Chennai vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chennai	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1140	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$152	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$346	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.4	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$848	$1337
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	78	18
😀 Quality of life	66	60
🏙️ Population	6.6M	932K

The cost of living in Chennai is 73% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 8897th and 3004th ($430 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 9th 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 4th best city to live in India vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 4021st and 5171st 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	$1.83	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.6	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$102	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.23%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1935	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$767	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.84	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.91	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.67	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.82	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.86	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.7	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1573	$6114

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$315
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$258
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$354
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$360
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$514
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$306
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$346
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$367
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$355
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$338
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$304
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$302
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$533
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$311
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$375
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$304
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$295
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$292
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$316
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$280
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$300
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$354
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$349
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$316
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$311
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$304
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$310
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$339
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$366
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$298
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$330
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$272
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$307
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$272
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$292
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$306

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