Berlin vs Hanover - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Hanover
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2302
$1792
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5175
$4490
🏠 One person rent
$1280
$848
🏘️ Family rent
$2205
$1458
🍽️ Food expenses
$553
$577
🚐 Transport expenses
$315
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3706
$3188
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
100
83
😀 Quality of life
95
92
🏙️ Population
3.78M
548K

The cost of living in Berlin is 28% more expensive than in Hanover. Cities ranked 1275th and 2887th ($2302 vs $1792) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 140th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.8 months in Hanover. Ranked 7th vs 14th best cities to live in Germany, and 35th vs 89th 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
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$76.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.17
$5.95
☕ Cappuccino
$4.72
$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.77
$3.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1324
$858
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$952
$643
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2341
$1566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1711
$1147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$208
$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$321
$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8913
$4591
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6080
$3497
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.45
$4.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.8
$68.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.9
$32.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$5.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.38
$7.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.8
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.6
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.1
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$108
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10963
$25389

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Cities near Berlin

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1931
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1930
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1921
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1940
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1940
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1889
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1920
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1896
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1870
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1895
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1878
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1816
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1853
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1859
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1846
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1846
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1698
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1857
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1460
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1557
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1587
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1493
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1382
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1483
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1490
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1489
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1488
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1597
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1502
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1543
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1457
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1481
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1464
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1473
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1240
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1467
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$1121
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1553
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474

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