Cologne vs Hanover - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Hanover
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$1726
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$4209
🏠 One person rent
$947
$892
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$1501
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$517
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3148
$2695
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
92
82
😀 Quality of life
96
91
🏙️ Population
1.09M
548K

The cost of living in Cologne is 1% more expensive than in Hanover. Cities ranked 2551st and 2608th ($1744 vs $1726) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 35th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.6 months in Hanover. Ranked 2nd vs 16th best cities to live in Germany, and 12th vs 93rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Hanover

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Cologne Hanover
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$73.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$4.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$815
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$616
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1902
$1546
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$1063
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$188
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$293
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$48.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6163
$4316
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$2823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$3.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$52.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$30
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$5.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$8.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.2
$2.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$89.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$406
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15595
$26877

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1551
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1536
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1576
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1534
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1577
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1544
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1559
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1529
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1554
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1523
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1518
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1522
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1497
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1542
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1677
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1522
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1580
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1502
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1517
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1499
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1494
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1503
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1495
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1479
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1490
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1500
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1772

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