Brussels vs Hanover - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brussels	Hanover
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$1744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4554	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$1085	$899
🏘️ Family rent	$1927	$1488
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$528
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3070	$2841
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	96	84
😀 Quality of life	89	92
🏙️ Population	189K	553K

The cost of living in Brussels is 7% more expensive than in Hanover. Cities ranked 2147th and 2513th ($1869 vs $1744) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th 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 12th in Germany, while ranked 148th and 80th 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	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$75.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$9.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$5.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.91	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$3.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$968	$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$834	$597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1848	$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1555	$1013
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$51.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4416	$5001
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$3.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$52.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$30.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$3.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.73	$5.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.76	$8.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$106
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.8	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$77.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$97.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$978	$384
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23098	$14972

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1743
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1640
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1567
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1645
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1613
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1544
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1630
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1619
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1553
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1575
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1581
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1678
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1618
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1469
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1563
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1568
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1533
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1484
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1517
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1539
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1426
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1536
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1536
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1511
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1413
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1596
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1631
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1570
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1650

Cities near Hanover

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Langenhagen	$1610
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Ronnenberg	$1602
9 km or 5.6 mi	Laatzen	$1599
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Seelze	$1601
11 km or 6.7 mi	Garbsen	$1599
16 km or 9.6 mi	Burgwedel	$1552
16 km or 10 mi	Lehrte	$1546
17 km or 10 mi	Sehnde	$1552
20 km or 13 mi	Burgdorf	$1517
20 km or 13 mi	Barsinghausen	$1563
21 km or 13 mi	Wunstorf	$1563
22 km or 14 mi	Springe	$1552
24 km or 15 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1552
29 km or 18 mi	Hildesheim	$1573
34 km or 21 mi	Peine	$1439
36 km or 23 mi	Celle	$1426
37 km or 23 mi	Stadthagen	$1516
40 km or 25 mi	Hamelin	$1521
47 km or 29 mi	Nienburg	$1495
49 km or 30 mi	Salzgitter	$1381
49 km or 31 mi	Rinteln	$1487
52 km or 33 mi	Petershagen	$1347
54 km or 34 mi	Braunschweig	$1391
56 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1488
56 km or 35 mi	Gifhorn	$1363
57 km or 35 mi	Minden	$1301
58 km or 36 mi	Porta Westfalica	$1355
59 km or 37 mi	Wolfenbuttel	$1383
63 km or 39 mi	Einbeck	$1492
64 km or 40 mi	Holzminden	$1493
67 km or 41 mi	Bad Oeynhausen	$1369
68 km or 42 mi	Soltau	$1487
69 km or 43 mi	Lemgo	$1400
70 km or 43 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1476
70 km or 44 mi	Goslar	$1431
71 km or 44 mi	Wolfsburg	$1270
72 km or 45 mi	Hoxter	$1397
73 km or 46 mi	Lohne	$1393
74 km or 46 mi	Bad Salzuflen	$1428
75 km or 47 mi	Espelkamp	$1380