Hanover vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hanover	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4329	$8384
🏠 One person rent	$953	$2251
🏘️ Family rent	$1621	$4328
🍽️ Food expenses	$550	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$393
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2988	$4627
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	84	100
😀 Quality of life	92	99
🏙️ Population	545K	8.8M

The cost of living in Hanover is 47% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 2395th and 37th ($1828 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th 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 1.4 months in London. Hanover ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 83rd and 2nd 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	$14.6	$23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.7	$87.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.05	$8.7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.04	$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$2586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$644	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1643	$5526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1158	$3635
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$315	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.98%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5131	$17558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3015	$10692
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.56	$3.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.8	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.7	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.44	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.62	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$20.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.76	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$2.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.7	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$142
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.6	$99
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.8	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$402	$2404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15505	$25830

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Cities near Hanover

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Langenhagen	$1689
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Ronnenberg	$1686
9 km or 5.6 mi	Laatzen	$1670
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Seelze	$1678
11 km or 6.7 mi	Garbsen	$1675
16 km or 9.6 mi	Burgwedel	$1634
16 km or 10 mi	Lehrte	$1623
17 km or 10 mi	Sehnde	$1623
20 km or 13 mi	Burgdorf	$1600
20 km or 13 mi	Barsinghausen	$1648
21 km or 13 mi	Wunstorf	$1636
22 km or 14 mi	Springe	$1640
24 km or 15 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1633
29 km or 18 mi	Hildesheim	$1629
34 km or 21 mi	Peine	$1519
36 km or 23 mi	Celle	$1523
37 km or 23 mi	Stadthagen	$1607
40 km or 25 mi	Hamelin	$1633
47 km or 29 mi	Nienburg	$1569
49 km or 30 mi	Salzgitter	$1455
49 km or 31 mi	Rinteln	$1583
52 km or 33 mi	Petershagen	$1484
54 km or 34 mi	Braunschweig	$1456
56 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1554
56 km or 35 mi	Gifhorn	$1469
57 km or 35 mi	Minden	$1456
58 km or 36 mi	Porta Westfalica	$1489
59 km or 37 mi	Wolfenbuttel	$1455
63 km or 39 mi	Einbeck	$1568
64 km or 40 mi	Holzminden	$1583
67 km or 41 mi	Bad Oeynhausen	$1499
68 km or 42 mi	Soltau	$1538
69 km or 43 mi	Lemgo	$1498
70 km or 43 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1546
70 km or 44 mi	Goslar	$1493
71 km or 44 mi	Wolfsburg	$1400
72 km or 45 mi	Hoxter	$1494
73 km or 46 mi	Lohne	$1498
74 km or 46 mi	Bad Salzuflen	$1514
75 km or 47 mi	Espelkamp	$1487

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055