Hanover vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hanover	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1726	$3196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4209	$7594
🏠 One person rent	$892	$2049
🏘️ Family rent	$1501	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$517	$709
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2695	$4771
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	82	99
😀 Quality of life	91	93
🏙️ Population	548K	3.9M

The cost of living in Hanover is 46% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 2608th and 80th ($1726 vs $3196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 71st 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 Los Angeles. Hanover ranked 16th best city to live in Germany vs Los Angeles ranked 7th in the United States, while ranked 93rd and 58th 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	$15.6	$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.2	$87.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$8.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.73	$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$815	$2168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$616	$1758
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1546	$4056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1063	$3293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.1	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4316	$8056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2823	$7115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.38	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.5	$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$4.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.24	$6.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.75	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.63	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$5.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.8	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$190
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.6	$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$406	$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26877	$28838

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Cities near Hanover

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Langenhagen	$1599
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Ronnenberg	$1595
9 km or 5.6 mi	Laatzen	$1585
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Seelze	$1590
11 km or 6.7 mi	Garbsen	$1587
16 km or 9.6 mi	Burgwedel	$1552
16 km or 10 mi	Lehrte	$1551
17 km or 10 mi	Sehnde	$1544
20 km or 13 mi	Burgdorf	$1532
20 km or 13 mi	Barsinghausen	$1564
21 km or 13 mi	Wunstorf	$1558
22 km or 14 mi	Springe	$1559
24 km or 15 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1552
29 km or 18 mi	Hildesheim	$1560
34 km or 21 mi	Peine	$1466
36 km or 23 mi	Celle	$1458
37 km or 23 mi	Stadthagen	$1530
40 km or 25 mi	Hamelin	$1549
47 km or 29 mi	Nienburg	$1498
49 km or 30 mi	Salzgitter	$1460
49 km or 31 mi	Rinteln	$1512
52 km or 33 mi	Petershagen	$1407
54 km or 34 mi	Braunschweig	$1371
56 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1482
56 km or 35 mi	Gifhorn	$1411
57 km or 35 mi	Minden	$1371
58 km or 36 mi	Porta Westfalica	$1401
59 km or 37 mi	Wolfenbuttel	$1417
63 km or 39 mi	Einbeck	$1517
64 km or 40 mi	Holzminden	$1515
67 km or 41 mi	Bad Oeynhausen	$1418
68 km or 42 mi	Soltau	$1469
69 km or 43 mi	Lemgo	$1431
70 km or 43 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1468
70 km or 44 mi	Goslar	$1558
71 km or 44 mi	Wolfsburg	$1352
72 km or 45 mi	Hoxter	$1442
73 km or 46 mi	Lohne	$1423
74 km or 46 mi	Bad Salzuflen	$1420
75 km or 47 mi	Espelkamp	$1421

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919