Tenerife vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Tenerife	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1612	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3415	$5781
🏠 One person rent	$980	$1595
🏘️ Family rent	$1469	$2942
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1337	$4298
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	18	75
😀 Quality of life	60	88
🏙️ Population	932K	459K

The cost of living in Tenerife is 34% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 3004th and 866th ($1612 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 797th 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 1.8 months in Virginia Beach. Tenerife ranked 84th best city to live in Spain vs Virginia Beach ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 5171st and 238th 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	$11.2	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.8	$83.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.73	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.86	$5.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.74	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$911	$1651
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$898	$1391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1580	$3261
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1309	$2615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.2	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.7	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.3	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.45%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3352	$2529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2496	$2307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.51	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.8	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.68	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$5.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.02	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.64	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.27	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.25	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.78	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.7	$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.49	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.6	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.4	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.7	$62
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$454	$1205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6114	$18786

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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

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2767
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2314
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2486
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2525
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2142
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2385
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2086
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2347
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2332
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2340
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2218
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2014
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2073
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2498
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1819
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2169
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2076
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2539
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1976
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2856
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2309
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2961
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2566
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3149
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2893
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2640
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2786
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2548
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2547
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3174
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2777