Shanghai vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Shanghai	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1097	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3454	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$577	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$1404	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1644	$1337
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	100	18
😀 Quality of life	78	60
🏙️ Population	24.9M	932K

The cost of living in Shanghai is 32% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 4858th and 3004th ($1097 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 9th in China and Spain, respectively. Check China vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Shanghai compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Shanghai ranked 4th best city to live in China vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 675th and 5171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shanghai vs Tenerife

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	Shanghai	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.55	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.8	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.4	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$823	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$455	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2226	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1115	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.5	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.83%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14361	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8086	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.1	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.85	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.2	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.39	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.95	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.8	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.1	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$87.9	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.7	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.8	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1181	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30174	$6114

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Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$984
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$665
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$700
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$701
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$868
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$573
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$631
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$645
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$602
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$670
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$670
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$657
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$590
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$708
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$643
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$716
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$695
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$702
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$644
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$805
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$636
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$643
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$654
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$603
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$650
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$607
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$665
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$620
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$621
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$642
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$677
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$665
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$592
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$661
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$672
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$621
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$746

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1500
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1214
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1338
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1375
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1337
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1338
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1334
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$535
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$540
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$562
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$640
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$489
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$687
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$502
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$850
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$435
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$652
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$619
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$705
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$536
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$675
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$558
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$486
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1598
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1248
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1330
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1368
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1950
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1263
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1415
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1291