Lilongwe vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lilongwe	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$587	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1571	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$251	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$555	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.8	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$275	$1337
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	13	18
😀 Quality of life	20	60
🏙️ Population	989K	932K

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 64% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 7807th and 3004th ($587 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Malawi and Spain, respectively. Check Malawi vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 8847th and 5171st 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	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.2	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.14	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$114	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$362	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$474	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.6	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.1	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.4%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10555	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$588	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.7	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.67	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.57	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.11	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.8	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.17	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.6	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.1	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.4	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$349	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2351	$6114

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Cities near Lilongwe

Distance	City	Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
134 km or 83 mi	Ntcheu	$492
169 km or 105 mi	Mangochi	$493
228 km or 142 mi	Zomba	$457
233 km or 145 mi	Mzimba	$566
240 km or 149 mi	Blantyre	$507
243 km or 151 mi	Tete	$825
283 km or 176 mi	Mzuzu	$525
293 km or 182 mi	Mulanje	$461
506 km or 314 mi	Kasama	$748
518 km or 322 mi	Harare	$992
524 km or 326 mi	Marondera	$794
533 km or 331 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
536 km or 333 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
545 km or 339 mi	Quelimane	$675
550 km or 342 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
566 km or 352 mi	Mbeya	$461
567 km or 353 mi	Mutare	$752
568 km or 353 mi	Ndola	$541
572 km or 355 mi	Chimoio	$947
603 km or 375 mi	Nampula	$872
613 km or 381 mi	Lusaka	$738
616 km or 383 mi	Mansa	$776
616 km or 383 mi	Kitwe	$917
618 km or 384 mi	Mufulira	$1018
637 km or 396 mi	Kadoma	$723
660 km or 410 mi	Chingola	$875
660 km or 410 mi	Beira	$1003
682 km or 424 mi	Kwekwe	$730
732 km or 455 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
740 km or 460 mi	Pemba	$1506
741 km or 460 mi	Gweru	$597
744 km or 462 mi	Nacala	$1150
746 km or 464 mi	Masvingo	$854
795 km or 494 mi	Choma	$700
835 km or 519 mi	Likasi	$961
883 km or 549 mi	Bulawayo	$766
886 km or 551 mi	Dodoma	$502
902 km or 560 mi	Morogoro	$486
949 km or 590 mi	Livingstone	$688

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1500
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1214
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1338
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1375
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1337
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1338
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1334
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$535
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$540
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$562
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$640
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$489
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$687
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$502
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$850
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$435
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$652
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$619
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$705
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$536
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$675
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$558
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$486
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1598
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1248
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1330
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1368
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1950
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1263
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1415
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1291