Lilongwe vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lilongwe	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$592	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1419	$3809
🏠 One person rent	$250	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$390	$1677
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$427
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.8	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$105	$1533
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	12	18
😀 Quality of life	25	66
🏙️ Population	989K	955K

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 65% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 7884th and 3094th ($592 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 Lilongwe compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Lilongwe ranked 7th best city to live in Malawi vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 8966th and 5034th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Tenerife

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	Lilongwe	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.27	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.6	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.09	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$374	$1006
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$114	$880
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$1799
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$207	$1477
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.2	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.6	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.6	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.87%	3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10587	$3896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$593	$2828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.92	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.7	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$9.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$4.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.57	$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.12	$8.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.1	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.17	$9.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$85
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.59	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.5	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$353	$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2356	$6640

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Cities near Lilongwe

Distance	City	Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
134 km or 83 mi	Ntcheu	$493
169 km or 105 mi	Mangochi	$496
228 km or 142 mi	Zomba	$458
233 km or 145 mi	Mzimba	$565
240 km or 149 mi	Blantyre	$506
243 km or 151 mi	Tete	$820
283 km or 176 mi	Mzuzu	$527
293 km or 182 mi	Mulanje	$461
506 km or 314 mi	Kasama	$888
518 km or 322 mi	Harare	$1021
524 km or 326 mi	Marondera	$779
533 km or 331 mi	Chitungwiza	$751
536 km or 333 mi	Chinhoyi	$650
545 km or 339 mi	Quelimane	$692
550 km or 342 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$748
566 km or 352 mi	Mbeya	$495
567 km or 353 mi	Mutare	$755
568 km or 353 mi	Ndola	$577
572 km or 355 mi	Chimoio	$916
603 km or 375 mi	Nampula	$935
613 km or 381 mi	Lusaka	$655
616 km or 383 mi	Mansa	$912
616 km or 383 mi	Kitwe	$1062
618 km or 384 mi	Mufulira	$1278
637 km or 396 mi	Kadoma	$761
660 km or 410 mi	Chingola	$1069
660 km or 410 mi	Beira	$996
682 km or 424 mi	Kwekwe	$716
732 km or 455 mi	Lubumbashi	$1124
740 km or 460 mi	Pemba	$1511
741 km or 460 mi	Gweru	$587
744 km or 462 mi	Nacala	$1168
746 km or 464 mi	Masvingo	$873
795 km or 494 mi	Choma	$687
835 km or 519 mi	Likasi	$1032
883 km or 549 mi	Bulawayo	$658
886 km or 551 mi	Dodoma	$526
902 km or 560 mi	Morogoro	$421
949 km or 590 mi	Livingstone	$653

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1633
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1278
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1658
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1352
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$629
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1519
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1561
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1513
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1517
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1515
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$602
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$623
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$591
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$693
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$548
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$765
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$557
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$936
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$501
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$721
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$477
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$680
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$790
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$619
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$662
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$604
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$578
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1724
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1347
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1428
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1468
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1910
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1380
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1512
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1401