Abu Dhabi vs Hanover - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Hanover
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1942	$1828
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$4562
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$891
🏘️ Family rent	$2152	$1525
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$580
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.2	$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3050	$2914
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	53	82
😀 Quality of life	85	93
🏙️ Population	1.57M	548K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 6% more expensive than in Hanover. Cities ranked 2187th and 2626th ($1942 vs $1828) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 89th 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 1.6 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.6 months in Hanover. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Hanover ranked 14th in Germany, while ranked 443rd and 112th 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	$10.9	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.53	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.7	$5.56
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$3.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1358	$932
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$681
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2476	$1515
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1762	$1248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.6	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$45.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.01%	3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5485	$4748
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12028	$3144
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$3.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.63	$33.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$5.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$6.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.29	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.73	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.92	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.5	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$93.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$598	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12663	$29738

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2514
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1419
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1449
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2521
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1228
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1849
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1770
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$792
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1078
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1201
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1230
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1081
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$530
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$908
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1008
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$529
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$873
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$930
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$568
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$553
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$453
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$477
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$530
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$503
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$573
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$557
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$761
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$624
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$463
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1627
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$483

Cities near Hanover

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Langenhagen	$1691
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Ronnenberg	$1688
9 km or 5.6 mi	Laatzen	$1676
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Seelze	$1683
11 km or 6.7 mi	Garbsen	$1679
16 km or 9.6 mi	Burgwedel	$1643
16 km or 10 mi	Lehrte	$1641
17 km or 10 mi	Sehnde	$1633
20 km or 13 mi	Burgdorf	$1618
20 km or 13 mi	Barsinghausen	$1644
21 km or 13 mi	Wunstorf	$1652
22 km or 14 mi	Springe	$1637
24 km or 15 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1647
29 km or 18 mi	Hildesheim	$1619
34 km or 21 mi	Peine	$1562
36 km or 23 mi	Celle	$1536
37 km or 23 mi	Stadthagen	$1605
40 km or 25 mi	Hamelin	$1580
47 km or 29 mi	Nienburg	$1602
49 km or 30 mi	Salzgitter	$1511
49 km or 31 mi	Rinteln	$1593
52 km or 33 mi	Petershagen	$1548
54 km or 34 mi	Braunschweig	$1534
56 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1589
56 km or 35 mi	Gifhorn	$1507
57 km or 35 mi	Minden	$1527
58 km or 36 mi	Porta Westfalica	$1547
59 km or 37 mi	Wolfenbuttel	$1515
63 km or 39 mi	Einbeck	$1587
64 km or 40 mi	Holzminden	$1582
67 km or 41 mi	Bad Oeynhausen	$1561
68 km or 42 mi	Soltau	$1585
69 km or 43 mi	Lemgo	$1563
70 km or 43 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1585
70 km or 44 mi	Goslar	$1556
71 km or 44 mi	Wolfsburg	$1413
72 km or 45 mi	Hoxter	$1570
73 km or 46 mi	Lohne	$1563
74 km or 46 mi	Bad Salzuflen	$1564
75 km or 47 mi	Espelkamp	$1565