Hanover vs Hempstead - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hanover	Hempstead
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$2655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4562	$6147
🏠 One person rent	$891	$1665
🏘️ Family rent	$1525	$2912
🍽️ Food expenses	$580	$642
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2914	$5039
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	82	97
😀 Quality of life	93	82
🏙️ Population	548K	793K

The cost of living in Hanover is 31% less expensive than in Hempstead. Cities ranked 2626th and 622nd ($1828 vs $2655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 549th in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hanover compared to 1.9 months in Hempstead. Hanover ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs Hempstead ranked 194th in the United States, while ranked 112th and 613th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanover vs Hempstead

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	Hanover	Hempstead
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.5	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$7.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$5.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$932	$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$681	$1471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1515	$2925
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1248	$2626
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.1	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.93%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4748	$7214
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3144	$5157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.97	$2.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.8	$131
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.6	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.58	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$4.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.9	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$13.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$20
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$12.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$5.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.6	$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$150
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.9	$38.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$475	$1399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29738	$17029

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Cities near Hanover

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Langenhagen	$1691
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Ronnenberg	$1688
9 km or 5.6 mi	Laatzen	$1676
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Seelze	$1683
11 km or 6.7 mi	Garbsen	$1679
16 km or 9.6 mi	Burgwedel	$1643
16 km or 10 mi	Lehrte	$1641
17 km or 10 mi	Sehnde	$1633
20 km or 13 mi	Burgdorf	$1618
20 km or 13 mi	Barsinghausen	$1644
21 km or 13 mi	Wunstorf	$1652
22 km or 14 mi	Springe	$1637
24 km or 15 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1647
29 km or 18 mi	Hildesheim	$1619
34 km or 21 mi	Peine	$1562
36 km or 23 mi	Celle	$1536
37 km or 23 mi	Stadthagen	$1605
40 km or 25 mi	Hamelin	$1580
47 km or 29 mi	Nienburg	$1602
49 km or 30 mi	Salzgitter	$1511
49 km or 31 mi	Rinteln	$1593
52 km or 33 mi	Petershagen	$1548
54 km or 34 mi	Braunschweig	$1534
56 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1589
56 km or 35 mi	Gifhorn	$1507
57 km or 35 mi	Minden	$1527
58 km or 36 mi	Porta Westfalica	$1547
59 km or 37 mi	Wolfenbuttel	$1515
63 km or 39 mi	Einbeck	$1587
64 km or 40 mi	Holzminden	$1582
67 km or 41 mi	Bad Oeynhausen	$1561
68 km or 42 mi	Soltau	$1585
69 km or 43 mi	Lemgo	$1563
70 km or 43 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1585
70 km or 44 mi	Goslar	$1556
71 km or 44 mi	Wolfsburg	$1413
72 km or 45 mi	Hoxter	$1570
73 km or 46 mi	Lohne	$1563
74 km or 46 mi	Bad Salzuflen	$1564
75 km or 47 mi	Espelkamp	$1565

Cities near Hempstead

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Uniondale	$2680
4.9 km or 3 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Freeport	$2645
6.5 km or 4 mi	North Hempstead	$2699
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Merrick	$2619
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Levittown	$2613
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oyster Bay	$2710
13 km or 8 mi	Massapequa	$2602
14 km or 8.6 mi	Long Beach	$2756
18 km or 11 mi	Glen Cove	$2846
21 km or 13 mi	Lindenhurst	$2287
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington	$3066
24 km or 15 mi	Babylon	$2164
27 km or 17 mi	New Rochelle	$3174
27 km or 17 mi	Astoria	$2569
27 km or 17 mi	New York City	$4203
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
31 km or 20 mi	East Northport	$3768
32 km or 20 mi	Eastchester	$2864
34 km or 21 mi	Yonkers	$3006
34 km or 21 mi	Port Chester	$2799
34 km or 21 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
34 km or 21 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
34 km or 21 mi	West New York	$2733
35 km or 22 mi	Harrison	$2789
35 km or 22 mi	Hoboken	$3364
35 km or 22 mi	North Bergen	$2717
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2913
36 km or 22 mi	Islip	$2829
36 km or 22 mi	Greenwich	$3513
38 km or 23 mi	Jersey	$3066
38 km or 24 mi	Smithtown	$2376
39 km or 24 mi	Secaucus	$2783
40 km or 25 mi	White Plains	$2836
40 km or 25 mi	Teaneck	$2749
40 km or 25 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
41 km or 25 mi	Greenburgh	$2774
42 km or 26 mi	Hackensack	$2705
42 km or 26 mi	Bayonne	$3253