Barcelona vs Hanover - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Hanover
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$1792
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$4490
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$848
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$1458
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$577
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$3188
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
98
83
😀 Quality of life
90
92
🏙️ Population
1.73M
548K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 18% more expensive than in Hanover. Cities ranked 1722nd and 2887th ($2116 vs $1792) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 140th in Spain and Germany, respectively. Check Spain vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.8 months in Hanover. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Hanover ranked 14th in Germany, while ranked 205th and 89th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Hanover

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Barcelona Hanover
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$76.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$5.95
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$3.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$858
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$643
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$1566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$1147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$4591
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$3497
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$4.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$68.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$32.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$5.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$7.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$108
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$25389

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

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