Hanover vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hanover	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1726	$1304
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4209	$3010
🏠 One person rent	$892	$814
🏘️ Family rent	$1501	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$517	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2695	$1263
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	82	7
😀 Quality of life	91	62
🏙️ Population	548K	133K

The cost of living in Hanover is 32% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 2608th and 4205th ($1726 vs $1304) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 2nd in Germany and Maldives, respectively. Check Germany vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hanover compared to 1 months in Male. Hanover ranked 16th best city to live in Germany vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 93rd and 4917th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanover vs Male

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	Hanover	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.2	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.73	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$815	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$616	$636
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1546	$1648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1063	$1401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$96.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.1	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4316	$2651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2823	$2231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.38	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.5	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.24	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$8.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.75	$9.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.63	$7.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.8	$73.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.6	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$406	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26877	$3201

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1651
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$333
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$287
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$244
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$273
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$306
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$383
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$346
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$580
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$631
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$294
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$498
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$429
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$502
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$306
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$310
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$325
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$316
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$339
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$425
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$344
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$582
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$300
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$295
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$302
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$311
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$304
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$412
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$546
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$280
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$533
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$351
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$342
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$360