Hanover vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanover Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1828
$1082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4562
$2560
🏠 One person rent
$891
$485
🏘️ Family rent
$1525
$833
🍽️ Food expenses
$580
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2914
$1614
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
82
74
😀 Quality of life
93
62
🏙️ Population
548K
4.43M

The cost of living in Hanover is 69% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 2626th and 5031st ($1828 vs $1082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 4th in Germany and South Africa, respectively. Check Germany vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hanover compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Hanover ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 112th and 5648th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hanover Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.5
$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.22
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$932
$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$681
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1515
$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1248
$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.1
$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
11.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4748
$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3144
$741
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.97
$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.8
$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.6
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.58
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.9
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.6
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.9
$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$475
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29738
$5503

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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 Johannesburg

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$984
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$890
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$984
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$826
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$740
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$892
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$975
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$706
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$875
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$940
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$731
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$838
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$830
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$762
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$808
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$762
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$833
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$637
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$668
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$637
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$599
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$827
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$607
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$469
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$650
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$577
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$698
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$598
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$514
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$861
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$908
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$536
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$915
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$892
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$587
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$915