Lima vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lima	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$977	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2440	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$407	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$726	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$1337
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	78	18
😀 Quality of life	65	60
🏙️ Population	9.94M	932K

The cost of living in Lima is 39% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 5647th and 3004th ($977 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Peru and Spain, respectively. Check Peru vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lima compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 4234th and 5171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Tenerife

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	Lima	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.73	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$943	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.6	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1476	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1418	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.11	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.11	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7764	$6114

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Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$790
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$727
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$685
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$562
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$622
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$656
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$561
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$598
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$504
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$591
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$714
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$489
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$549
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$626
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$598
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$548
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$588
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$547
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$565
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$520
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$505
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$518
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$600
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$513
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$505
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$414
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$694
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$748
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$463
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$569
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$758
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$673
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$688
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$697

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