Lima vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Lima	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1034	$1739
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2503	$3931
🏠 One person rent	$466	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$771	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$632	$1591
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	77	19
😀 Quality of life	71	68
🏙️ Population	9.94M	955K

The cost of living in Lima is 41% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 5300th and 3058th ($1034 vs $1739) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Peru and Spain, respectively. Check Peru vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Lima compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Tenerife ranked 75th in Spain, while ranked 3484th and 4533rd 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	$4.53	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.4	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.88	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.36	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$660	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$336	$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$1472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.3	$74.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.2	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.87%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2328	$3998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1422	$3282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.9	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.92	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$9.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.44	$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.6	$8.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.46	$9.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.5	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$184	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11057	$7249

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Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$820
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$771
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$730
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$598
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$571
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$641
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$725
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$604
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$621
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$527
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$612
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$811
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$524
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$583
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$631
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$626
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$611
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$667
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$670
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$617
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$670
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$589
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$589
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$651
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$558
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$593
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$638
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$559
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$705
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$660
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$459
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$745
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$686
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$577
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$584
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$815
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$829
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$691
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$694
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$731

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