Lusaka vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lusaka	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$738	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2249	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$312	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$948	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$333	$1337
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	37	18
😀 Quality of life	49	60
🏙️ Population	2.47M	932K

The cost of living in Lusaka is 54% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 6726th and 3004th ($738 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 9th in Zambia and Spain, respectively. Check Zambia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 6269th and 5171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Tenerife

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	Lusaka	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.95	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.8	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.8	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$125	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.29%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2003	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4875	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.8	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.86	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.39	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.6	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.45	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.3	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9642	$6114

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Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$700
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$541
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$917
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1018
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$875
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$723
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$688
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$992
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$730
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$794
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$776
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$597
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$961
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$766
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$825
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$854
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$975
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$752
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$587
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$624
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$748
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$947
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$492
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$566
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$507
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$457
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$493
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$525
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$461
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$583
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$540
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1003
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$631
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$461
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$675

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