Bucharest vs Hanover - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Bucharest Hanover
🚶 Cost of living one person
$988
$1726
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2566
$4209
🏠 One person rent
$474
$892
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$1501
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$517
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.6
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1247
$2695
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
77
82
😀 Quality of life
79
91
🏙️ Population
1.72M
548K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 43% less expensive than in Hanover. Cities ranked 5565th and 2608th ($988 vs $1726) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 35th in Romania and Germany, respectively. Check Romania vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.6 months in Hanover. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Hanover ranked 16th in Germany, while ranked 645th and 93rd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Bucharest vs Hanover infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Bucharest vs Hanover

Prices for goods and services in Bucharest and Hanover are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Bucharest Hanover
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$73.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$4.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$815
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$616
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$999
$1546
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$1063
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$188
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$293
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.28
$48.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.1%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3094
$4316
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1793
$2823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$3.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$52.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.57
$30
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.52
$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$5.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$8.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$2.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.92
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.9
$89.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$406
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11573
$26877

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bucharest

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$867
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$847
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$796
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$633
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$704
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$629
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$729
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$696
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$722
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$743
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$623
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$622
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$938
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$731
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$770
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$594
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$680
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$702
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$752
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$741
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$848
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$598
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$786
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$631
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$892
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$929
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1002
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$546
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$698
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$646
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$837
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$718
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$725
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$574
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$721
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$687
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$650
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$605
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$758

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