Abu Dhabi vs Hanover - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Hanover
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2070	$1792
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4485	$4490
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$848
🏘️ Family rent	$2400	$1458
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.3	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2675	$3188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	51	83
😀 Quality of life	85	92
🏙️ Population	1.57M	548K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 15% more expensive than in Hanover. Cities ranked 1859th and 2887th ($2070 vs $1792) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 140th in the United Arab Emirates and Germany, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.8 months in Hanover. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Hanover ranked 14th in Germany, while ranked 447th and 89th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Hanover

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	Abu Dhabi	Hanover
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.29	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.6	$76.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$3.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1520	$858
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$643
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2679	$1566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2026	$1147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.7	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$97.1	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.26%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4936	$4591
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10145	$3497
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$4.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$68.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.58	$32.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.36	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$5.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$7.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.2	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.82	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.75	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.9	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.6	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$108
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$649	$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13889	$25389

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2420
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1473
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1457
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2183
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1214
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$2014
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1923
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$796
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1080
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1109
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1309
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1192
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1135
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$545
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$931
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1037
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$541
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$823
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$928
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$575
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$465
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$489
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$547
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$523
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$575
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$563
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$761
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$627
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$487
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1632
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$492

Cities near Hanover

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Langenhagen	$1681
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Ronnenberg	$1678
9 km or 5.6 mi	Laatzen	$1675
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Seelze	$1674
11 km or 6.7 mi	Garbsen	$1669
16 km or 9.6 mi	Burgwedel	$1643
16 km or 10 mi	Lehrte	$1643
17 km or 10 mi	Sehnde	$1649
20 km or 13 mi	Burgdorf	$1612
20 km or 13 mi	Barsinghausen	$1636
21 km or 13 mi	Wunstorf	$1638
22 km or 14 mi	Springe	$1631
24 km or 15 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1636
29 km or 18 mi	Hildesheim	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Peine	$1582
36 km or 23 mi	Celle	$1529
37 km or 23 mi	Stadthagen	$1608
40 km or 25 mi	Hamelin	$1562
47 km or 29 mi	Nienburg	$1593
49 km or 30 mi	Salzgitter	$1540
49 km or 31 mi	Rinteln	$1579
52 km or 33 mi	Petershagen	$1569
54 km or 34 mi	Braunschweig	$1566
56 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1586
56 km or 35 mi	Gifhorn	$1532
57 km or 35 mi	Minden	$1535
58 km or 36 mi	Porta Westfalica	$1573
59 km or 37 mi	Wolfenbuttel	$1544
63 km or 39 mi	Einbeck	$1613
64 km or 40 mi	Holzminden	$1589
67 km or 41 mi	Bad Oeynhausen	$1583
68 km or 42 mi	Soltau	$1580
69 km or 43 mi	Lemgo	$1608
70 km or 43 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1580
70 km or 44 mi	Goslar	$1570
71 km or 44 mi	Wolfsburg	$1453
72 km or 45 mi	Hoxter	$1640
73 km or 46 mi	Lohne	$1584
74 km or 46 mi	Bad Salzuflen	$1583
75 km or 47 mi	Espelkamp	$1592