Copenhagen vs Hanover - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Copenhagen	Hanover
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2555	$1829
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5866	$4506
🏠 One person rent	$1447	$908
🏘️ Family rent	$2513	$1559
🍽️ Food expenses	$713	$553
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4784	$3206
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	94	83
😀 Quality of life	97	92
🏙️ Population	667K	548K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 40% more expensive than in Hanover. Cities ranked 805th and 2689th ($2555 vs $1829) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 70th in Denmark and Germany, respectively. Check Denmark vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.8 months in Hanover. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Hanover ranked 13th in Germany, while ranked 5th and 82nd 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	$21.1	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.09	$5.75
☕ Cappuccino	$7.32	$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.12	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1680	$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2988	$1605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2119	$1227
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$45.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11390	$4553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7705	$3475
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$4.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$72.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.33	$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.75	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$4.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$6.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.4	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$38	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$130	$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$629
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12710	$21676

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2533
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2195
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1423
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1793
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2151
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2220
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1567
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1568
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$2053
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1583
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1478
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2073
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1399
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1358
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1893
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1792
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1429
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2135
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1584
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1441
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1731
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1650
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1477
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1621
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1483
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1840
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1570
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1654
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1852
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1411
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1637
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1415
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1475
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1723
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1557

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