Hanover vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hanover	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1726	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4209	$7841
🏠 One person rent	$892	$2211
🏘️ Family rent	$1501	$4100
🍽️ Food expenses	$517	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$375
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2695	$4153
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	82	100
😀 Quality of life	91	99
🏙️ Population	548K	8.8M

The cost of living in Hanover is 48% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 2608th and 58th ($1726 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 2nd 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 1.3 months in London. Hanover ranked 16th best city to live in Germany vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 93rd 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	$15.6	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.2	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$9.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.73	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$815	$2704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$616	$1831
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1546	$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1063	$3478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.1	$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4316	$20412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2823	$10524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.38	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.5	$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.24	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$8.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.75	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.63	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.8	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.6	$97.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$406	$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26877	$26090

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009