Hamburg City vs Hanover - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Hanover
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2189
$1829
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5149
$4506
🏠 One person rent
$1162
$908
🏘️ Family rent
$2021
$1559
🍽️ Food expenses
$588
$553
🚐 Transport expenses
$281
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3748
$3206
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
84
83
😀 Quality of life
94
92
🏙️ Population
1.91M
548K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 20% more expensive than in Hanover. Cities ranked 1511th and 2689th ($2189 vs $1829) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 70th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 1.8 months in Hanover. Ranked 6th vs 13th best cities to live in Germany, and 38th vs 82nd 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
$17.5
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.84
$5.75
☕ Cappuccino
$4.81
$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.06
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1230
$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$909
$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2218
$1605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1636
$1227
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$45.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10429
$4553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5372
$3475
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.48
$4.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.6
$72.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.2
$32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.23
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.43
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$3.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.33
$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$4.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$6.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.8
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$107
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$338
$629
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19886
$21676

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1617
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1601
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1582
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1575
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1621
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1556
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1579
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1559
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1622
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1563
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1585
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1555
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1650
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1535
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1544
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1725
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1551
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1679
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1577
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1584
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1639
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1596
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1507
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1557
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1590
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1494
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1582
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1586
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1509
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1530
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1787
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1309
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1765
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1483
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1547
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1533
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1415
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1589
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1621
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1457

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