Bangkok vs Hanover - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangkok	Hanover
🚶 Cost of living one person	$996	$1829
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$4506
🏠 One person rent	$434	$908
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$1559
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$553
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$3206
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	89	83
😀 Quality of life	74	92
🏙️ Population	5.68M	548K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 46% less expensive than in Hanover. Cities ranked 5606th and 2689th ($996 vs $1829) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 70th in Thailand and Germany, respectively. Check Thailand vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 1.8 months in Hanover. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Hanover ranked 13th in Germany, while ranked 2044th and 82nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Hanover

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	Bangkok	Hanover
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.36	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.3	$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$5.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$1605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$1227
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$45.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.4%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6402	$4553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3365	$3475
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$4.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$72.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$4.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$6.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.61	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.26	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.68	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$533	$629
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16017	$21676

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$762
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$616
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$839
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$809
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$787
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$724
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$567
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$718
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$601
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$601
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$564
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$735
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$968
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$656
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$776
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$610

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