Hanover vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanover Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1726
$1516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4209
$3783
🏠 One person rent
$892
$764
🏘️ Family rent
$1501
$1542
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$505
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2695
$2738
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
82
72
😀 Quality of life
91
92
🏙️ Population
548K
620K

The cost of living in Hanover is 14% more expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 2608th and 3353rd ($1726 vs $1516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 271st in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hanover compared to 1.8 months in Leipzig. Ranked 16th vs 14th best cities to live in Germany, and 93rd vs 87th 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
$15.6
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.2
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$4.42
 Cappuccino
$3.73
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$815
$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$616
$504
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1546
$1640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1063
$1119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.1
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4316
$3984
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2823
$2535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.38
$3.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.5
$52.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$30
$17.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.87
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.75
$6.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.63
$8.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.58
$1.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$101
$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.6
$90.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$406
$372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26877
$9452

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Cities near Hanover

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Langenhagen
$1599
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Ronnenberg
$1595
9 km or 5.6 mi Laatzen
$1585
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Seelze
$1590
11 km or 6.7 mi Garbsen
$1587
16 km or 9.6 mi Burgwedel
$1552
16 km or 10 mi Lehrte
$1551
17 km or 10 mi Sehnde
$1544
20 km or 13 mi Burgdorf
$1532
20 km or 13 mi Barsinghausen
$1564
21 km or 13 mi Wunstorf
$1558
22 km or 14 mi Springe
$1559
24 km or 15 mi Neustadt am Rubenberge
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Hildesheim
$1560
34 km or 21 mi Peine
$1466
36 km or 23 mi Celle
$1458
37 km or 23 mi Stadthagen
$1530
40 km or 25 mi Hamelin
$1549
47 km or 29 mi Nienburg
$1498
49 km or 30 mi Salzgitter
$1460
49 km or 31 mi Rinteln
$1512
52 km or 33 mi Petershagen
$1407
54 km or 34 mi Braunschweig
$1371
56 km or 35 mi Walsrode
$1482
56 km or 35 mi Gifhorn
$1411
57 km or 35 mi Minden
$1371
58 km or 36 mi Porta Westfalica
$1401
59 km or 37 mi Wolfenbuttel
$1417
63 km or 39 mi Einbeck
$1517
64 km or 40 mi Holzminden
$1515
67 km or 41 mi Bad Oeynhausen
$1418
68 km or 42 mi Soltau
$1469
69 km or 43 mi Lemgo
$1431
70 km or 43 mi Verden an der Aller
$1468
70 km or 44 mi Goslar
$1558
71 km or 44 mi Wolfsburg
$1352
72 km or 45 mi Hoxter
$1442
73 km or 46 mi Lohne
$1423
74 km or 46 mi Bad Salzuflen
$1420
75 km or 47 mi Espelkamp
$1421

Cities near Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1452
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1419
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1353
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1269
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1308
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1284
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1229
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1261
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1295
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1281
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1287
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1350
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1346
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1109
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1278
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1340
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1147
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1222
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1306
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1354
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1309
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1118
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1187
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1388
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1011
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1221
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1123
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1332
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1215
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1312
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1325
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1355
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1147
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1202
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1356
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1288
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1341
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1326
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1351
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1307