Bucharest vs Hanover - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Hanover
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$1744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$4113
🏠 One person rent
$449
$899
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$1488
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$2841
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
76
84
😀 Quality of life
77
92
🏙️ Population
1.72M
553K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 45% less expensive than in Hanover. Cities ranked 5593rd and 2513th ($961 vs $1744) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 34th in Romania and Germany, respectively. Check Romania vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 1.6 months in Hanover. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Hanover ranked 12th in Germany, while ranked 703rd and 80th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Hanover
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$75.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$9.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$5.23
 Cappuccino
$2.94
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$3.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$1013
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$51.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$5001
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$3.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$52.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$30.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$3.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$5.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$8.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$106
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$77.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$97.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$384
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$14972

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$846
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

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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