Hanover vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hanover	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$3361
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4562	$7751
🏠 One person rent	$891	$2151
🏘️ Family rent	$1525	$3720
🍽️ Food expenses	$580	$750
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$245
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2914	$4549
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	82	99
😀 Quality of life	93	94
🏙️ Population	548K	3.9M

The cost of living in Hanover is 46% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 2626th and 65th ($1828 vs $3361) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 51st 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles. Hanover ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs Los Angeles ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 112th and 74th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanover vs Los Angeles

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	Hanover	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.5	$90.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$8.27
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$6.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$932	$2364
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$681	$1847
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1515	$4128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1248	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.1	$69.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.93%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4748	$7753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3144	$6833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.97	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.8	$81.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.6	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$3.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$4.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.58	$7.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$4.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.9	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$9.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$5.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.6	$68.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$168
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$31.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.9	$62
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$475	$1849
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29738	$26874

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927