Sao Paulo vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Sao Paulo	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1042	$1659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2664	$3383
🏠 One person rent	$480	$1051
🏘️ Family rent	$881	$1530
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$460	$1379
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	95	18
😀 Quality of life	64	62
🏙️ Population	12.4M	932K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 37% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 5031st and 2824th ($1042 vs $1659) 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 0.4 months in Sao Paulo compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Sao Paulo ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Tenerife ranked 74th in Spain, while ranked 4799th and 5100th 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	$7.49	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.6	$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.4	$8.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$560	$1057
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$913
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1043	$1541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$696	$1345
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$69.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.6	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.2	$39.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.78%	3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2704	$2349
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1879	$2016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.5	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.8	$2.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.65	$4.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.42	$4.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.04	$8.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.83	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.4	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.79	$6.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.9	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$11.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$74.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.7	$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$464	$327
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12031	$6126

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$733
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$744
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$680
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$690
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$711
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$669
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$674
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$645
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$680
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$651
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$652
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$680
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$662
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$677
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$678
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$662
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$657
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$813
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$649
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$678
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$659

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1624
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1759
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1214
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1206
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1175
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1191
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1423
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1499
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1327
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$536
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1044
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1009
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1047
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1048
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1046
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$516
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$533
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$508
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$625
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$470
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$609
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$503
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$826
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$437
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$627
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$445
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$574
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$717
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$533
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$618
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$520
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$424
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1416
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1251
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1332
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1392
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$2218
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1318
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1494
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1328