Chennai vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chennai	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$434	$1659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1151	$3383
🏠 One person rent	$161	$1051
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$1530
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$864	$1379
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	78	18
😀 Quality of life	68	62
🏙️ Population	10.3M	932K

The cost of living in Chennai is 74% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 8842nd and 2824th ($434 vs $1659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 10th in India and Spain, respectively. Check India vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Tenerife ranked 74th in Spain, while ranked 3676th and 5100th 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	$2.09	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.54	$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$8.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$1057
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$913
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$1541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$1345
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$69.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.3	$39.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.38%	3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1913	$2349
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$882	$2016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.54	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$2.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.88	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.16	$4.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.08	$4.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.31	$8.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.8	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.02	$6.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.58	$11.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.5	$74.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$42.5	$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.5	$327
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$6126

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$337
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$269
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$415
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$339
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$343
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$326
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$367
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$356
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$350
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$326
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$328
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$357
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$585
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$316
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$359
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$337
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$383
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$319
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$399
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$312
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$317
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$287
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$327
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$345
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$350
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$341
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$321
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$334
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$309
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$358
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$350
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$309
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$384
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$310
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$375
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$353
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$358
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$369
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$325

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1624
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1759
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1214
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1206
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1175
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1191
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1423
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1499
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1327
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$536
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1044
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1009
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1047
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1048
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1046
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$516
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$533
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$508
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$625
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$470
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$609
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$503
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$826
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$437
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$627
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$445
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$574
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$717
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$533
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$618
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$520
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$424
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1416
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1251
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1332
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1392
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$2218
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1318
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1494
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1328