Cologne vs Hanover - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Hanover
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$1744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$4113
🏠 One person rent
$967
$899
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$1488
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$2841
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
92
84
😀 Quality of life
96
92
🏙️ Population
1.07M
553K

The cost of living in Cologne is 0.4% more expensive than in Hanover. Cities ranked 2484th and 2513th ($1752 vs $1744) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 34th 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 1st vs 12th best cities to live in Germany, and 12th vs 80th 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
$12.9
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$75.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$9.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$5.23
 Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$3.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$1013
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$51.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$5001
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$3.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$52.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$30.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$3.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$5.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$8.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$106
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$77.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$97.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$384
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$14972

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

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