Lisbon vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Lisbon	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1953	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4376	$3949
🏠 One person rent	$1262	$1040
🏘️ Family rent	$2117	$1718
🍽️ Food expenses	$437	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1562	$1578
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	93	19
😀 Quality of life	83	67
🏙️ Population	546K	955K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 10% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 2184th and 2952nd ($1953 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th 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 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Tenerife ranked 79th in Spain, while ranked 574th and 4756th 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	$12.9	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.2	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1398	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1036	$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2497	$1884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1754	$1498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$71.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$4092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4450	$2841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.35	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.5	$41.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.52	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.92	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.97	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.94	$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.88	$8.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.01	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.07	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.7	$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$13.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16697	$6610

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1697
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1529
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1532
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1553
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1467
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1348
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1416
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1806
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1568
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1540
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1697
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1520
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1561
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1616
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1720
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1540
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1470
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1254
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1349
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1469
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1417
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1636
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1401
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1389
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1292
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1537
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1214
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1239
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1697
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1390
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1460
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1400
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1283
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1366
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1411
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1295
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1382
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1066
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1249

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1694
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1697
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1388
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$635
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1628
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1682
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1622
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1627
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1629
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$617
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$647
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$599
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$692
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$539
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$769
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$558
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$513
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$732
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$482
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$671
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$773
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$598
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$659
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$612
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$589
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1772
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1432
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1510
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1545
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1979
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1471
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1581
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1490