Tenerife vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Tenerife	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1739	$2452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3931	$5516
🏠 One person rent	$1005	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$1684	$2522
🍽️ Food expenses	$456	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1591	$4239
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	19	74
😀 Quality of life	68	88
🏙️ Population	955K	459K

The cost of living in Tenerife is 29% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 3058th and 978th ($1739 vs $2452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 841st 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 0.9 months in Tenerife compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Tenerife ranked 75th best city to live in Spain vs Virginia Beach ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 4533rd and 286th 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	$14.6	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.8	$89.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.08	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.54	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1005	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$873	$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1809	$2788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1472	$2127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.6	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.16%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3998	$2280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3282	$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.21	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.79	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.24	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.11	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.38	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.8	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.2	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$482	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7249	$16143

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Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1668
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1653
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1354
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$627
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1606
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1662
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1603
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1607
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1608
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$619
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$648
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$604
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$649
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$546
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$790
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$555
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$526
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$734
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$499
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$639
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$797
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$579
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$653
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$597
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$586
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1752
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1388
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1467
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1492
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1913
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1455
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1544
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1469

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2191
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2342
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2191
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2657
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2295
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2311
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2058
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2375
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2392
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1953
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2045
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2016
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2508
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1849
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2116
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2073
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2608
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2003
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2913
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2367
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2862
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2596
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3350
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3031
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2379
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2803
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$3016
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2644
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3338
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2769