Dublin vs Hanover - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dublin	Hanover
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2627	$1726
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5796	$4209
🏠 One person rent	$1748	$892
🏘️ Family rent	$3037	$1501
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3727	$2695
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	95	82
😀 Quality of life	96	91
🏙️ Population	593K	548K

The cost of living in Dublin is 52% more expensive than in Hanover. Cities ranked 605th and 2608th ($2627 vs $1726) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 35th in Ireland and Germany, respectively. Check Ireland vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 1.6 months in Hanover. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Hanover ranked 16th in Germany, while ranked 17th and 93rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Hanover

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	Dublin	Hanover
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82	$73.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$4.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.16	$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1839	$815
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1479	$616
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3211	$1546
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2644	$1063
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$188
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$234	$293
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$48.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6999	$4316
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5541	$2823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$3.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$52.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$30
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.32	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$5.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.9	$8.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$2.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$89.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1213	$406
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8881	$26877

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2186
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2216
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2628
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1767
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$1785
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1662
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1713
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2134
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1755
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$1968
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1382
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1562
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1969
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2297
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1615
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1390
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1563
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1682
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1681
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1710
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1774
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1706
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1675
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1482
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2275
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1556
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1640
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$1897
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1686
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1497
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1753
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1762
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1714
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1456
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1629
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1574

Cities near Hanover

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Langenhagen	$1599
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Ronnenberg	$1595
9 km or 5.6 mi	Laatzen	$1585
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Seelze	$1590
11 km or 6.7 mi	Garbsen	$1587
16 km or 9.6 mi	Burgwedel	$1552
16 km or 10 mi	Lehrte	$1551
17 km or 10 mi	Sehnde	$1544
20 km or 13 mi	Burgdorf	$1532
20 km or 13 mi	Barsinghausen	$1564
21 km or 13 mi	Wunstorf	$1558
22 km or 14 mi	Springe	$1559
24 km or 15 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1552
29 km or 18 mi	Hildesheim	$1560
34 km or 21 mi	Peine	$1466
36 km or 23 mi	Celle	$1458
37 km or 23 mi	Stadthagen	$1530
40 km or 25 mi	Hamelin	$1549
47 km or 29 mi	Nienburg	$1498
49 km or 30 mi	Salzgitter	$1460
49 km or 31 mi	Rinteln	$1512
52 km or 33 mi	Petershagen	$1407
54 km or 34 mi	Braunschweig	$1371
56 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1482
56 km or 35 mi	Gifhorn	$1411
57 km or 35 mi	Minden	$1371
58 km or 36 mi	Porta Westfalica	$1401
59 km or 37 mi	Wolfenbuttel	$1417
63 km or 39 mi	Einbeck	$1517
64 km or 40 mi	Holzminden	$1515
67 km or 41 mi	Bad Oeynhausen	$1418
68 km or 42 mi	Soltau	$1469
69 km or 43 mi	Lemgo	$1431
70 km or 43 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1468
70 km or 44 mi	Goslar	$1558
71 km or 44 mi	Wolfsburg	$1352
72 km or 45 mi	Hoxter	$1442
73 km or 46 mi	Lohne	$1423
74 km or 46 mi	Bad Salzuflen	$1420
75 km or 47 mi	Espelkamp	$1421