Hamburg City vs Hanover - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Hanover
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2194
$1792
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5194
$4490
🏠 One person rent
$1163
$848
🏘️ Family rent
$2033
$1458
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$577
🚐 Transport expenses
$276
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4099
$3188
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
84
83
😀 Quality of life
95
92
🏙️ Population
1.91M
548K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 22% more expensive than in Hanover. Cities ranked 1513th and 2887th ($2194 vs $1792) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 140th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Hamburg City compared to 1.8 months in Hanover. Ranked 4th vs 14th best cities to live in Germany, and 31st vs 89th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Hanover

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Hamburg City Hanover
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.9
$76.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.94
$5.95
☕ Cappuccino
$4.9
$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.63
$3.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1250
$858
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$901
$643
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2225
$1566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1644
$1147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$233
$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9649
$4591
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5540
$3497
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.53
$4.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$68.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.5
$32.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.51
$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.1
$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$5.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.15
$7.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.5
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.4
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.3
$108
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$296
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23203
$25389

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1650
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1635
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1623
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1667
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1569
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1626
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1584
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1662
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1598
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1624
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1554
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1685
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1563
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1586
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1767
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1588
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1716
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1571
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1580
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1648
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1586
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1494
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1588
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1580
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1525
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1559
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1574
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1498
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1566
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1825
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1337
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1752
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1470
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1529
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1563
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1443
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1575
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1583
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1492

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