Chicago vs Hanover - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Hanover
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$1744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$4113
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$899
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$1488
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$2841
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
100
84
😀 Quality of life
96
92
🏙️ Population
2.75M
553K

The cost of living in Chicago is 50% more expensive than in Hanover. Cities ranked 505th and 2513th ($2613 vs $1744) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 34th in the United States and Germany, respectively. Check the United States vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chicago compared to 1.6 months in Hanover. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Hanover ranked 12th in Germany, while ranked 16th and 80th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Hanover

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Chicago Hanover
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$75.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$9.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$5.23
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$3.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$1013
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$51.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$5001
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$3.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$52.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$30.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$2.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$3.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$5.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$8.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$106
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$77.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$97.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$384
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$14972

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

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