Lilongwe vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Lilongwe	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$587	$1739
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1406	$3931
🏠 One person rent	$251	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$391	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.5	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$107	$1591
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	14	19
😀 Quality of life	29	68
🏙️ Population	989K	955K

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 66% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 8094th and 3058th ($587 vs $1739) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 Lilongwe compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Lilongwe ranked 2nd best city to live in Malawi vs Tenerife ranked 75th in Spain, while ranked 8818th and 4533rd 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	$4.43	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.88	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$114	$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$608	$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$207	$1472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$74.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.2	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.5	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.88%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7658	$3998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$432	$3282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.7	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$9.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.71	$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.11	$8.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.9	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$9.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.62	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.2	$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.4	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$350	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2337	$7249

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Cities near Lilongwe

Distance	City	Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi	Monkey Bay	$516
134 km or 83 mi	Ntcheu	$489
169 km or 105 mi	Mangochi	$494
228 km or 142 mi	Zomba	$452
233 km or 145 mi	Mzimba	$559
240 km or 149 mi	Blantyre	$495
243 km or 151 mi	Tete	$792
283 km or 176 mi	Mzuzu	$522
293 km or 182 mi	Mulanje	$456
506 km or 314 mi	Kasama	$1132
518 km or 322 mi	Harare	$1015
524 km or 326 mi	Marondera	$755
533 km or 331 mi	Chitungwiza	$780
536 km or 333 mi	Chinhoyi	$629
545 km or 339 mi	Quelimane	$691
550 km or 342 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$925
566 km or 352 mi	Mbeya	$463
567 km or 353 mi	Mutare	$754
568 km or 353 mi	Ndola	$692
572 km or 355 mi	Chimoio	$875
603 km or 375 mi	Nampula	$933
613 km or 381 mi	Lusaka	$777
616 km or 383 mi	Mansa	$1166
616 km or 383 mi	Kitwe	$1304
618 km or 384 mi	Mufulira	$1602
637 km or 396 mi	Kadoma	$727
660 km or 410 mi	Chingola	$1378
660 km or 410 mi	Beira	$952
682 km or 424 mi	Kwekwe	$677
732 km or 455 mi	Lubumbashi	$1125
740 km or 460 mi	Pemba	$1511
741 km or 460 mi	Gweru	$565
744 km or 462 mi	Nacala	$1167
746 km or 464 mi	Masvingo	$840
795 km or 494 mi	Choma	$849
835 km or 519 mi	Likasi	$1029
883 km or 549 mi	Bulawayo	$632
886 km or 551 mi	Dodoma	$495
902 km or 560 mi	Morogoro	$417
949 km or 590 mi	Livingstone	$813

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