Cologne vs Hanover - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Hanover
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1973
$1964
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4724
$4816
🏠 One person rent
$1084
$1011
🏘️ Family rent
$1852
$1736
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$592
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3081
$3043
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
92
82
😀 Quality of life
96
92
🏙️ Population
1.09M
548K

The cost of living in Cologne is 0.5% more expensive than in Hanover. Cities ranked 2082nd and 2122nd ($1973 vs $1964) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 16th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Cologne compared to 1.5 months in Hanover. Ranked 1st vs 12th best cities to live in Germany, and 23rd vs 99th 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
$15.7
$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.1
$82.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.24
$5.32
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.33
$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1106
$935
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$853
$693
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1990
$1669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1500
$1268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$216
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$334
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.5
$53.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.91%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7172
$4826
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6169
$3139
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.85
$3.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.7
$67.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.1
$33.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.07
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$5.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.54
$5.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.03
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.44
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.6
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$115
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$96.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$966
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19505
$30277

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1747
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2011
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1749
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1717
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1750
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1715
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1740
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1716
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1704
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1756
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1690
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1748
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1738
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1697
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1721
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1677
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1688
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1684
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1650
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1700
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1838
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1705
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1771
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1670
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1693
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1678
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1653
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1680
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1633
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1693
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1574
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1663
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1666
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1656
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1652
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1655
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$2011

Cities near Hanover

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Langenhagen
$1799
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Ronnenberg
$1785
9 km or 5.6 mi Laatzen
$1770
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Seelze
$1783
11 km or 6.7 mi Garbsen
$1783
16 km or 9.6 mi Burgwedel
$1723
16 km or 10 mi Lehrte
$1713
17 km or 10 mi Sehnde
$1709
20 km or 13 mi Burgdorf
$1685
20 km or 13 mi Barsinghausen
$1709
21 km or 13 mi Wunstorf
$1718
22 km or 14 mi Springe
$1684
24 km or 15 mi Neustadt am Rubenberge
$1714
29 km or 18 mi Hildesheim
$1676
34 km or 21 mi Peine
$1587
36 km or 23 mi Celle
$1579
37 km or 23 mi Stadthagen
$1652
40 km or 25 mi Hamelin
$1592
47 km or 29 mi Nienburg
$1643
49 km or 30 mi Salzgitter
$1526
49 km or 31 mi Rinteln
$1603
52 km or 33 mi Petershagen
$1571
54 km or 34 mi Braunschweig
$1531
56 km or 35 mi Walsrode
$1620
56 km or 35 mi Gifhorn
$1523
57 km or 35 mi Minden
$1546
58 km or 36 mi Porta Westfalica
$1571
59 km or 37 mi Wolfenbuttel
$1526
63 km or 39 mi Einbeck
$1623
64 km or 40 mi Holzminden
$1614
67 km or 41 mi Bad Oeynhausen
$1585
68 km or 42 mi Soltau
$1604
69 km or 43 mi Lemgo
$1595
70 km or 43 mi Verden an der Aller
$1609
70 km or 44 mi Goslar
$1588
71 km or 44 mi Wolfsburg
$1419
72 km or 45 mi Hoxter
$1593
73 km or 46 mi Lohne
$1588
74 km or 46 mi Bad Salzuflen
$1597
75 km or 47 mi Espelkamp
$1582