i lived in both cities madurai for 17 years and in cbe for 4 years .. NO DOUBT ITS MADURAI resons follow madurai is historical city originated before 10000 years but coimbatore became city only befor 25 years . the important thing about madurai is it has under ground drainage which present only in two cities in tamil nadu the other being cheenai coimbatore lacks under ground drainage madurai is heart of tourism in tamil nadu even the tamil nadu tourism head quarters is present in madurai cost of living is very low many historical places are there in madurai in INDIA there are only 7 gandhi museum and one is present in madurai MADURAI AS A JUNCTION BUT COIMBATORE DONT HAVE JUNCTION and there are many reason y madurai is better than cbe madurai rocks …