Hanover vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hanover	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$1617
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4562	$3763
🏠 One person rent	$891	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$1525	$1604
🍽️ Food expenses	$580	$467
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$93.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2914	$1700
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	82	24
😀 Quality of life	93	80
🏙️ Population	548K	592K

The cost of living in Hanover is 13% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 2626th and 3451st ($1828 vs $1617) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 27th in Germany and Spain, respectively. Check Germany vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hanover compared to 1.1 months in Malaga. Hanover ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs Malaga ranked 21st in Spain, while ranked 112th and 736th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanover vs Malaga

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	Hanover	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.5	$59.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$4.01
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$932	$1047
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$681	$767
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1515	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1248	$1344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.1	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.93%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4748	$6192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3144	$5381
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.97	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.8	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.6	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.58	$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.9	$6.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$6.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.6	$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.9	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$475	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29738	$10933

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Cities near Hanover

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Langenhagen	$1691
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Ronnenberg	$1688
9 km or 5.6 mi	Laatzen	$1676
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Seelze	$1683
11 km or 6.7 mi	Garbsen	$1679
16 km or 9.6 mi	Burgwedel	$1643
16 km or 10 mi	Lehrte	$1641
17 km or 10 mi	Sehnde	$1633
20 km or 13 mi	Burgdorf	$1618
20 km or 13 mi	Barsinghausen	$1644
21 km or 13 mi	Wunstorf	$1652
22 km or 14 mi	Springe	$1637
24 km or 15 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1647
29 km or 18 mi	Hildesheim	$1619
34 km or 21 mi	Peine	$1562
36 km or 23 mi	Celle	$1536
37 km or 23 mi	Stadthagen	$1605
40 km or 25 mi	Hamelin	$1580
47 km or 29 mi	Nienburg	$1602
49 km or 30 mi	Salzgitter	$1511
49 km or 31 mi	Rinteln	$1593
52 km or 33 mi	Petershagen	$1548
54 km or 34 mi	Braunschweig	$1534
56 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1589
56 km or 35 mi	Gifhorn	$1507
57 km or 35 mi	Minden	$1527
58 km or 36 mi	Porta Westfalica	$1547
59 km or 37 mi	Wolfenbuttel	$1515
63 km or 39 mi	Einbeck	$1587
64 km or 40 mi	Holzminden	$1582
67 km or 41 mi	Bad Oeynhausen	$1561
68 km or 42 mi	Soltau	$1585
69 km or 43 mi	Lemgo	$1563
70 km or 43 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1585
70 km or 44 mi	Goslar	$1556
71 km or 44 mi	Wolfsburg	$1413
72 km or 45 mi	Hoxter	$1570
73 km or 46 mi	Lohne	$1563
74 km or 46 mi	Bad Salzuflen	$1564
75 km or 47 mi	Espelkamp	$1565

Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1584
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1511
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1489
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1301
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$1924
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1461
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$1101
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$980
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1666
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$997
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1334
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2260
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1268
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2429
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1344
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1157
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$987
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1382
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1312
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1274
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1187
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1133
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1287
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1233
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1344
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1123
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1359
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$989
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$565
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1393
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$863
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1369
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1501
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1490
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1500
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1298
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1316
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$931
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$536