Hanover vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanover Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4113
$2207
🏠 One person rent
$899
$403
🏘️ Family rent
$1488
$738
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2841
$1428
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
84
72
😀 Quality of life
92
61
🏙️ Population
553K
4.43M

The cost of living in Hanover is 92% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 2513th and 5921st ($1744 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 1st 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 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Hanover ranked 12th best city to live in Germany vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 80th and 5184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hanover Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.2
$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.8
$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.23
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$793
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$597
$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1013
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$323
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.5
$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5001
$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2903
$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.5
$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$30.4
$9.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.07
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.38
$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.9
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.2
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.8
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$384
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14972
$4829

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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

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$889
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$776
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$875
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$741
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$631
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$755
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$783
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$637
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$751
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$845
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$625
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$746
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$866
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$621
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$701
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$682
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$719
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$631
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$656
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$633
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$558
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$739
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$603
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$447
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$535
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$601
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$511
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$511
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$753
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$978
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$554
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1084
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$780
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$550
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$952