Hanover vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hanover	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1792	$3740
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4490	$8537
🏠 One person rent	$848	$2516
🏘️ Family rent	$1458	$4294
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$631
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$412
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3188	$3678
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	83	100
😀 Quality of life	92	96
🏙️ Population	548K	8.8M

The cost of living in Hanover is 52% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 2887th and 20th ($1792 vs $3740) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 140th 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 months in London. Hanover ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 89th and 12th 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	$16.4	$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$98
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$9.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.29	$5.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$858	$2958
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$643	$2140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1566	$4865
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1147	$3773
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.3	$42.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4591	$20369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3497	$10989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.27	$4.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.4	$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.5	$31.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$5.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$9.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.14	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$23.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.95	$6.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$68.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$20.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$108	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$133	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$547	$2594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25389	$30567

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Cities near Hanover

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Langenhagen	$1681
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Ronnenberg	$1678
9 km or 5.6 mi	Laatzen	$1675
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Seelze	$1674
11 km or 6.7 mi	Garbsen	$1669
16 km or 9.6 mi	Burgwedel	$1643
16 km or 10 mi	Lehrte	$1643
17 km or 10 mi	Sehnde	$1649
20 km or 13 mi	Burgdorf	$1612
20 km or 13 mi	Barsinghausen	$1636
21 km or 13 mi	Wunstorf	$1638
22 km or 14 mi	Springe	$1631
24 km or 15 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1636
29 km or 18 mi	Hildesheim	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Peine	$1582
36 km or 23 mi	Celle	$1529
37 km or 23 mi	Stadthagen	$1608
40 km or 25 mi	Hamelin	$1562
47 km or 29 mi	Nienburg	$1593
49 km or 30 mi	Salzgitter	$1540
49 km or 31 mi	Rinteln	$1579
52 km or 33 mi	Petershagen	$1569
54 km or 34 mi	Braunschweig	$1566
56 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1586
56 km or 35 mi	Gifhorn	$1532
57 km or 35 mi	Minden	$1535
58 km or 36 mi	Porta Westfalica	$1573
59 km or 37 mi	Wolfenbuttel	$1544
63 km or 39 mi	Einbeck	$1613
64 km or 40 mi	Holzminden	$1589
67 km or 41 mi	Bad Oeynhausen	$1583
68 km or 42 mi	Soltau	$1580
69 km or 43 mi	Lemgo	$1608
70 km or 43 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1580
70 km or 44 mi	Goslar	$1570
71 km or 44 mi	Wolfsburg	$1453
72 km or 45 mi	Hoxter	$1640
73 km or 46 mi	Lohne	$1584
74 km or 46 mi	Bad Salzuflen	$1583
75 km or 47 mi	Espelkamp	$1592

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3038
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2564
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2419
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2417
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2406
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2395
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2382
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2661
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2336
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2426
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2490
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2271
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2345
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2675
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2259
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2321
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2567
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2276
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2260
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2846
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2265
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2188
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2622
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2385
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2262
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2485
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1860
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2191
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2215
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2223
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2212
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2576
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2111
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2377
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2199