Hanover vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hanover	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$1325
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4329	$3635
🏠 One person rent	$953	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$1621	$1602
🍽️ Food expenses	$550	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2988	$765
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	84	41
😀 Quality of life	92	54
🏙️ Population	545K	580K

The cost of living in Hanover is 38% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 2395th and 4282nd ($1828 vs $1325) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Germany and Jamaica, respectively. Check Germany vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hanover compared to 0.6 months in Kingston. Hanover ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 83rd and 5962nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanover vs Kingston

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	Hanover	Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.7	$75.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$7.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.05	$3.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.04	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$644	$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1643	$2261
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1158	$1187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$96.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$315	$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.98%	9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5131	$1937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3015	$1690
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.56	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.8	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.7	$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$4.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$3.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.44	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$8.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$8.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$6.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.62	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$8.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.76	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.7	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.6	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.8	$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$402	$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15505	$2136

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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 Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1165
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$783
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1046
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$849
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1143
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$821
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$978
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1018
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1123
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1416
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2117
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2760
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1166
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1558
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1280
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1556
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1824
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$513
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$514
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1525
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1405
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$516
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$527
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$536
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$549
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1260
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$524
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$529
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1260
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3644
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1210
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$520
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$513
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1103
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1053
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$625
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$727
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$878
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$728