Detroit vs Hanover - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Detroit	Hanover
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1828
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5076	$4562
🏠 One person rent	$1225	$891
🏘️ Family rent	$2140	$1525
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$580
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3098	$2914
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	77	82
😀 Quality of life	88	93
🏙️ Population	639K	548K

The cost of living in Detroit is 17% more expensive than in Hanover. Cities ranked 1636th and 2626th ($2133 vs $1828) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1374th and 89th in the United States and Germany, respectively. Check the United States vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 1.6 months in Hanover. Detroit ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs Hanover ranked 14th in Germany, while ranked 311th and 112th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Hanover

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	Detroit	Hanover
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.4	$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$5.56
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$3.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$932
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$949	$681
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2383	$1515
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1719	$1248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$45.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1383	$4748
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1272	$3144
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$3.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$33.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.36	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$5.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.08	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$6.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.93	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.4	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$93.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1177	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16684	$29738

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1961
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2062
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2052
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2048
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2080
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1737
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2032
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2124
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2061
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1911
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2085
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2041
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2167
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2062
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2036
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2053
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1996
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1913
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2045
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1973
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1874
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1958
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2048
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2100
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2078
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2002
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2295
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1822
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1957
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1721
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2276
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1832
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1642
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1611
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1949
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1608

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