Blantyre vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Blantyre	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$495	$1739
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1273	$3931
🏠 One person rent	$156	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$255	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$203	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.9	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$104	$1591
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	22	19
😀 Quality of life	30	68
🏙️ Population	800K	955K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 72% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 8689th and 3058th ($495 vs $1739) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 14th in Malawi and Spain, respectively. Check Malawi vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Blantyre compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Tenerife ranked 75th in Spain, while ranked 8790th and 4533rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Tenerife

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	Blantyre	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.67	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.7	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.74	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$191	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$93.2	$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$339	$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$1472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.5	$74.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.2	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.84%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7401	$3998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$393	$3282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$9.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.49	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$8.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.31	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.74	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.45	$9.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.93	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$33	$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.4	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$590	$7249

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Cities near Blantyre

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi	Zomba	$452
60 km or 37 mi	Mulanje	$456
112 km or 70 mi	Ntcheu	$489
149 km or 92 mi	Mangochi	$494
157 km or 98 mi	Tete	$792
191 km or 119 mi	Monkey Bay	$516
240 km or 149 mi	Lilongwe	$587
307 km or 191 mi	Quelimane	$691
405 km or 252 mi	Chimoio	$875
432 km or 269 mi	Mutare	$754
450 km or 280 mi	Beira	$952
454 km or 282 mi	Marondera	$755
458 km or 285 mi	Mzimba	$559
463 km or 287 mi	Nampula	$933
478 km or 297 mi	Harare	$1015
487 km or 303 mi	Chitungwiza	$780
493 km or 307 mi	Mzuzu	$522
541 km or 336 mi	Chinhoyi	$629
611 km or 380 mi	Kadoma	$727
626 km or 389 mi	Nacala	$1167
637 km or 396 mi	Kwekwe	$677
650 km or 404 mi	Masvingo	$840
674 km or 419 mi	Pemba	$1511
685 km or 425 mi	Gweru	$565
708 km or 440 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$925
721 km or 448 mi	Lusaka	$777
746 km or 463 mi	Kasama	$1132
754 km or 469 mi	Ndola	$692
784 km or 487 mi	Mbeya	$463
803 km or 499 mi	Kitwe	$1304
811 km or 504 mi	Mufulira	$1602
837 km or 520 mi	Mansa	$1166
837 km or 520 mi	Bulawayo	$632
849 km or 528 mi	Chingola	$1378
865 km or 537 mi	Choma	$849
935 km or 581 mi	Lubumbashi	$1125
991 km or 616 mi	Francistown	$632
999 km or 621 mi	Livingstone	$813
1000 km or 621 mi	Moroni	$1196
1038 km or 645 mi	Morogoro	$417

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