Hanover vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hanover	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$2851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4562	$6397
🏠 One person rent	$891	$1879
🏘️ Family rent	$1525	$3145
🍽️ Food expenses	$580	$664
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2914	$4411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	82	94
😀 Quality of life	93	78
🏙️ Population	548K	467K

The cost of living in Hanover is 36% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 2626th and 327th ($1828 vs $2851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 273rd in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hanover compared to 1.5 months in Long Beach. Hanover ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs Long Beach ranked 271st in the United States, while ranked 112th and 982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanover vs Long Beach

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	Hanover	Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.5	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$7.12
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$932	$1954
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$681	$1662
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1515	$3174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1248	$2872
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.1	$56.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.93%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4748	$7032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3144	$6937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.97	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.8	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.6	$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.58	$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$16.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.9	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$10.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$8.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$3.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.6	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$95.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.9	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$475	$1674
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29738	$19997

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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 Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2927
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2903
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2717
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3058
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2856
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2725
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2731
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3121
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2793
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3688
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2651
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3004
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2807
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2682
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2917
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2854
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3658
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2762
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3122
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2650
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3221
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2803
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2899
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2764
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2774
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3157
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2780
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2786
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2947
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2788
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3008
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2821