Baltimore vs Hanover - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Baltimore	Hanover
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2234	$1792
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5254	$4490
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$848
🏘️ Family rent	$2204	$1458
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4084	$3188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	97	83
😀 Quality of life	91	92
🏙️ Population	586K	548K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 25% more expensive than in Hanover. Cities ranked 1414th and 2887th ($2234 vs $1792) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th and 140th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 1.8 months in Hanover. Baltimore ranked 41st best city to live in the United States vs Hanover ranked 14th in Germany, while ranked 164th and 89th 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	$17.3	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.1	$76.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$3.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1650	$858
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$643
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2430	$1566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1814	$1147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.3	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$4591
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2166	$3497
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$4.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$68.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$32.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.41	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$3.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$5.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$7.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.29	$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$108
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1492	$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21697	$25389

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2443
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2586
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2830
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2344
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2985
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2521
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2755
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2951
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2667
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2544
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2777
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2499
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2763
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2526
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3306
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3030
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2664
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2877
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2257
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2333
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2721
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2379
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2522
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2800
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2818
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2736
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2304
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2207
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3292
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2105
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2588
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2198
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2453
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2000
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2024

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