Brussels vs Hanover - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brussels	Hanover
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$1726
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4478	$4209
🏠 One person rent	$1024	$892
🏘️ Family rent	$1880	$1501
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2931	$2695
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	96	82
😀 Quality of life	89	91
🏙️ Population	196K	548K

The cost of living in Brussels is 5% more expensive than in Hanover. Cities ranked 2354th and 2608th ($1816 vs $1726) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 35th in Belgium and Germany, respectively. Check Belgium vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.6 months in Hanover. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Hanover ranked 16th in Germany, while ranked 190th and 93rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Hanover

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	Brussels	Hanover
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$73.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$4.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$815
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$616
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1932	$1546
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1489	$1063
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$188
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$293
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$48.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$4316
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4207	$2823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$3.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$52.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$30
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.6	$5.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$8.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$2.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.5	$89.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$975	$406
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19505	$26877

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1692
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1685
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1618
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1626
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1556
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1615
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1594
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1541
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1607
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1585
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1536
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1599
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1560
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1663
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1683
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1492
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1537
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1523
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1461
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1530
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1362
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1509
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1520
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1475
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1578
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1613
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1488
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1640

Cities near Hanover

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Langenhagen	$1599
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Ronnenberg	$1595
9 km or 5.6 mi	Laatzen	$1585
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Seelze	$1590
11 km or 6.7 mi	Garbsen	$1587
16 km or 9.6 mi	Burgwedel	$1552
16 km or 10 mi	Lehrte	$1551
17 km or 10 mi	Sehnde	$1544
20 km or 13 mi	Burgdorf	$1532
20 km or 13 mi	Barsinghausen	$1564
21 km or 13 mi	Wunstorf	$1558
22 km or 14 mi	Springe	$1559
24 km or 15 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1552
29 km or 18 mi	Hildesheim	$1560
34 km or 21 mi	Peine	$1466
36 km or 23 mi	Celle	$1458
37 km or 23 mi	Stadthagen	$1530
40 km or 25 mi	Hamelin	$1549
47 km or 29 mi	Nienburg	$1498
49 km or 30 mi	Salzgitter	$1460
49 km or 31 mi	Rinteln	$1512
52 km or 33 mi	Petershagen	$1407
54 km or 34 mi	Braunschweig	$1371
56 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1482
56 km or 35 mi	Gifhorn	$1411
57 km or 35 mi	Minden	$1371
58 km or 36 mi	Porta Westfalica	$1401
59 km or 37 mi	Wolfenbuttel	$1417
63 km or 39 mi	Einbeck	$1517
64 km or 40 mi	Holzminden	$1515
67 km or 41 mi	Bad Oeynhausen	$1418
68 km or 42 mi	Soltau	$1469
69 km or 43 mi	Lemgo	$1431
70 km or 43 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1468
70 km or 44 mi	Goslar	$1558
71 km or 44 mi	Wolfsburg	$1352
72 km or 45 mi	Hoxter	$1442
73 km or 46 mi	Lohne	$1423
74 km or 46 mi	Bad Salzuflen	$1420
75 km or 47 mi	Espelkamp	$1421