Hanover vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hanover	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1829	$2663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4506	$6195
🏠 One person rent	$908	$1533
🏘️ Family rent	$1559	$2486
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$764
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3206	$4127
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	83	77
😀 Quality of life	92	86
🏙️ Population	548K	936K

The cost of living in Hanover is 31% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 2689th and 638th ($1829 vs $2663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th and 3rd in Germany and Israel, respectively. Check Germany vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Hanover compared to 1.5 months in Jerusalem. Hanover ranked 13th best city to live in Germany vs Jerusalem ranked 1st in Israel, while ranked 82nd and 407th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanover vs Jerusalem

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	Hanover	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$20.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$8.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$3.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$886	$1756
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$1199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$3183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1227	$1910
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$281
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.9	$40.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	4.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4553	$18641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3475	$9368
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.18	$2.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.9	$72.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.13	$2.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$3.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$27.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$2.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$3.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.04	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$3.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$3.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.8	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$160
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$629	$1277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21676	$30598

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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

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1205
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$977
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2336
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1149
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1994
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2465
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2201
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2466
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2463
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2500
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2359
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2354
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$1070
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2565
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2283
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$1020
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2400
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2422
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2305
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2328
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2873
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2430
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2379
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$538
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2347
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1933
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$2060
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1845