Hanover vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hanover	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1792	$1311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4490	$2822
🏠 One person rent	$848	$805
🏘️ Family rent	$1458	$1397
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3188	$866
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	83	8
😀 Quality of life	92	64
🏙️ Population	548K	133K

The cost of living in Hanover is 37% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 2887th and 4552nd ($1792 vs $1311) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 140th and 2nd in Germany and Maldives, respectively. Check Germany vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Hanover compared to 0.7 months in Male. Hanover ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 89th and 5347th 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	$16.4	$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$9.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$4.66
☕ Cappuccino	$4.29	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$858	$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$643	$620
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1566	$1472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1147	$1144
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$74.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.3	$72.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	14.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4591	$2247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3497	$1903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.27	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.4	$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.5	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$7.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$9.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.14	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.95	$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$108	$41
👟 Brand Sneakers	$133	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$547	$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25389	$3300

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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 Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1379
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$348
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$303
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$251
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$269
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$299
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$387
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$350
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$293
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$609
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$676
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$349
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$518
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$487
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$414
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$499
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$271
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$348
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$316
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$299
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$331
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$447
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$320
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$554
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$344
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$285
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$303
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$285
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$349
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$297
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$389
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$544
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$273
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$523
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$332
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$335
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327