Hanover vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hanover	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1829	$3662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4506	$8238
🏠 One person rent	$908	$2434
🏘️ Family rent	$1559	$4002
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$632
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$409
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3206	$4720
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	83	100
😀 Quality of life	92	97
🏙️ Population	548K	8.8M

The cost of living in Hanover is 50% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 2689th and 28th ($1829 vs $3662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th and 1st in Germany and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Germany vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Hanover compared to 1.3 months in London. Hanover ranked 13th best city to live in Germany vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 82nd and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanover vs London

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	Hanover	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$98.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$9.64
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$886	$2743
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$2091
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$4437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1227	$3517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.9	$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4553	$20829
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3475	$9663
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.18	$4.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.9	$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32	$31.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.13	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.04	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$23.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$3.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.8	$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$18.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$91.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$629	$2713
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21676	$25686

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Cities near Hanover

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Langenhagen	$1697
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Ronnenberg	$1694
9 km or 5.6 mi	Laatzen	$1691
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Seelze	$1693
11 km or 6.7 mi	Garbsen	$1685
16 km or 9.6 mi	Burgwedel	$1664
16 km or 10 mi	Lehrte	$1655
17 km or 10 mi	Sehnde	$1639
20 km or 13 mi	Burgdorf	$1631
20 km or 13 mi	Barsinghausen	$1661
21 km or 13 mi	Wunstorf	$1661
22 km or 14 mi	Springe	$1655
24 km or 15 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1649
29 km or 18 mi	Hildesheim	$1648
34 km or 21 mi	Peine	$1558
36 km or 23 mi	Celle	$1547
37 km or 23 mi	Stadthagen	$1630
40 km or 25 mi	Hamelin	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Nienburg	$1614
49 km or 30 mi	Salzgitter	$1487
49 km or 31 mi	Rinteln	$1596
52 km or 33 mi	Petershagen	$1547
54 km or 34 mi	Braunschweig	$1538
56 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1596
56 km or 35 mi	Gifhorn	$1508
57 km or 35 mi	Minden	$1520
58 km or 36 mi	Porta Westfalica	$1549
59 km or 37 mi	Wolfenbuttel	$1497
63 km or 39 mi	Einbeck	$1529
64 km or 40 mi	Holzminden	$1567
67 km or 41 mi	Bad Oeynhausen	$1563
68 km or 42 mi	Soltau	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Lemgo	$1585
70 km or 43 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1590
70 km or 44 mi	Goslar	$1430
71 km or 44 mi	Wolfsburg	$1420
72 km or 45 mi	Hoxter	$1596
73 km or 46 mi	Lohne	$1565
74 km or 46 mi	Bad Salzuflen	$1567
75 km or 47 mi	Espelkamp	$1571

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3042
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2520
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2447
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2563
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2399
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2382
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2349
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2630
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2308
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2451
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2205
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2214
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2290
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2117
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2253
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2294
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2545
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2244
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2234
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2820
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2234
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2159
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2634
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2289
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2235
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2309
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1842
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2188
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2200
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2164
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2559
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2109
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2363
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2476
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2178