Cleveland vs Hanover - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cleveland	Hanover
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1971	$1792
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4638	$4490
🏠 One person rent	$1161	$848
🏘️ Family rent	$1997	$1458
🍽️ Food expenses	$568	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3363	$3188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	82	83
😀 Quality of life	87	92
🏙️ Population	373K	548K

The cost of living in Cleveland is 10% more expensive than in Hanover. Cities ranked 2121st and 2887th ($1971 vs $1792) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1629th and 140th 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 1.7 months in Cleveland compared to 1.8 months in Hanover. Cleveland ranked 111th best city to live in the United States vs Hanover ranked 14th in Germany, while ranked 357th and 89th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cleveland vs Hanover

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	Cleveland	Hanover
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.3	$76.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.58	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.68	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.93	$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$3.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1296	$858
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$863	$643
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2390	$1566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1531	$1147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$230	$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.2	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1477	$4591
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1191	$3497
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$4.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.8	$68.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$32.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$3.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.22	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$5.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$7.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.75	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.58	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.6	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$108
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1124	$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18789	$25389

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Garfield Heights	$1957
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Cleveland Heights	$1956
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Shaker Heights	$1944
11 km or 6.8 mi	Lakewood	$1953
11 km or 6.9 mi	Parma	$1921
12 km or 7.5 mi	Maple Heights	$1927
13 km or 7.8 mi	South Euclid	$1927
13 km or 8.2 mi	Parma Heights	$1936
15 km or 9.1 mi	Rocky River	$1937
15 km or 9.4 mi	Bedford	$1911
18 km or 11 mi	Euclid	$1930
19 km or 12 mi	North Royalton	$1927
22 km or 13 mi	Solon	$1874
22 km or 13 mi	North Olmsted	$1921
22 km or 14 mi	Westlake	$1928
23 km or 14 mi	Strongsville	$1911
28 km or 17 mi	Avon Lake	$1893
28 km or 18 mi	Willoughby	$1921
30 km or 18 mi	Avon	$1936
30 km or 18 mi	Brunswick	$1897
30 km or 18 mi	North Ridgeville	$1892
33 km or 21 mi	Hudson	$1843
36 km or 22 mi	Mentor	$1844
38 km or 24 mi	Elyria	$1852
40 km or 25 mi	Cuyahoga Falls	$1825
41 km or 25 mi	Stow	$1810
42 km or 26 mi	Lorain	$1807
42 km or 26 mi	Medina	$1896
45 km or 28 mi	Kent	$1712
47 km or 29 mi	Akron	$1662
51 km or 32 mi	Wadsworth	$1958
52 km or 32 mi	Barberton	$1879
61 km or 38 mi	Green	$1827
76 km or 47 mi	Warren	$1633
77 km or 48 mi	Massillon	$1752
78 km or 49 mi	Wooster	$1530
79 km or 49 mi	Alliance	$1500
79 km or 49 mi	Canton	$1451
83 km or 52 mi	Norwalk	$1935
87 km or 54 mi	Sandusky	$2149

Cities near Hanover

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Langenhagen	$1681
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Ronnenberg	$1678
9 km or 5.6 mi	Laatzen	$1675
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Seelze	$1674
11 km or 6.7 mi	Garbsen	$1669
16 km or 9.6 mi	Burgwedel	$1643
16 km or 10 mi	Lehrte	$1643
17 km or 10 mi	Sehnde	$1649
20 km or 13 mi	Burgdorf	$1612
20 km or 13 mi	Barsinghausen	$1636
21 km or 13 mi	Wunstorf	$1638
22 km or 14 mi	Springe	$1631
24 km or 15 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1636
29 km or 18 mi	Hildesheim	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Peine	$1582
36 km or 23 mi	Celle	$1529
37 km or 23 mi	Stadthagen	$1608
40 km or 25 mi	Hamelin	$1562
47 km or 29 mi	Nienburg	$1593
49 km or 30 mi	Salzgitter	$1540
49 km or 31 mi	Rinteln	$1579
52 km or 33 mi	Petershagen	$1569
54 km or 34 mi	Braunschweig	$1566
56 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1586
56 km or 35 mi	Gifhorn	$1532
57 km or 35 mi	Minden	$1535
58 km or 36 mi	Porta Westfalica	$1573
59 km or 37 mi	Wolfenbuttel	$1544
63 km or 39 mi	Einbeck	$1613
64 km or 40 mi	Holzminden	$1589
67 km or 41 mi	Bad Oeynhausen	$1583
68 km or 42 mi	Soltau	$1580
69 km or 43 mi	Lemgo	$1608
70 km or 43 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1580
70 km or 44 mi	Goslar	$1570
71 km or 44 mi	Wolfsburg	$1453
72 km or 45 mi	Hoxter	$1640
73 km or 46 mi	Lohne	$1584
74 km or 46 mi	Bad Salzuflen	$1583
75 km or 47 mi	Espelkamp	$1592