Hanover vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hanover	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4562	$5312
🏠 One person rent	$891	$1378
🏘️ Family rent	$1525	$2219
🍽️ Food expenses	$580	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2914	$3266
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	82	91
😀 Quality of life	93	93
🏙️ Population	548K	548K

The cost of living in Hanover is 19% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 2626th and 1330th ($1828 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 39th in Germany and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Germany vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hanover compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Hanover ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs Manchester ranked 10th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 112th and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanover vs Manchester

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	Hanover	Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.5	$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$7.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$932	$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$681	$1050
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1515	$2460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1248	$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.1	$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.93%	6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4748	$5680
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3144	$3963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.97	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.8	$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.6	$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.58	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$9.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.9	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$17.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.6	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$89.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.9	$96.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$475	$1945
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29738	$20873

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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 Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1759
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1788
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2040
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2011
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1723
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1828
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1680
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1873
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1866
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1883
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1513
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1834
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1968
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1887
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1783
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1578
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1652
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1822
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1746
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1833
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1850
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1832
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1507
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1937
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1890
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2023
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1834
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1804