Hanover vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanover Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1828
$1449
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4329
$3571
🏠 One person rent
$953
$688
🏘️ Family rent
$1621
$1289
🍽️ Food expenses
$550
$499
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2988
$2807
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
84
72
😀 Quality of life
92
92
🏙️ Population
545K
616K

The cost of living in Hanover is 26% more expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 2395th and 3925th ($1828 vs $1449) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 535th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hanover compared to 1.9 months in Leipzig. Ranked 17th vs 16th best cities to live in Germany, and 83rd vs 80th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanover vs Leipzig

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Hanover Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.6
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.7
$56.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.05
$4.47
 Cappuccino
$3.56
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.04
$2.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$918
$681
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$644
$454
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1643
$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1158
$965
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$315
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.98%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5131
$4637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3015
$2606
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$3.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.8
$62.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.7
$19.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.11
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.44
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.62
$6.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.24
$8.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$2.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.7
$30.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$36.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.6
$86.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.8
$87.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$402
$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15505
$10026

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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 Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1387
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1347
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1349
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1372
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1360
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1320
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1342
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1365
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1273
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1365
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1345
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1384
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1170
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1306
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1396
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1210
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1376
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1421
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1330
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1191
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1228
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1393
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1095
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1306
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1231
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1387
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1263
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1379
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1354
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1386
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1211
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1215
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1387
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1367
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1386
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1386
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1413
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261