Arlington vs Hanover - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Arlington	Hanover
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1913	$1829
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4719	$4506
🏠 One person rent	$1108	$908
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$1559
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$553
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.3	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3749	$3206
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	90	83
😀 Quality of life	78	92
🏙️ Population	394K	548K

The cost of living in Arlington is 5% more expensive than in Hanover. Cities ranked 2324th and 2689th ($1913 vs $1829) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1747th and 70th in the United States and Germany, respectively. Check the United States vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Arlington compared to 1.8 months in Hanover. Arlington ranked 262nd best city to live in the United States vs Hanover ranked 13th in Germany, while ranked 895th and 82nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Hanover

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	Arlington	Hanover
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$5.75
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$868	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2162	$1605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$1227
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.1	$45.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.19%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$4553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$3475
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$4.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40	$72.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$3.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.28	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$6.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.64	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.5	$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1486	$629
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21592	$21676

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2316
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2128
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2122
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2111
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2147
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2086
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2129
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2259
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2170
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2137
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2042
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2164
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2128
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2110
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2182
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2206
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2151
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2120
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2472
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2193
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2202
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2062
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2205
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2220
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2096
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2205
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2104
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2155
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2209
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2397

Cities near Hanover

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Langenhagen	$1697
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Ronnenberg	$1694
9 km or 5.6 mi	Laatzen	$1691
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Seelze	$1693
11 km or 6.7 mi	Garbsen	$1685
16 km or 9.6 mi	Burgwedel	$1664
16 km or 10 mi	Lehrte	$1655
17 km or 10 mi	Sehnde	$1639
20 km or 13 mi	Burgdorf	$1631
20 km or 13 mi	Barsinghausen	$1661
21 km or 13 mi	Wunstorf	$1661
22 km or 14 mi	Springe	$1655
24 km or 15 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1649
29 km or 18 mi	Hildesheim	$1648
34 km or 21 mi	Peine	$1558
36 km or 23 mi	Celle	$1547
37 km or 23 mi	Stadthagen	$1630
40 km or 25 mi	Hamelin	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Nienburg	$1614
49 km or 30 mi	Salzgitter	$1487
49 km or 31 mi	Rinteln	$1596
52 km or 33 mi	Petershagen	$1547
54 km or 34 mi	Braunschweig	$1538
56 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1596
56 km or 35 mi	Gifhorn	$1508
57 km or 35 mi	Minden	$1520
58 km or 36 mi	Porta Westfalica	$1549
59 km or 37 mi	Wolfenbuttel	$1497
63 km or 39 mi	Einbeck	$1529
64 km or 40 mi	Holzminden	$1567
67 km or 41 mi	Bad Oeynhausen	$1563
68 km or 42 mi	Soltau	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Lemgo	$1585
70 km or 43 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1590
70 km or 44 mi	Goslar	$1430
71 km or 44 mi	Wolfsburg	$1420
72 km or 45 mi	Hoxter	$1596
73 km or 46 mi	Lohne	$1565
74 km or 46 mi	Bad Salzuflen	$1567
75 km or 47 mi	Espelkamp	$1571