Edmonton vs Hanover - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Edmonton	Hanover
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1835	$1829
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4159	$4506
🏠 One person rent	$996	$908
🏘️ Family rent	$1618	$1559
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$553
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3432	$3206
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	64	83
😀 Quality of life	91	92
🏙️ Population	1.01M	548K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 0.3% more expensive than in Hanover. Cities ranked 2656th and 2689th ($1835 vs $1829) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 70th in Canada and Germany, respectively. Check Canada vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Edmonton compared to 1.8 months in Hanover. Edmonton ranked 7th best city to live in Canada vs Hanover ranked 13th in Germany, while ranked 133rd and 82nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Hanover

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	Edmonton	Hanover
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.65	$5.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.25	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$970	$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$752	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1621	$1605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1273	$1227
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.7	$45.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2375	$4553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2262	$3475
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$4.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76	$72.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$4.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$6.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.35	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.6	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$776	$629
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9664	$21676

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1733
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1874
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2095
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1927
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1771
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1974
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1633
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1749
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1953
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2307
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1739
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2180
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2135
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2427
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2505
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1703
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1787
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2100
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2091
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2411
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2505
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2523
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2295
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2100

Cities near Hanover

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Langenhagen	$1697
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Ronnenberg	$1694
9 km or 5.6 mi	Laatzen	$1691
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Seelze	$1693
11 km or 6.7 mi	Garbsen	$1685
16 km or 9.6 mi	Burgwedel	$1664
16 km or 10 mi	Lehrte	$1655
17 km or 10 mi	Sehnde	$1639
20 km or 13 mi	Burgdorf	$1631
20 km or 13 mi	Barsinghausen	$1661
21 km or 13 mi	Wunstorf	$1661
22 km or 14 mi	Springe	$1655
24 km or 15 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1649
29 km or 18 mi	Hildesheim	$1648
34 km or 21 mi	Peine	$1558
36 km or 23 mi	Celle	$1547
37 km or 23 mi	Stadthagen	$1630
40 km or 25 mi	Hamelin	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Nienburg	$1614
49 km or 30 mi	Salzgitter	$1487
49 km or 31 mi	Rinteln	$1596
52 km or 33 mi	Petershagen	$1547
54 km or 34 mi	Braunschweig	$1538
56 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1596
56 km or 35 mi	Gifhorn	$1508
57 km or 35 mi	Minden	$1520
58 km or 36 mi	Porta Westfalica	$1549
59 km or 37 mi	Wolfenbuttel	$1497
63 km or 39 mi	Einbeck	$1529
64 km or 40 mi	Holzminden	$1567
67 km or 41 mi	Bad Oeynhausen	$1563
68 km or 42 mi	Soltau	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Lemgo	$1585
70 km or 43 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1590
70 km or 44 mi	Goslar	$1430
71 km or 44 mi	Wolfsburg	$1420
72 km or 45 mi	Hoxter	$1596
73 km or 46 mi	Lohne	$1565
74 km or 46 mi	Bad Salzuflen	$1567
75 km or 47 mi	Espelkamp	$1571