Hamburg City vs Hanover - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Hanover
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1909
$1744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4628
$4113
🏠 One person rent
$1010
$899
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$1488
🍽️ Food expenses
$532
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$227
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3251
$2841
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
84
84
😀 Quality of life
94
92
🏙️ Population
1.85M
553K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 9% more expensive than in Hanover. Cities ranked 2013th and 2513th ($1909 vs $1744) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 34th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 1.6 months in Hanover. Ranked 7th vs 12th best cities to live in Germany, and 43rd vs 80th 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
$14.6
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.3
$75.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$9.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.95
$5.23
 Cappuccino
$4.01
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.19
$3.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1011
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$748
$597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1849
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1414
$1013
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.7
$51.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8838
$5001
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5532
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$3.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.7
$52.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$30.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.07
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.57
$3.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.3
$5.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.57
$8.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$106
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.3
$77.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$97.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$384
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28533
$14972

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1501
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1484
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1467
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1467
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1509
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1506
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1464
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1527
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1504
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1453
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1457
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1495
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1528
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1550
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1422
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1593
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1395
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1547
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1486
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1487
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1504
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1488
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1496
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1329
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1476
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1381
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1464
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1460
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1494
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1415
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1519
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1281
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1716
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1502
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1426
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1366
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1338
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1442
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1432
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1274

Cities near Hanover

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Langenhagen
$1610
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Ronnenberg
$1602
9 km or 5.6 mi Laatzen
$1599
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Seelze
$1601
11 km or 6.7 mi Garbsen
$1599
16 km or 9.6 mi Burgwedel
$1552
16 km or 10 mi Lehrte
$1546
17 km or 10 mi Sehnde
$1552
20 km or 13 mi Burgdorf
$1517
20 km or 13 mi Barsinghausen
$1563
21 km or 13 mi Wunstorf
$1563
22 km or 14 mi Springe
$1552
24 km or 15 mi Neustadt am Rubenberge
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Hildesheim
$1573
34 km or 21 mi Peine
$1439
36 km or 23 mi Celle
$1426
37 km or 23 mi Stadthagen
$1516
40 km or 25 mi Hamelin
$1521
47 km or 29 mi Nienburg
$1495
49 km or 30 mi Salzgitter
$1381
49 km or 31 mi Rinteln
$1487
52 km or 33 mi Petershagen
$1347
54 km or 34 mi Braunschweig
$1391
56 km or 35 mi Walsrode
$1488
56 km or 35 mi Gifhorn
$1363
57 km or 35 mi Minden
$1301
58 km or 36 mi Porta Westfalica
$1355
59 km or 37 mi Wolfenbuttel
$1383
63 km or 39 mi Einbeck
$1492
64 km or 40 mi Holzminden
$1493
67 km or 41 mi Bad Oeynhausen
$1369
68 km or 42 mi Soltau
$1487
69 km or 43 mi Lemgo
$1400
70 km or 43 mi Verden an der Aller
$1476
70 km or 44 mi Goslar
$1431
71 km or 44 mi Wolfsburg
$1270
72 km or 45 mi Hoxter
$1397
73 km or 46 mi Lohne
$1393
74 km or 46 mi Bad Salzuflen
$1428
75 km or 47 mi Espelkamp
$1380