulo vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1052	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2682	$3809
🏠 One person rent	$496	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$1677
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$427
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$1533
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	95	18
😀 Quality of life	69	66
🏙️ Population	11.5M	955K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 38% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 5192nd and 3094th ($1052 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 84th in Spain, while ranked 4142nd and 5034th 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	$7.6	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.12	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.55	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$622	$1006
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$880
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1124	$1799
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$691	$1477
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2855	$3896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1938	$2828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$9.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.72	$4.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.55	$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$8.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.9	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.81	$9.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$85
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$475	$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15428	$6640

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666

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