Dresden vs Hanover - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Hanover
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1531
$1792
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3749
$4490
🏠 One person rent
$706
$848
🏘️ Family rent
$1209
$1458
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$577
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3314
$3188
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
65
83
😀 Quality of life
92
92
🏙️ Population
566K
548K

The cost of living in Dresden is 15% less expensive than in Hanover. Cities ranked 3968th and 2887th ($1531 vs $1792) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th and 140th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 1.8 months in Hanover. Ranked 19th vs 14th best cities to live in Germany, and 117th vs 89th 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
$13.3
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$76.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$5.95
 Cappuccino
$4.08
$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.91
$3.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$716
$858
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$643
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1275
$1566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$1147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5211
$4591
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3268
$3497
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.75
$4.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.9
$68.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$32.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$5.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$7.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.19
$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.6
$108
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$390
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16803
$25389

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Cities near Dresden

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1478
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1476
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1473
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1476
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1460
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1305
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1462
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1227
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1454
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1494
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1525
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1502
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1103
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1497
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1280
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1200
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1464
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1510
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1488
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1472
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1334
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1468
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1382
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1401
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1146
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1188
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1652
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1276
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1375
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1553

Cities near Hanover

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Langenhagen
$1681
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Ronnenberg
$1678
9 km or 5.6 mi Laatzen
$1675
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Seelze
$1674
11 km or 6.7 mi Garbsen
$1669
16 km or 9.6 mi Burgwedel
$1643
16 km or 10 mi Lehrte
$1643
17 km or 10 mi Sehnde
$1649
20 km or 13 mi Burgdorf
$1612
20 km or 13 mi Barsinghausen
$1636
21 km or 13 mi Wunstorf
$1638
22 km or 14 mi Springe
$1631
24 km or 15 mi Neustadt am Rubenberge
$1636
29 km or 18 mi Hildesheim
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Peine
$1582
36 km or 23 mi Celle
$1529
37 km or 23 mi Stadthagen
$1608
40 km or 25 mi Hamelin
$1562
47 km or 29 mi Nienburg
$1593
49 km or 30 mi Salzgitter
$1540
49 km or 31 mi Rinteln
$1579
52 km or 33 mi Petershagen
$1569
54 km or 34 mi Braunschweig
$1566
56 km or 35 mi Walsrode
$1586
56 km or 35 mi Gifhorn
$1532
57 km or 35 mi Minden
$1535
58 km or 36 mi Porta Westfalica
$1573
59 km or 37 mi Wolfenbuttel
$1544
63 km or 39 mi Einbeck
$1613
64 km or 40 mi Holzminden
$1589
67 km or 41 mi Bad Oeynhausen
$1583
68 km or 42 mi Soltau
$1580
69 km or 43 mi Lemgo
$1608
70 km or 43 mi Verden an der Aller
$1580
70 km or 44 mi Goslar
$1570
71 km or 44 mi Wolfsburg
$1453
72 km or 45 mi Hoxter
$1640
73 km or 46 mi Lohne
$1584
74 km or 46 mi Bad Salzuflen
$1583
75 km or 47 mi Espelkamp
$1592