Hanover vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hanover	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$1889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4562	$4274
🏠 One person rent	$891	$1221
🏘️ Family rent	$1525	$2077
🍽️ Food expenses	$580	$421
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2914	$1510
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	82	93
😀 Quality of life	93	84
🏙️ Population	548K	546K

The cost of living in Hanover is 3% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 2626th and 2357th ($1828 vs $1889) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 2nd in Germany and Portugal, respectively. Check Germany vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hanover compared to 0.8 months in Lisbon. Hanover ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs Lisbon ranked 2nd in Portugal, while ranked 112th and 479th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanover vs Lisbon

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	Hanover	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.5	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$3.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$932	$1374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$681	$1010
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1515	$2516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1248	$1726
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.1	$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.93%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4748	$7218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3144	$4683
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.97	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.8	$45.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.6	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.58	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$8.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.9	$6.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$6.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.6	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$8.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$90.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.9	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$475	$624
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29738	$17217

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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 Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1701
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1481
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1522
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1505
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1463
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1352
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1394
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1756
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1533
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1509
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1663
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1525
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1577
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1656
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1216
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1329
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1390
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1379
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1589
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1370
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1385
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1357
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1498
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1305
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1316
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1681
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1289
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1410
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1333
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1221
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1304
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1350
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1214
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1297
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1006
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231