Baltimore vs Hanover - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	Hanover
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$1828
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$4562
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$891
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$1525
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$580
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$2914
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	97	82
😀 Quality of life	92	93
🏙️ Population	586K	548K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 27% more expensive than in Hanover. Cities ranked 1219th and 2626th ($2323 vs $1828) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd and 89th 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 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 1.6 months in Hanover. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Hanover ranked 14th in Germany, while ranked 128th and 112th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Hanover

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	Baltimore	Hanover
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$5.56
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$3.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$932
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$681
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$1515
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$1248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$45.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$4748
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$3144
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$3.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$33.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$5.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$6.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$93.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$29738

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2450
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3069
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2940
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2495
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2563
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2612
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2710
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3328
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3054
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2601
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2919
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2255
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2339
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2697
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2355
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2509
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2773
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1949
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2791
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2755
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2288
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2121
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3275
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2050
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2506
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2256
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2693
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2066

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