Bern vs Hanover - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Hanover
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3134
$1792
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7894
$4490
🏠 One person rent
$1617
$848
🏘️ Family rent
$2847
$1458
🍽️ Food expenses
$915
$577
🚐 Transport expenses
$321
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7577
$3188
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
81
83
😀 Quality of life
97
92
🏙️ Population
1.07M
548K

The cost of living in Bern is 75% more expensive than in Hanover. Cities ranked 149th and 2887th ($3134 vs $1792) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 140th in Switzerland and Germany, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Bern compared to 1.8 months in Hanover. Bern ranked 1st best city to live in Switzerland vs Hanover ranked 14th in Germany, while ranked 6th and 89th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Hanover

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Bern Hanover
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$26.4
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$111
$76.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$18.1
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.22
$5.95
☕ Cappuccino
$7.02
$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.42
$3.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1809
$858
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1304
$643
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3323
$1566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2359
$1147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$240
$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.4
$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.33%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18429
$4591
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8492
$3497
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.45
$4.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$68.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$46.9
$32.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.33
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.45
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.8
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$3.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$8.94
$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28
$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$41.9
$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$5.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.35
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$7.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.7
$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.37
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.4
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.2
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$53.8
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$134
$108
👟 Brand Sneakers
$167
$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2477
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25921
$25389

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2997
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2817
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2678
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2874
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2823
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$3165
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$3150
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2654
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$3331
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$3222
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3380
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3367
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2546
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$3171
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$3080
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3524
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1498
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3677
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1726
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1731
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1721
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$3299
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2465
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$3277
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$4151
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3556
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3360
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3328
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3367
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1526
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1436
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3494
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3457
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1711
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3784
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3414
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3353
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3281
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3345
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3318

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