Shenzhen vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Shenzhen	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$916	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2694	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$478	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$1142	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$261	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.2	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1771	$1337
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	96	18
😀 Quality of life	80	60
🏙️ Population	17.7M	932K

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 43% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 5950th and 3004th ($916 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 9th in China and Spain, respectively. Check China vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Shenzhen compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Shenzhen ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 545th and 5171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenzhen vs Tenerife

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	Shenzhen	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.06	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$667	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1650	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$917	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.36%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12583	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6551	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.1	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.79	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.5	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.86	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.3	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.7	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22267	$6114

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Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$653
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$656
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1588
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$461
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$601
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$804
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$774
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$611
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$936
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$812
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$764
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$794
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$823
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$877
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$569
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$818
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$655
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$451
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$803
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$755
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$758
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$761
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$756
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$761
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$724
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$771
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$649
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$702
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$688
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$650
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$823
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$522
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$609

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