Baltimore vs Hanover - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baltimore	Hanover
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2287	$1726
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5428	$4209
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$892
🏘️ Family rent	$2370	$1501
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4207	$2695
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	97	82
😀 Quality of life	90	91
🏙️ Population	586K	548K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 33% more expensive than in Hanover. Cities ranked 1182nd and 2608th ($2287 vs $1726) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th and 35th 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 1.6 months in Hanover. Baltimore ranked 24th best city to live in the United States vs Hanover ranked 16th in Germany, while ranked 131st and 93rd 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	$16.3	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$73.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.37	$4.69
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$815
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$616
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2801	$1546
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$1063
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$188
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$293
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$48.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2120	$4316
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1975	$2823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.58	$3.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$52.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$30
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$5.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$8.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$2.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$89.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1264	$406
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22681	$26877

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2500
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2760
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2909
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2961
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2566
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2548
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2596
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2777
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3149
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2893
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2791
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2856
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2210
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2389
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2617
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2309
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2498
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2513
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1979
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2786
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2696
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2197
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2085
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3174
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2033
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2539
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2250
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2640
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2149

Cities near Hanover

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Langenhagen	$1599
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Ronnenberg	$1595
9 km or 5.6 mi	Laatzen	$1585
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Seelze	$1590
11 km or 6.7 mi	Garbsen	$1587
16 km or 9.6 mi	Burgwedel	$1552
16 km or 10 mi	Lehrte	$1551
17 km or 10 mi	Sehnde	$1544
20 km or 13 mi	Burgdorf	$1532
20 km or 13 mi	Barsinghausen	$1564
21 km or 13 mi	Wunstorf	$1558
22 km or 14 mi	Springe	$1559
24 km or 15 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1552
29 km or 18 mi	Hildesheim	$1560
34 km or 21 mi	Peine	$1466
36 km or 23 mi	Celle	$1458
37 km or 23 mi	Stadthagen	$1530
40 km or 25 mi	Hamelin	$1549
47 km or 29 mi	Nienburg	$1498
49 km or 30 mi	Salzgitter	$1460
49 km or 31 mi	Rinteln	$1512
52 km or 33 mi	Petershagen	$1407
54 km or 34 mi	Braunschweig	$1371
56 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1482
56 km or 35 mi	Gifhorn	$1411
57 km or 35 mi	Minden	$1371
58 km or 36 mi	Porta Westfalica	$1401
59 km or 37 mi	Wolfenbuttel	$1417
63 km or 39 mi	Einbeck	$1517
64 km or 40 mi	Holzminden	$1515
67 km or 41 mi	Bad Oeynhausen	$1418
68 km or 42 mi	Soltau	$1469
69 km or 43 mi	Lemgo	$1431
70 km or 43 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1468
70 km or 44 mi	Goslar	$1558
71 km or 44 mi	Wolfsburg	$1352
72 km or 45 mi	Hoxter	$1442
73 km or 46 mi	Lohne	$1423
74 km or 46 mi	Bad Salzuflen	$1420
75 km or 47 mi	Espelkamp	$1421