Is Kerala or Tamil Nadu a better place to live or stay?

Answer 1

Kerala’s 38,863 km² landmass (1.18% of India) is wedged between the Arabian Sea to the west and the Western Ghats — identified as one of the world's twenty-five biodiversity hotspots[14] — to the east. Lying between north latitudes 8°18' and 12°48' and east longitudes 74°52' and 72°22',[15] Kerala is well within the humid equatorial tropics. Kerala’s coast runs for some 580 km, while the state itself varies between 35–120 km in width. Geographically, Kerala can be divided into three climatically distinct regions: the eastern highlands (rugged and cool mountainous terrain), the central midlands (rolling hills), and the western lowlands (coastal plains). Located at the extreme southern tip of the Indian subcontinent, Kerala lies near the centre of the Indian tectonic plate; as such, most of the state (notwithstanding isolated regions) is subject to comparatively little seismic and volcanic activity.[16] Geologically, pre-Cambrian and Pleistocene formations comprise the bulk of Kerala’s terrain.
The countryside of Wayanad.
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The countryside of Wayanad.

Eastern Kerala lies immediately west of the Western Ghats's rain shadow; it consists of high mountains, gorges and deep-cut valleys. Forty-one of Kerala’s west-flowing rivers — and three of its east-flowing ones — originate in this region. Here, the Western Ghats form a wall of mountains interrupted only near Palakkad, where a pass known as the Palakkad Gap breaks through to provide access to the rest of India.

The Western Ghats rises on average to 1,500 m above sea level, while the highest peaks may reach to 2,500 m. Just west of the mountains lie the midland plains, comprising a swathe of land running along central Kerala. Here, rolling hills and valleys dominate.[15] Generally ranging between elevations of 250–1,000 m, the eastern portions of the Nilgiri and Palni Hills include such formations as Agastyamalai and Anamalai.
A fishing net (cheena vala) in the Backwaters region, Kollam district.
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A fishing net (cheena vala) in the Backwaters region, Kollam district.

Kerala’s western coastal belt is relatively flat, and is crisscrossed by a network of interconnected brackish canals, lakes, estuaries, and rivers known as the Kerala Backwaters. Lake Vembanad — Kerala’s largest body of water — dominates the Backwaters; it lies between Alappuzha and Kochi and is more than 200 km² in area. Around 8% of India's waterways (measured by length) are found in Kerala.[17] The most important of Kerala’s forty-four rivers include the Periyar (244 km), the Bharathapuzha (209 km), the Pamba (176 km), the Chaliyar (169 km), the Kadalundipuzha (130 km) and the Achankovil (128 km). Most of the remainder are small and entirely fed by monsoon rains.[15] These conditions result in the nearly year-round waterlogging of such western regions as Kuttanad, 500 km² of which lies below sea level.

Answer 2

kerala is a beautiful place with good climate, good educational and health care facilities,better connected through roads,better salaries, but more costly.

Tamil nadu is a cheap place to live,with cheap labour force, a lot of barren land, hot climate.

Answer 3

Both states have their own merits. You need to specify your basic requirements as to selection of a place, may be you can come across a few more options.

Answer 4

if you enjoy having your work disrupted due to the strikes then kerala is the place otherwise its go to be tamilnadu