Hanover vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Hanover	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1964	$3381
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4816	$7742
🏠 One person rent	$1011	$2153
🏘️ Family rent	$1736	$3690
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$749
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$254
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3043	$4406
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	82	99
😀 Quality of life	92	93
🏙️ Population	548K	3.9M

The cost of living in Hanover is 42% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 2122nd and 51st ($1964 vs $3381) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 39th 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 1.5 months in Hanover compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Hanover ranked 12th best city to live in Germany vs Los Angeles ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 99th and 66th 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	$17.5	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82.8	$90.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$13.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.32	$8.32
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$6.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$2353
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$693	$1861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1669	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1268	$3254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$334	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.6	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4826	$7901
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3139	$6794
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.73	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.7	$73.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.6	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$4.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$8.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$4.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$4.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.94	$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$5.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$19.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$115	$199
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.2	$62.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$450	$1698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30277	$23575

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Cities near Hanover

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Langenhagen	$1799
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Ronnenberg	$1785
9 km or 5.6 mi	Laatzen	$1770
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Seelze	$1783
11 km or 6.7 mi	Garbsen	$1783
16 km or 9.6 mi	Burgwedel	$1723
16 km or 10 mi	Lehrte	$1713
17 km or 10 mi	Sehnde	$1709
20 km or 13 mi	Burgdorf	$1685
20 km or 13 mi	Barsinghausen	$1709
21 km or 13 mi	Wunstorf	$1718
22 km or 14 mi	Springe	$1684
24 km or 15 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1714
29 km or 18 mi	Hildesheim	$1676
34 km or 21 mi	Peine	$1587
36 km or 23 mi	Celle	$1579
37 km or 23 mi	Stadthagen	$1652
40 km or 25 mi	Hamelin	$1592
47 km or 29 mi	Nienburg	$1643
49 km or 30 mi	Salzgitter	$1526
49 km or 31 mi	Rinteln	$1603
52 km or 33 mi	Petershagen	$1571
54 km or 34 mi	Braunschweig	$1531
56 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1620
56 km or 35 mi	Gifhorn	$1523
57 km or 35 mi	Minden	$1546
58 km or 36 mi	Porta Westfalica	$1571
59 km or 37 mi	Wolfenbuttel	$1526
63 km or 39 mi	Einbeck	$1623
64 km or 40 mi	Holzminden	$1614
67 km or 41 mi	Bad Oeynhausen	$1585
68 km or 42 mi	Soltau	$1604
69 km or 43 mi	Lemgo	$1595
70 km or 43 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1609
70 km or 44 mi	Goslar	$1588
71 km or 44 mi	Wolfsburg	$1419
72 km or 45 mi	Hoxter	$1593
73 km or 46 mi	Lohne	$1588
74 km or 46 mi	Bad Salzuflen	$1597
75 km or 47 mi	Espelkamp	$1582

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2779
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2773
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2836
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2749
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2684
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2922
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2735
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3108
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2675
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3004
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2711
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2734
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3588
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2933
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2929
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2752
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2806
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2968
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3700
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2712
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3259
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2617
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2808
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3090
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2932
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2848
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2773
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2724
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2684
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2938
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3098
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2620
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2616
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3560
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2749
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3092
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2835