Cost of Living In Lanzarote | Canary Islands

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Are you interesting in knowing what are the costs of living in Lanzarote? I will tell you excatly!

As most of you know, Lanzarote has been my home since the first time my heart felt the magic of the island. What not many of you know is that apart from every other aspect that made me fall in love with this place, it is also that life in terms of economy is just as fabulous.

The basic tax is not 21% like in Spain, but 6.5%!

Of course, salaries are not underestimated for this reason and most employees also work on sales commissions.

In the photo above, I show you the district

where I was renting an apartment in part of the island called Costa Teguise.

Living room connected with kitchen.

One bedroom, laundry room and bathroom.

5 minutes from the beach (before the block was built,

you could even see the beach from the window).

I paid €475 for rent + electricity every two months on average €50-70.

Rental prices are really different, but on average you have to count 600€ for two rooms.

I just happened to get an opportunity of better rental price because before me, my apartment had been rented by friends of my friend, who helped me arrange it at a lower price.

Here are examples of prices for basic household products:

FOOD

• Milk 0,85 €

• Bread Roll 0,50 €

• Chewing Gum 0,80 €

• Olive Oil 4,25 €

• Pasta 0,95 €

• Tomatoes 1kg 1,29 €

• Rice 0,73 €

• Potatoes 5kg 4,79 €

• Ketchup 0,79 €

• Bread 1,15 €

• Gouda Cheese 0,99 €

• Wine 3,35 €

• Eggs 12szt 2,50 €

• Coffee 2,15 €

• Can of peas 0,95 €

• Butter 1,30 €

• Cereals 2,15 €

• Sugar 1,05 €

CHEMICAL PRODUCTS

• Laundry Capsules 1,99 €

• Toilet Paper (pack of 12) 2,60 €

• Detergent (3,4kg) 3,80€

• Fabric softener (4,8l) 4,10 €

HOME DECOR

• Candle 0,79 €

• Dream Catcher 7,95 €

• Bathroom Shelves 9,99 €

• Pillowcases (2 pcs) 5,60 €

• Counterpane 8,99 €

• Mug 1,99 €

• Marine Table Decoration 4,99 €

• Turtle Table Decoration 2,99 €

• Frying Pan 8,95€

• Flowers (couple of pcs) 17,35 €

• Martini Glasses (set) 6,50€

HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES

• Water Bottle With Filter 18,58 €

• Hammer 2,99 €

• Nails 0,99 €

• Hair Straightener 16,99 €

• Heater 12,90 €

• Sweeping Brush 1,99 €

• Secound hand bike 70 €

NIGHTS OUT

• Party 20€

• Pizza Bar 6,90€

• Bar 10€

• Snack Bar 5€

• Chinese Restaurant 6€

SHOPPING

• Jacket 12,99 €

• Shorts 2,99 €

• Shirt 7,99 €

• Hoodie 9,99 €

• Socks 5,99 €

• Tights 4,99 €

TRANSPORTATION

• Bus 1,60 - 3,00 €

• Taxi 3,40 - 30 €

• Fuel 95 - 1,70 €

I also prepared a chart with all the cost of three months (December-February)

listing every cent I spent. ⬇️

= Costs of living 400€ + rental 475€ = 875€

(approx. 300-400€ saved)

= Costs of living 374 € + rental 475 € = 849€

(approx. 300-400€ saved)

= Costs of living 551,11€ + rental 475€ = 1026,11€

(approx. 200€ saved)

I worked in a 5 star hotel as a front desk receptionist in Costa Teguise.

The salary for this position is around €1200-1600 per month + sales commissions, which can be as high as €500.

Let me know it the comment - If you are considering living in Lanzarote?

And if you have any additional questions,

I am one message away 📧

🔽 That's how my day was usually starting 🔽

🔽And this is one of my days off🔽