Hanover vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hanover	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$699
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4562	$1692
🏠 One person rent	$891	$324
🏘️ Family rent	$1525	$558
🍽️ Food expenses	$580	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2914	$370
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	82	80
😀 Quality of life	93	67
🏙️ Population	548K	11.1M

The cost of living in Hanover is 161% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 2626th and 7091st ($1828 vs $699) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 4th in Germany and Indonesia, respectively. Check Germany vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hanover compared to 0.5 months in Jakarta. Hanover ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs Jakarta ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 112th and 4721st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanover vs Jakarta

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	Hanover	Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$2.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.5	$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$3.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$3.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$932	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$681	$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1515	$664
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1248	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.1	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.93%	9.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4748	$1739
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3144	$970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.97	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.8	$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.6	$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.58	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.9	$22.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.6	$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$3.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$5.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.9	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$475	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29738	$8840

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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 Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$567
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$555
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$400
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$665
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$480
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$517
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$561
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$511
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$490
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$534
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$523
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$429
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$488
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$482
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$478
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$471
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$488
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$422
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$411
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$390
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$409
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$456
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$461
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$447
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$440
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$444
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$413
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$409
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$551
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$384
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$457
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$470
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$413
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$420
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502