Detroit vs Hanover - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Detroit	Hanover
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1979	$1744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4857	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$1158	$899
🏘️ Family rent	$2113	$1488
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$528
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.6	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4187	$2841
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	77	84
😀 Quality of life	89	92
🏙️ Population	639K	553K

The cost of living in Detroit is 13% more expensive than in Hanover. Cities ranked 1843rd and 2513th ($1979 vs $1744) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1594th and 34th 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 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 1.6 months in Hanover. Detroit ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Hanover ranked 12th in Germany, while ranked 172nd and 80th 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	$14.1	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$75.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$9.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$5.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.84	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$3.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2954	$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1523	$1013
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.1	$51.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1060	$5001
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$975	$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$3.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$52.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$30.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$2.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$3.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.1	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.62	$5.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9	$8.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.58	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.63	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.5	$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$106
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.8	$77.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.4	$97.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1283	$384
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16868	$14972

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1935
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1882
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1848
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1847
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1906
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1749
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1887
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1881
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1828
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1932
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1841
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1905
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1912
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1893
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$1718
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1954
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1900
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1877
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1935
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1813
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1904
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1939
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1934
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1753
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1950
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1903
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$1899
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$1748
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1898
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2298
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1921
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1928
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1632
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2104
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1856
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1704
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1529
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1614

Cities near Hanover

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Langenhagen	$1610
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Ronnenberg	$1602
9 km or 5.6 mi	Laatzen	$1599
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Seelze	$1601
11 km or 6.7 mi	Garbsen	$1599
16 km or 9.6 mi	Burgwedel	$1552
16 km or 10 mi	Lehrte	$1546
17 km or 10 mi	Sehnde	$1552
20 km or 13 mi	Burgdorf	$1517
20 km or 13 mi	Barsinghausen	$1563
21 km or 13 mi	Wunstorf	$1563
22 km or 14 mi	Springe	$1552
24 km or 15 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1552
29 km or 18 mi	Hildesheim	$1573
34 km or 21 mi	Peine	$1439
36 km or 23 mi	Celle	$1426
37 km or 23 mi	Stadthagen	$1516
40 km or 25 mi	Hamelin	$1521
47 km or 29 mi	Nienburg	$1495
49 km or 30 mi	Salzgitter	$1381
49 km or 31 mi	Rinteln	$1487
52 km or 33 mi	Petershagen	$1347
54 km or 34 mi	Braunschweig	$1391
56 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1488
56 km or 35 mi	Gifhorn	$1363
57 km or 35 mi	Minden	$1301
58 km or 36 mi	Porta Westfalica	$1355
59 km or 37 mi	Wolfenbuttel	$1383
63 km or 39 mi	Einbeck	$1492
64 km or 40 mi	Holzminden	$1493
67 km or 41 mi	Bad Oeynhausen	$1369
68 km or 42 mi	Soltau	$1487
69 km or 43 mi	Lemgo	$1400
70 km or 43 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1476
70 km or 44 mi	Goslar	$1431
71 km or 44 mi	Wolfsburg	$1270
72 km or 45 mi	Hoxter	$1397
73 km or 46 mi	Lohne	$1393
74 km or 46 mi	Bad Salzuflen	$1428
75 km or 47 mi	Espelkamp	$1380