Hanover vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hanover	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1829	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4506	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$908	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$1559	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3206	$4482
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	83	99
😀 Quality of life	92	93
🏙️ Population	548K	3.9M

The cost of living in Hanover is 47% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 2689th and 62nd ($1829 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th and 47th 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 1.8 months in Hanover compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Hanover ranked 13th best city to live in Germany vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 82nd and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Hanover	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$886	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1227	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.9	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4553	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3475	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.18	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.9	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.13	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.04	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.8	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$629	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21676	$23685

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Cities near Hanover

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Langenhagen	$1697
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Ronnenberg	$1694
9 km or 5.6 mi	Laatzen	$1691
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Seelze	$1693
11 km or 6.7 mi	Garbsen	$1685
16 km or 9.6 mi	Burgwedel	$1664
16 km or 10 mi	Lehrte	$1655
17 km or 10 mi	Sehnde	$1639
20 km or 13 mi	Burgdorf	$1631
20 km or 13 mi	Barsinghausen	$1661
21 km or 13 mi	Wunstorf	$1661
22 km or 14 mi	Springe	$1655
24 km or 15 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1649
29 km or 18 mi	Hildesheim	$1648
34 km or 21 mi	Peine	$1558
36 km or 23 mi	Celle	$1547
37 km or 23 mi	Stadthagen	$1630
40 km or 25 mi	Hamelin	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Nienburg	$1614
49 km or 30 mi	Salzgitter	$1487
49 km or 31 mi	Rinteln	$1596
52 km or 33 mi	Petershagen	$1547
54 km or 34 mi	Braunschweig	$1538
56 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1596
56 km or 35 mi	Gifhorn	$1508
57 km or 35 mi	Minden	$1520
58 km or 36 mi	Porta Westfalica	$1549
59 km or 37 mi	Wolfenbuttel	$1497
63 km or 39 mi	Einbeck	$1529
64 km or 40 mi	Holzminden	$1567
67 km or 41 mi	Bad Oeynhausen	$1563
68 km or 42 mi	Soltau	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Lemgo	$1585
70 km or 43 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1590
70 km or 44 mi	Goslar	$1430
71 km or 44 mi	Wolfsburg	$1420
72 km or 45 mi	Hoxter	$1596
73 km or 46 mi	Lohne	$1565
74 km or 46 mi	Bad Salzuflen	$1567
75 km or 47 mi	Espelkamp	$1571

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000