Berlin vs Hanover - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Hanover
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2371
$1829
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5321
$4506
🏠 One person rent
$1330
$908
🏘️ Family rent
$2289
$1559
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$553
🚐 Transport expenses
$319
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3423
$3206
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
100
83
😀 Quality of life
94
92
🏙️ Population
3.78M
548K

The cost of living in Berlin is 30% more expensive than in Hanover. Cities ranked 1150th and 2689th ($2371 vs $1829) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 70th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 1.8 months in Hanover. Ranked 9th vs 13th best cities to live in Germany, and 45th vs 82nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Hanover

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Berlin Hanover
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.6
$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$5.75
☕ Cappuccino
$4.65
$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.71
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1383
$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2475
$1605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1800
$1227
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$307
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47
$45.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8891
$4553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6112
$3475
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.59
$4.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.4
$72.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.2
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$3.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.44
$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$4.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.65
$6.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.6
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$107
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$629
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12679
$21676

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Cities near Berlin

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1930
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1960
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1941
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1902
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1979
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1908
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1878
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1921
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1895
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1840
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1920
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1903
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1827
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1854
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1863
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1848
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1682
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1870
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1482
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1517
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1460
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1332
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1459
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1462
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1459
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1482
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1551
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1461
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1505
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1434
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1448
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1419
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1443
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1190
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1416
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$1080
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1551
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470

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