Barcelona vs Hanover - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Barcelona	Hanover
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2129	$1829
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$4506
🏠 One person rent	$1308	$908
🏘️ Family rent	$2082	$1559
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$553
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2324	$3206
😷 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 16% more expensive than in Hanover. Cities ranked 1659th and 2689th ($2129 vs $1829) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 70th in Spain and Germany, respectively. Check Spain vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 1.8 months in Hanover. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Hanover ranked 13th in Germany, while ranked 174th and 82nd 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	$17.3	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.8	$5.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1418	$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1098	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2417	$1605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1738	$1227
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35	$45.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.04%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7636	$4553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5246	$3475
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.07	$4.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$72.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20	$32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.75	$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.84	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$4.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$6.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.1	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.48	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.6	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.4	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$866	$629
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16301	$21676

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1586
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1660
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1538
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1623
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1367
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1588
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1584
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1455
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1145
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1142
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1344
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1524
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1749
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1506
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1245
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1836
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1830
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1328
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1494
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$2017
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1628
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1202
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1166
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1474
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1658
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1183
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1596
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1238
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1271
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1709
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1558
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1408
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2775
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1644
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1351
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1812

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