Lisbon vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Lisbon	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1966	$1739
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4479	$3931
🏠 One person rent	$1259	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$2162	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$446	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1605	$1591
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	93	19
😀 Quality of life	83	68
🏙️ Population	546K	955K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 13% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 2123rd and 3058th ($1966 vs $1739) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Portugal and Spain, respectively. Check Portugal vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Lisbon ranked 1st best city to live in Portugal vs Tenerife ranked 75th in Spain, while ranked 532nd and 4533rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Tenerife

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	Lisbon	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.4	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1406	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1033	$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2582	$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$1472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$74.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$181	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.6%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7840	$3998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4420	$3282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.3	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.16	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.49	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$9.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.15	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.96	$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$8.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.3	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$9.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$644	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17788	$7249

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1665
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1500
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1518
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1456
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1356
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1410
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1705
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1518
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1518
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1666
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1503
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1506
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1520
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1492
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1454
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1221
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1317
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1459
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1394
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1638
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1381
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1387
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1308
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1519
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1163
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1195
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1684
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1380
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1432
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1378
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1277
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1363
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1465
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1297
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1370
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1107
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231

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