Hanover vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hanover	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$3851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4562	$8597
🏠 One person rent	$891	$2689
🏘️ Family rent	$1525	$4575
🍽️ Food expenses	$580	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2914	$4336
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	82	100
😀 Quality of life	93	99
🏙️ Population	548K	8.8M

The cost of living in Hanover is 53% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 2626th and 8th ($1828 vs $3851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th 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 1.6 months in Hanover compared to 1.1 months in London. Hanover ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 112th and 5th 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	$17.4	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.5	$91.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$9.11
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$3.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$932	$3237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$681	$2291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1515	$4710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1248	$4163
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.1	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.93%	4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4748	$21687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3144	$11040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.97	$4.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.8	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.6	$31.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.58	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$9.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.9	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$22.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.6	$59
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$69.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.9	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$475	$2511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29738	$27583

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165