Chennai vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chennai	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1055	$3949
🏠 One person rent	$151	$1040
🏘️ Family rent	$259	$1718
🍽️ Food expenses	$165	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.7	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$320	$1578
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	79	19
😀 Quality of life	66	67
🏙️ Population	6.6M	955K

The cost of living in Chennai is 76% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 8922nd and 2952nd ($430 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 12th in India and Spain, respectively. Check India vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Tenerife ranked 79th in Spain, while ranked 5162nd and 4756th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Tenerife

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	Chennai	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.2	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.9	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.45	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$1.85	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$1884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$1498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$71.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.2	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.84	$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.84%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1789	$4092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$726	$2841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.1	$41.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.16	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.85	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.74	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.79	$8.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.35	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.2	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.78	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.9	$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.65	$13.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.8	$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.5	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$75	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1717	$6610

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$322
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$236
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$300
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$327
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$533
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$306
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$334
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$367
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$359
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$334
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$297
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$285
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$523
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$306
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$303
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$347
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$341
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$346
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$285
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$332
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$287
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$315
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$276
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$344
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$346
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$338
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$299
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$349
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$292
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$348
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$331
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$376
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$266
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$295
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$264
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$343
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$291
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$262
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$282
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$271

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