Cologne vs Hanover - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Hanover
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1968
$1828
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4619
$4562
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$891
🏘️ Family rent
$1830
$1525
🍽️ Food expenses
$536
$580
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3266
$2914
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
91
82
😀 Quality of life
96
93
🏙️ Population
1.09M
548K

The cost of living in Cologne is 8% more expensive than in Hanover. Cities ranked 2104th and 2626th ($1968 vs $1828) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 89th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 1.6 months in Hanover. Ranked 1st vs 14th best cities to live in Germany, and 23rd vs 112th 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
$15.4
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$5.56
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.38
$3.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$932
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$681
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1997
$1515
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1478
$1248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$45.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6855
$4748
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5848
$3144
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$3.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.6
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$33.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$5.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.3
$6.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.45
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$114
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$93.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19386
$29738

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1750
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1699
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1740
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1711
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1727
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1736
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1708
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1695
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1770
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1694
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1678
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1716
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1642
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1747
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1957
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1674
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1691
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1654
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1630
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1645
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1650
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1666
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1659
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1608
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1611
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1650
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1613
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1662
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1979

Cities near Hanover

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Langenhagen
$1691
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Ronnenberg
$1688
9 km or 5.6 mi Laatzen
$1676
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Seelze
$1683
11 km or 6.7 mi Garbsen
$1679
16 km or 9.6 mi Burgwedel
$1643
16 km or 10 mi Lehrte
$1641
17 km or 10 mi Sehnde
$1633
20 km or 13 mi Burgdorf
$1618
20 km or 13 mi Barsinghausen
$1644
21 km or 13 mi Wunstorf
$1652
22 km or 14 mi Springe
$1637
24 km or 15 mi Neustadt am Rubenberge
$1647
29 km or 18 mi Hildesheim
$1619
34 km or 21 mi Peine
$1562
36 km or 23 mi Celle
$1536
37 km or 23 mi Stadthagen
$1605
40 km or 25 mi Hamelin
$1580
47 km or 29 mi Nienburg
$1602
49 km or 30 mi Salzgitter
$1511
49 km or 31 mi Rinteln
$1593
52 km or 33 mi Petershagen
$1548
54 km or 34 mi Braunschweig
$1534
56 km or 35 mi Walsrode
$1589
56 km or 35 mi Gifhorn
$1507
57 km or 35 mi Minden
$1527
58 km or 36 mi Porta Westfalica
$1547
59 km or 37 mi Wolfenbuttel
$1515
63 km or 39 mi Einbeck
$1587
64 km or 40 mi Holzminden
$1582
67 km or 41 mi Bad Oeynhausen
$1561
68 km or 42 mi Soltau
$1585
69 km or 43 mi Lemgo
$1563
70 km or 43 mi Verden an der Aller
$1585
70 km or 44 mi Goslar
$1556
71 km or 44 mi Wolfsburg
$1413
72 km or 45 mi Hoxter
$1570
73 km or 46 mi Lohne
$1563
74 km or 46 mi Bad Salzuflen
$1564
75 km or 47 mi Espelkamp
$1565