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Puerto de la Cruz is a city and municipality in the northern part of the island of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. It was formerly known by its English translation, "Port of the Cross", although now it is known by its Spanish name in all languages. Puerto de la Cruz is located on the northern coast, 4 km (2 mi) northwest of La Orotava and 30 km (19 mi) west of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The TF-5 motorway passes through the municipality. The population is 30,483 (2018). In Spanish, the local inhabitants are known as Portuenses. With an area of 8.73 km2 (3 sq mi), the municipality is the smallest in Tenerife. The elevation of the town's centre is 9 m (30 ft) above sea level and the highest point being Las Arenas, a volcanic cone with an elevation of 249 m (817 ft).
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Data from OpenStreetMap (ODbL), extract from October 2026: we count what is mapped within the municipal boundary. "No data" means OpenStreetMap doesn't have it, not that it doesn't exist. Completed with Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0): the pharmacies, health centres, petrol stations, banks, cash machines, food shops and schools that OpenStreetMap was missing. Connectivity: Spanish Ministry for Digital Transformation, % of homes covered in June 2025.
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| Renting a flat (median)MIVAU, rent indices · 2024 · figure for Puerto de la Cruz · 2,315 leases | €580/month |
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| Renting a house (median)MIVAU, rent indices · 2024 · figure for Puerto de la Cruz | €654/month |
| Buying a home (appraised value)MIVAU, appraised value of private housing · Q2 2026 · figure for Puerto de la Cruz | €3,092/m² |
| Average net household incomeINE, Income Distribution Atlas · 2023 · figure for Puerto de la Cruz | €32,185/year |
| Petrol 95Ministry, fuel prices · 15 October 2026 · average of 33 petrol stations within 10 km | €1.549/litre |
| DieselMinistry, fuel prices · 15 October 2026 · average of 33 petrol stations within 10 km | €1.699/litre |
Sources: State Housing Rent Index System and appraised housing value (Spanish Ministry of Housing and Urban Agenda); Household Income Distribution Atlas (INE); fuel prices (Spanish Ministry for the Ecological Transition). Open data, reusable with attribution. The set lunch menu and coffee aren't shown: there are no public statistics on those prices by village or by province.
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