Bangkok vs Hanover - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangkok	Hanover
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$1828
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$4562
🏠 One person rent	$424	$891
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$1525
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$580
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$707	$2914
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	89	82
😀 Quality of life	75	93
🏙️ Population	5.68M	548K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 48% less expensive than in Hanover. Cities ranked 5912th and 2626th ($958 vs $1828) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 89th in Thailand and Germany, respectively. Check Thailand vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 1.6 months in Hanover. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Hanover ranked 14th in Germany, while ranked 1890th and 112th 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	$3.1	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.9	$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$5.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$3.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$932
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$681
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$1515
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$1248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.6	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$45.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5905	$4748
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2775	$3144
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$3.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$33.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$5.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$6.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.53	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.03	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$93.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$561	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13469	$29738

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$774
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$736
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$635
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$812
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$787
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$724
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$718
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$553
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$708
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$571
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$650
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$581
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$578
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$741
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1152
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$593
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$622
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$614
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$727
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$571

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