Hanover vs Luxembourg City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hanover	Luxembourg City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1829	$2916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4506	$6290
🏠 One person rent	$908	$1972
🏘️ Family rent	$1559	$3201
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$683
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$86.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3206	$5248
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	83	29
😀 Quality of life	92	86
🏙️ Population	548K	138K

The cost of living in Hanover is 37% less expensive than in Luxembourg City. Cities ranked 2689th and 290th ($1829 vs $2916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th and 1st in Germany and Luxembourg, respectively. Check Germany vs Luxembourg comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Hanover compared to 1.8 months in Luxembourg City. Hanover ranked 13th best city to live in Germany vs Luxembourg City ranked 1st in Luxembourg, while ranked 82nd and 392nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanover vs Luxembourg City

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	Hanover	Luxembourg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$88.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$15.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$886	$1917
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$1676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$3336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1227	$2729
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$192
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.9	$55.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4553	$13003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3475	$8731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.18	$3.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.9	$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32	$35.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.13	$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$4.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$26.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.04	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$9.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.8	$69.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$33.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$97.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$629	$1414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21676	$16458

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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 Luxembourg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	Dudelange	$2669
17 km or 10 mi	Esch-sur-Alzette	$2607
19 km or 12 mi	Petange	$2551
20 km or 12 mi	Differdange	$2481
24 km or 15 mi	Arlon	$1788
28 km or 18 mi	Thionville	$1630
40 km or 25 mi	Trier	$1714
40 km or 25 mi	Merzig	$1459
52 km or 32 mi	Dillingen	$1463
55 km or 34 mi	Metz	$1591
55 km or 34 mi	Saarlouis	$1451
65 km or 40 mi	Volklingen	$1464
75 km or 47 mi	Saarbrucken	$1431
76 km or 47 mi	Sankt Wendel	$1454
79 km or 49 mi	Sankt Ingbert	$1455
81 km or 50 mi	Neunkirchen	$1462
86 km or 54 mi	Idar-Oberstein	$1649
88 km or 54 mi	Sarreguemines	$1574
91 km or 56 mi	Blieskastel	$1462
93 km or 58 mi	Homburg	$1462
97 km or 61 mi	Zweibrucken	$1642
102 km or 63 mi	Nancy	$1465
103 km or 64 mi	Charleville-Mezieres	$1443
110 km or 68 mi	Verviers	$1303
116 km or 72 mi	Pirmasens	$1636
116 km or 72 mi	Mechernich	$1639
118 km or 74 mi	Seraing	$1600
119 km or 74 mi	Liege	$1596
119 km or 74 mi	Huy	$1734
120 km or 74 mi	Kaiserslautern	$1572
122 km or 76 mi	Andenne	$1760
125 km or 78 mi	Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler	$1586
126 km or 78 mi	Euskirchen	$1665
127 km or 79 mi	Zulpich	$1650
127 km or 79 mi	Rheinbach	$1679
127 km or 79 mi	Bad Kreuznach	$1730
129 km or 80 mi	Stolberg	$1559
129 km or 80 mi	Andernach	$1552
130 km or 81 mi	Aachen	$1618
130 km or 81 mi	Meckenheim	$1686