Hanover vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hanover	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1792	$473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4490	$1051
🏠 One person rent	$848	$200
🏘️ Family rent	$1458	$280
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$163
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$75.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3188	$120
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	83	33
😀 Quality of life	92	25
🏙️ Population	548K	5.33M

The cost of living in Hanover is 279% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 2887th and 8823rd ($1792 vs $473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 140th and 3rd in Germany and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Germany vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Hanover compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Hanover ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 89th and 8992nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanover vs Kabul

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	Hanover	Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$9.56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.29	$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$858	$108
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$643	$72.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1566	$196
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1147	$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$35
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.3	$85.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	12.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4591	$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3497	$300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.27	$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.4	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.5	$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$0.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$4.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$6.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$0.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.14	$2.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.95	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$11.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$108	$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$133	$39.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$547	$20.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25389	$1540

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Cities near Hanover

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Langenhagen	$1681
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Ronnenberg	$1678
9 km or 5.6 mi	Laatzen	$1675
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Seelze	$1674
11 km or 6.7 mi	Garbsen	$1669
16 km or 9.6 mi	Burgwedel	$1643
16 km or 10 mi	Lehrte	$1643
17 km or 10 mi	Sehnde	$1649
20 km or 13 mi	Burgdorf	$1612
20 km or 13 mi	Barsinghausen	$1636
21 km or 13 mi	Wunstorf	$1638
22 km or 14 mi	Springe	$1631
24 km or 15 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1636
29 km or 18 mi	Hildesheim	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Peine	$1582
36 km or 23 mi	Celle	$1529
37 km or 23 mi	Stadthagen	$1608
40 km or 25 mi	Hamelin	$1562
47 km or 29 mi	Nienburg	$1593
49 km or 30 mi	Salzgitter	$1540
49 km or 31 mi	Rinteln	$1579
52 km or 33 mi	Petershagen	$1569
54 km or 34 mi	Braunschweig	$1566
56 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1586
56 km or 35 mi	Gifhorn	$1532
57 km or 35 mi	Minden	$1535
58 km or 36 mi	Porta Westfalica	$1573
59 km or 37 mi	Wolfenbuttel	$1544
63 km or 39 mi	Einbeck	$1613
64 km or 40 mi	Holzminden	$1589
67 km or 41 mi	Bad Oeynhausen	$1583
68 km or 42 mi	Soltau	$1580
69 km or 43 mi	Lemgo	$1608
70 km or 43 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1580
70 km or 44 mi	Goslar	$1570
71 km or 44 mi	Wolfsburg	$1453
72 km or 45 mi	Hoxter	$1640
73 km or 46 mi	Lohne	$1584
74 km or 46 mi	Bad Salzuflen	$1583
75 km or 47 mi	Espelkamp	$1592

Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$433
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$368
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$425
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$423
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$429
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$323
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$454
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$370
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$369
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$488
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$360
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$464
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$704
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$427
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$457
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$381
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$702
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$735
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$279
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$338
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$463
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$302
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$378
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$264
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$367
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$371
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$348
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$330
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$257
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$353
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$298
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$417
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$318
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$382
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$308
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$379
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$326
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$467