Hanover vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hanover	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$1364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4562	$3138
🏠 One person rent	$891	$654
🏘️ Family rent	$1525	$1106
🍽️ Food expenses	$580	$490
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2914	$504
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	82	40
😀 Quality of life	93	57
🏙️ Population	548K	580K

The cost of living in Hanover is 34% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 2626th and 4339th ($1828 vs $1364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th 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 0.4 months in Kingston. Hanover ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 112th and 6173rd 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	$17.4	$9.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.5	$84.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$932	$792
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$681	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1515	$1427
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1248	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.1	$56.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.93%	9.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4748	$2802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3144	$2172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.97	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.8	$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.6	$26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$4.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.58	$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$7.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.9	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$2.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$8.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.6	$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.9	$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$475	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29738	$4783

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Cities near Hanover

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Langenhagen	$1691
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Ronnenberg	$1688
9 km or 5.6 mi	Laatzen	$1676
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Seelze	$1683
11 km or 6.7 mi	Garbsen	$1679
16 km or 9.6 mi	Burgwedel	$1643
16 km or 10 mi	Lehrte	$1641
17 km or 10 mi	Sehnde	$1633
20 km or 13 mi	Burgdorf	$1618
20 km or 13 mi	Barsinghausen	$1644
21 km or 13 mi	Wunstorf	$1652
22 km or 14 mi	Springe	$1637
24 km or 15 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1647
29 km or 18 mi	Hildesheim	$1619
34 km or 21 mi	Peine	$1562
36 km or 23 mi	Celle	$1536
37 km or 23 mi	Stadthagen	$1605
40 km or 25 mi	Hamelin	$1580
47 km or 29 mi	Nienburg	$1602
49 km or 30 mi	Salzgitter	$1511
49 km or 31 mi	Rinteln	$1593
52 km or 33 mi	Petershagen	$1548
54 km or 34 mi	Braunschweig	$1534
56 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1589
56 km or 35 mi	Gifhorn	$1507
57 km or 35 mi	Minden	$1527
58 km or 36 mi	Porta Westfalica	$1547
59 km or 37 mi	Wolfenbuttel	$1515
63 km or 39 mi	Einbeck	$1587
64 km or 40 mi	Holzminden	$1582
67 km or 41 mi	Bad Oeynhausen	$1561
68 km or 42 mi	Soltau	$1585
69 km or 43 mi	Lemgo	$1563
70 km or 43 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1585
70 km or 44 mi	Goslar	$1556
71 km or 44 mi	Wolfsburg	$1413
72 km or 45 mi	Hoxter	$1570
73 km or 46 mi	Lohne	$1563
74 km or 46 mi	Bad Salzuflen	$1564
75 km or 47 mi	Espelkamp	$1565

Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1223
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$793
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1055
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1030
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1164
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$947
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$973
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1072
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1149
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1645
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2126
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1266
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2761
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1165
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1656
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1354
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1574
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1884
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$529
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$528
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1601
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1504
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$544
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$552
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$567
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1300
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$541
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$546
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1300
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3615
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1221
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$536
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$529
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1097
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1154
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$721
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$855
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$713