Baltimore vs Hanover - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Baltimore	Hanover
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$1829
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5241	$4506
🏠 One person rent	$1309	$908
🏘️ Family rent	$2141	$1559
🍽️ Food expenses	$623	$553
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4251	$3206
😷 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 22% more expensive than in Hanover. Cities ranked 1429th and 2689th ($2224 vs $1829) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1183rd 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 1.9 months in Baltimore compared to 1.8 months in Hanover. Baltimore ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Hanover ranked 13th in Germany, while ranked 138th and 82nd 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	$16.7	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$5.75
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$981	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$1605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1812	$1227
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.8	$45.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2495	$4553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2320	$3475
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$4.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.3	$72.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$3.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$4.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$6.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.6	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1730	$629
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18541	$21676

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2484
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2856
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2377
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3012
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2862
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2596
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$3016
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2678
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2769
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3350
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3031
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2695
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2913
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2275
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2318
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2801
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2367
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2508
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2799
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2803
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2793
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2341
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2222
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3338
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2095
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2608
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2205
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2379
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2037

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