Copenhagen vs Hanover - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Copenhagen	Hanover
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$1828
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5751	$4329
🏠 One person rent	$1424	$953
🏘️ Family rent	$2573	$1621
🍽️ Food expenses	$670	$550
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4295	$2988
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	93	84
😀 Quality of life	97	92
🏙️ Population	644K	545K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 36% more expensive than in Hanover. Cities ranked 795th and 2395th ($2483 vs $1828) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Denmark and Germany, respectively. Check Denmark vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.6 months in Hanover. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Hanover ranked 17th in Germany, while ranked 9th and 83rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Hanover

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	Copenhagen	Hanover
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$78.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.66	$5.05
☕ Cappuccino	$6.74	$3.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.88	$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1540	$918
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1168	$644
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3033	$1643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2129	$1158
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$315
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8402	$5131
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5773	$3015
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.1	$31.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.14	$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.42	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$5.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.52	$9.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$2.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.6	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.8	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$121	$83.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$97.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$591	$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13230	$15505

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2378
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2203
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2006
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1294
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1570
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1867
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2088
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1459
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1439
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1713
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1347
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1864
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1341
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$2046
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1688
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1442
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1966
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1548
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1299
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1499
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1608
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1532
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1578
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1434
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1636
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1502
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1476
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1654
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1324
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1536
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1364
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1476
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1565
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1546

Cities near Hanover

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Langenhagen	$1689
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Ronnenberg	$1686
9 km or 5.6 mi	Laatzen	$1670
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Seelze	$1678
11 km or 6.7 mi	Garbsen	$1675
16 km or 9.6 mi	Burgwedel	$1634
16 km or 10 mi	Lehrte	$1623
17 km or 10 mi	Sehnde	$1623
20 km or 13 mi	Burgdorf	$1600
20 km or 13 mi	Barsinghausen	$1648
21 km or 13 mi	Wunstorf	$1636
22 km or 14 mi	Springe	$1640
24 km or 15 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1633
29 km or 18 mi	Hildesheim	$1629
34 km or 21 mi	Peine	$1519
36 km or 23 mi	Celle	$1523
37 km or 23 mi	Stadthagen	$1607
40 km or 25 mi	Hamelin	$1633
47 km or 29 mi	Nienburg	$1569
49 km or 30 mi	Salzgitter	$1455
49 km or 31 mi	Rinteln	$1583
52 km or 33 mi	Petershagen	$1484
54 km or 34 mi	Braunschweig	$1456
56 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1554
56 km or 35 mi	Gifhorn	$1469
57 km or 35 mi	Minden	$1456
58 km or 36 mi	Porta Westfalica	$1489
59 km or 37 mi	Wolfenbuttel	$1455
63 km or 39 mi	Einbeck	$1568
64 km or 40 mi	Holzminden	$1583
67 km or 41 mi	Bad Oeynhausen	$1499
68 km or 42 mi	Soltau	$1538
69 km or 43 mi	Lemgo	$1498
70 km or 43 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1546
70 km or 44 mi	Goslar	$1493
71 km or 44 mi	Wolfsburg	$1400
72 km or 45 mi	Hoxter	$1494
73 km or 46 mi	Lohne	$1498
74 km or 46 mi	Bad Salzuflen	$1514
75 km or 47 mi	Espelkamp	$1487