Blantyre vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Blantyre	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$505	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1307	$3949
🏠 One person rent	$146	$1040
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$1718
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.7	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$204	$1578
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	22	19
😀 Quality of life	33	67
🏙️ Population	800K	955K

The cost of living in Blantyre is 72% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 8686th and 2952nd ($505 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 12th in Malawi and Spain, respectively. Check Malawi vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Blantyre compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Tenerife ranked 79th in Spain, while ranked 8666th and 4756th 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	$3.94	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.6	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.68	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$80.8	$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$311	$1884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$147	$1498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.9	$71.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.9	$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.68%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8831	$4092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$397	$2841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15	$41.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.54	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.89	$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$8.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.31	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.72	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.44	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.96	$13.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.6	$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58.8	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$362	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$595	$6610

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Cities near Blantyre

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi	Zomba	$458
60 km or 37 mi	Mulanje	$461
112 km or 70 mi	Ntcheu	$495
149 km or 92 mi	Mangochi	$496
157 km or 98 mi	Tete	$828
191 km or 119 mi	Monkey Bay	$521
240 km or 149 mi	Lilongwe	$591
307 km or 191 mi	Quelimane	$692
405 km or 252 mi	Chimoio	$924
432 km or 269 mi	Mutare	$764
450 km or 280 mi	Beira	$1000
454 km or 282 mi	Marondera	$768
458 km or 285 mi	Mzimba	$530
463 km or 287 mi	Nampula	$935
478 km or 297 mi	Harare	$1024
487 km or 303 mi	Chitungwiza	$770
493 km or 307 mi	Mzuzu	$527
541 km or 336 mi	Chinhoyi	$639
611 km or 380 mi	Kadoma	$754
626 km or 389 mi	Nacala	$1181
637 km or 396 mi	Kwekwe	$706
650 km or 404 mi	Masvingo	$861
674 km or 419 mi	Pemba	$1521
685 km or 425 mi	Gweru	$577
708 km or 440 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$815
721 km or 448 mi	Lusaka	$686
746 km or 463 mi	Kasama	$1002
754 km or 469 mi	Ndola	$613
784 km or 487 mi	Mbeya	$469
803 km or 499 mi	Kitwe	$1189
811 km or 504 mi	Mufulira	$1473
837 km or 520 mi	Mansa	$1030
837 km or 520 mi	Bulawayo	$630
849 km or 528 mi	Chingola	$1229
865 km or 537 mi	Choma	$750
935 km or 581 mi	Lubumbashi	$1133
991 km or 616 mi	Francistown	$633
999 km or 621 mi	Livingstone	$718
1000 km or 621 mi	Moroni	$1233
1038 km or 645 mi	Morogoro	$408

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1694
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1697
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1388
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$635
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1628
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1682
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1622
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1627
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1629
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$617
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$647
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$599
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$692
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$539
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$769
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$558
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$513
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$732
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$482
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$671
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$773
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$598
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$659
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$612
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$589
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1772
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1432
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1510
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1545
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1979
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1471
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1581
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1490