Tenerife vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Tenerife	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1707	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3550	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$1065	$1387
🏘️ Family rent	$1571	$2472
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1400	$4493
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	18	75
😀 Quality of life	61	89
🏙️ Population	932K	459K

The cost of living in Tenerife is 24% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 2853rd and 1277th ($1707 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1122nd in Spain and the United States, respectively. Check Spain vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Tenerife compared to 2 months in Virginia Beach. Tenerife ranked 80th best city to live in Spain vs Virginia Beach ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 5147th and 186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tenerife vs Virginia Beach

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	Tenerife	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.4	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.14	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.87	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$1.75	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1109	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$946	$1145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1649	$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1406	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.7	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.5	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.45%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2914	$3108
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2073	$2664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.3	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.61	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.2	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$7.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.63	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.67	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.98	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.83	$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.06	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.76	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.4	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.5	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.4	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$1204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6379	$18476

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Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1660
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1764
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1391
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1394
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1336
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1353
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1266
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1592
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1251
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1431
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1469
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1419
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1431
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1421
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$522
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$534
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$524
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$605
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$502
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$651
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$512
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$898
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$415
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$667
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$457
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$639
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$747
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$531
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$678
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$550
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$498
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1556
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1229
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1337
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1395
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$2047
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1163
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1436
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1252

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2794
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2202
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2482
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2445
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2217
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2358
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2088
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2295
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2299
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2270
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2108
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2026
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2057
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2575
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1917
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2141
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2060
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2504
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2022
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2279
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2917
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2417
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3139
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2890
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2599
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2777
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2537
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2577
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3236
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2701