Hanover vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hanover	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4329	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$953	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$1621	$1064
🍽️ Food expenses	$550	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2988	$2198
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	84	100
😀 Quality of life	92	79
🏙️ Population	545K	594K

The cost of living in Hanover is 73% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 2395th and 5234th ($1828 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 362nd in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hanover compared to 2.1 months in Kawaguchi. Hanover ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Kawaguchi ranked 21st in Japan, while ranked 83rd and 584th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanover vs Kawaguchi

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	Hanover	Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.7	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.05	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.04	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$528
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$644	$333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1643	$1103
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1158	$830
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$95.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$315	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.98%	1.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5131	$6874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3015	$4013
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.56	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.8	$67.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.7	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.44	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.62	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$4.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.76	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.7	$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$19.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.6	$39.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.8	$60.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$402	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15505	$12607

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Cities near Hanover

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Langenhagen	$1689
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Ronnenberg	$1686
9 km or 5.6 mi	Laatzen	$1670
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Seelze	$1678
11 km or 6.7 mi	Garbsen	$1675
16 km or 9.6 mi	Burgwedel	$1634
16 km or 10 mi	Lehrte	$1623
17 km or 10 mi	Sehnde	$1623
20 km or 13 mi	Burgdorf	$1600
20 km or 13 mi	Barsinghausen	$1648
21 km or 13 mi	Wunstorf	$1636
22 km or 14 mi	Springe	$1640
24 km or 15 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1633
29 km or 18 mi	Hildesheim	$1629
34 km or 21 mi	Peine	$1519
36 km or 23 mi	Celle	$1523
37 km or 23 mi	Stadthagen	$1607
40 km or 25 mi	Hamelin	$1633
47 km or 29 mi	Nienburg	$1569
49 km or 30 mi	Salzgitter	$1455
49 km or 31 mi	Rinteln	$1583
52 km or 33 mi	Petershagen	$1484
54 km or 34 mi	Braunschweig	$1456
56 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1554
56 km or 35 mi	Gifhorn	$1469
57 km or 35 mi	Minden	$1456
58 km or 36 mi	Porta Westfalica	$1489
59 km or 37 mi	Wolfenbuttel	$1455
63 km or 39 mi	Einbeck	$1568
64 km or 40 mi	Holzminden	$1583
67 km or 41 mi	Bad Oeynhausen	$1499
68 km or 42 mi	Soltau	$1538
69 km or 43 mi	Lemgo	$1498
70 km or 43 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1546
70 km or 44 mi	Goslar	$1493
71 km or 44 mi	Wolfsburg	$1400
72 km or 45 mi	Hoxter	$1494
73 km or 46 mi	Lohne	$1498
74 km or 46 mi	Bad Salzuflen	$1514
75 km or 47 mi	Espelkamp	$1487

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$980
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$964
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1077
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1038
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1050
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1059
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1038
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1000
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1641
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1052
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1061
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1090
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1056
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1106
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1016
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1078
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1121
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1062
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1068
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1033
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1133
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1119
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1031
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1060
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1124
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1033
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1112
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1084
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1096
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1041
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1044
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1095