Hanover vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hanover	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1792	$3378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4490	$7707
🏠 One person rent	$848	$2168
🏘️ Family rent	$1458	$3725
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$257
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3188	$4258
😷 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 2887th and 72nd ($1792 vs $3378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 140th and 52nd 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 14th best city to live in Germany vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 89th and 55th 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	$16.4	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$91
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$8.85
☕ Cappuccino	$4.29	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$858	$2352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$643	$1867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1566	$4129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1147	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.3	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4591	$7811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3497	$7110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.27	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.4	$94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.5	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$4.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$7.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$4.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.14	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$3.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.95	$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$5.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$144
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$32.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$108	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$133	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$547	$1715
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25389	$28004

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Cities near Hanover

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Langenhagen	$1681
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Ronnenberg	$1678
9 km or 5.6 mi	Laatzen	$1675
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Seelze	$1674
11 km or 6.7 mi	Garbsen	$1669
16 km or 9.6 mi	Burgwedel	$1643
16 km or 10 mi	Lehrte	$1643
17 km or 10 mi	Sehnde	$1649
20 km or 13 mi	Burgdorf	$1612
20 km or 13 mi	Barsinghausen	$1636
21 km or 13 mi	Wunstorf	$1638
22 km or 14 mi	Springe	$1631
24 km or 15 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1636
29 km or 18 mi	Hildesheim	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Peine	$1582
36 km or 23 mi	Celle	$1529
37 km or 23 mi	Stadthagen	$1608
40 km or 25 mi	Hamelin	$1562
47 km or 29 mi	Nienburg	$1593
49 km or 30 mi	Salzgitter	$1540
49 km or 31 mi	Rinteln	$1579
52 km or 33 mi	Petershagen	$1569
54 km or 34 mi	Braunschweig	$1566
56 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1586
56 km or 35 mi	Gifhorn	$1532
57 km or 35 mi	Minden	$1535
58 km or 36 mi	Porta Westfalica	$1573
59 km or 37 mi	Wolfenbuttel	$1544
63 km or 39 mi	Einbeck	$1613
64 km or 40 mi	Holzminden	$1589
67 km or 41 mi	Bad Oeynhausen	$1583
68 km or 42 mi	Soltau	$1580
69 km or 43 mi	Lemgo	$1608
70 km or 43 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1580
70 km or 44 mi	Goslar	$1570
71 km or 44 mi	Wolfsburg	$1453
72 km or 45 mi	Hoxter	$1640
73 km or 46 mi	Lohne	$1584
74 km or 46 mi	Bad Salzuflen	$1583
75 km or 47 mi	Espelkamp	$1592

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974