Dresden vs Hanover - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Hanover
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$1828
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$4329
🏠 One person rent
$729
$953
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$1621
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$550
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$2988
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
65
84
😀 Quality of life
89
92
🏙️ Population
563K
545K

The cost of living in Dresden is 20% less expensive than in Hanover. Cities ranked 3857th and 2395th ($1462 vs $1828) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 27th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.6 months in Hanover. Ranked 30th vs 17th best cities to live in Germany, and 203rd vs 83rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Hanover

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Dresden Hanover
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$78.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$5.05
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$3.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$918
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$644
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$1643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$1158
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$315
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$5131
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$3015
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$31.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$5.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$9.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$2.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$109
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$83.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$97.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$15505

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1386
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1349
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1387

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