Gothenburg vs Hanover - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Hanover
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$1726
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$4209
🏠 One person rent	$808	$892
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$1501
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$2695
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	46	82
😀 Quality of life	92	91
🏙️ Population	675K	548K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 6% less expensive than in Hanover. Cities ranked 2959th and 2608th ($1623 vs $1726) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 35th in Sweden and Germany, respectively. Check Sweden vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.6 months in Hanover. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Hanover ranked 16th in Germany, while ranked 78th and 93rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Hanover

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	Gothenburg	Hanover
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$73.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$4.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$815
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$616
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$1546
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$1063
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$188
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$293
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$48.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$4316
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$2823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$3.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$52.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$30
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$5.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$8.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$2.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$89.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$406
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$26877

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1498
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1367
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1284
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1208
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1473
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1676
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1333
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1575
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1310
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1800
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1733
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1983
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1828
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1952
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1140
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1508
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1623
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1279
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1707
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1631
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2134
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1651
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1251

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