Cologne vs Hanover - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Hanover
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$1829
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$4506
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$908
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$1559
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$553
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$3206
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
92
83
😀 Quality of life
95
92
🏙️ Population
1.09M
548K

The cost of living in Cologne is 6% more expensive than in Hanover. Cities ranked 2200th and 2689th ($1941 vs $1829) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 70th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 1.8 months in Hanover. Ranked 2nd vs 13th best cities to live in Germany, and 21st vs 82nd 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
$16.2
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$5.75
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$1605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$1227
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$45.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$4553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$3475
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$4.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$72.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$4.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$6.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$107
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$629
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$21676

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913

Cities near Hanover

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Langenhagen
$1697
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Ronnenberg
$1694
9 km or 5.6 mi Laatzen
$1691
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Seelze
$1693
11 km or 6.7 mi Garbsen
$1685
16 km or 9.6 mi Burgwedel
$1664
16 km or 10 mi Lehrte
$1655
17 km or 10 mi Sehnde
$1639
20 km or 13 mi Burgdorf
$1631
20 km or 13 mi Barsinghausen
$1661
21 km or 13 mi Wunstorf
$1661
22 km or 14 mi Springe
$1655
24 km or 15 mi Neustadt am Rubenberge
$1649
29 km or 18 mi Hildesheim
$1648
34 km or 21 mi Peine
$1558
36 km or 23 mi Celle
$1547
37 km or 23 mi Stadthagen
$1630
40 km or 25 mi Hamelin
$1568
47 km or 29 mi Nienburg
$1614
49 km or 30 mi Salzgitter
$1487
49 km or 31 mi Rinteln
$1596
52 km or 33 mi Petershagen
$1547
54 km or 34 mi Braunschweig
$1538
56 km or 35 mi Walsrode
$1596
56 km or 35 mi Gifhorn
$1508
57 km or 35 mi Minden
$1520
58 km or 36 mi Porta Westfalica
$1549
59 km or 37 mi Wolfenbuttel
$1497
63 km or 39 mi Einbeck
$1529
64 km or 40 mi Holzminden
$1567
67 km or 41 mi Bad Oeynhausen
$1563
68 km or 42 mi Soltau
$1584
69 km or 43 mi Lemgo
$1585
70 km or 43 mi Verden an der Aller
$1590
70 km or 44 mi Goslar
$1430
71 km or 44 mi Wolfsburg
$1420
72 km or 45 mi Hoxter
$1596
73 km or 46 mi Lohne
$1565
74 km or 46 mi Bad Salzuflen
$1567
75 km or 47 mi Espelkamp
$1571