Hanover vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hanover	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1744	$1250
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4113	$3250
🏠 One person rent	$899	$578
🏘️ Family rent	$1488	$1344
🍽️ Food expenses	$528	$458
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2841	$645
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	84	41
😀 Quality of life	92	56
🏙️ Population	553K	580K

The cost of living in Hanover is 40% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 2513th and 4318th ($1744 vs $1250) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th 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 0.5 months in Kingston. Hanover ranked 12th best city to live in Germany vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 80th and 5883rd 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	$15.2	$6.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.8	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$7.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.23	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$793	$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$597	$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1511	$1383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1013	$1081
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$323	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.5	$47.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5001	$2310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2903	$2164
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.44	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.5	$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.4	$26.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.91	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$4.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.07	$3.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.49	$4.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$8.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$5.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.97	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.38	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.9	$8.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.5	$71.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$9.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$106	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.2	$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.8	$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$384	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14972	$2133

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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 Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1062
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$758
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$936
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$698
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1005
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$768
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$674
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1005
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1020
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1527
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2555
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1536
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2841
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$2153
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1671
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1176
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1727
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1872
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$492
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$492
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1869
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1784
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$494
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$504
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$514
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$525
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1654
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$501
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$506
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1626
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3374
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1507
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$497
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$491
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1371
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1312
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$589
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$714
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$1247
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$712