Lima vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lima	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1040	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2534	$3809
🏠 One person rent	$453	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$771	$1677
🍽️ Food expenses	$294	$427
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$592	$1533
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	79	18
😀 Quality of life	71	66
🏙️ Population	9.94M	955K

The cost of living in Lima is 39% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 5274th and 3094th ($1040 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 84th in Spain, while ranked 3631st and 5034th 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	$4.56	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.3	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.09	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$599	$1006
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$336	$880
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$972	$1799
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$1477
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.07%	3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1901	$3896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1809	$2828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$9.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$4.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.65	$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.66	$8.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.1	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$9.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$85
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.4	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$196	$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8454	$6640

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Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$838
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$775
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$737
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$604
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$676
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$732
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$595
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$654
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$531
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$655
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$730
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$527
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$589
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$681
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$607
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$598
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$667
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$613
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$609
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$624
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$594
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$609
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$648
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$563
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$596
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$638
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$601
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$704
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$656
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$445
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$748
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$654
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$582
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$587
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$763
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$780
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$675
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$681
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$745

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