Hanover vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hanover	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$2137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4329	$5153
🏠 One person rent	$953	$1275
🏘️ Family rent	$1621	$2202
🍽️ Food expenses	$550	$530
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2988	$3299
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	84	91
😀 Quality of life	92	92
🏙️ Population	545K	548K

The cost of living in Hanover is 14% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 2395th and 1500th ($1828 vs $2137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 53rd 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 1.5 months in Manchester. Hanover ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Manchester ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 83rd and 76th 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	$14.6	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.7	$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.05	$6.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.04	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$644	$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1643	$2281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1158	$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$315	$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.98%	5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5131	$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3015	$3610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.56	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.8	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.7	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.44	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.62	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.76	$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.7	$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.6	$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.8	$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$402	$1753
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15505	$17390

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Cities near Hanover

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Langenhagen	$1689
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Ronnenberg	$1686
9 km or 5.6 mi	Laatzen	$1670
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Seelze	$1678
11 km or 6.7 mi	Garbsen	$1675
16 km or 9.6 mi	Burgwedel	$1634
16 km or 10 mi	Lehrte	$1623
17 km or 10 mi	Sehnde	$1623
20 km or 13 mi	Burgdorf	$1600
20 km or 13 mi	Barsinghausen	$1648
21 km or 13 mi	Wunstorf	$1636
22 km or 14 mi	Springe	$1640
24 km or 15 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1633
29 km or 18 mi	Hildesheim	$1629
34 km or 21 mi	Peine	$1519
36 km or 23 mi	Celle	$1523
37 km or 23 mi	Stadthagen	$1607
40 km or 25 mi	Hamelin	$1633
47 km or 29 mi	Nienburg	$1569
49 km or 30 mi	Salzgitter	$1455
49 km or 31 mi	Rinteln	$1583
52 km or 33 mi	Petershagen	$1484
54 km or 34 mi	Braunschweig	$1456
56 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1554
56 km or 35 mi	Gifhorn	$1469
57 km or 35 mi	Minden	$1456
58 km or 36 mi	Porta Westfalica	$1489
59 km or 37 mi	Wolfenbuttel	$1455
63 km or 39 mi	Einbeck	$1568
64 km or 40 mi	Holzminden	$1583
67 km or 41 mi	Bad Oeynhausen	$1499
68 km or 42 mi	Soltau	$1538
69 km or 43 mi	Lemgo	$1498
70 km or 43 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1546
70 km or 44 mi	Goslar	$1493
71 km or 44 mi	Wolfsburg	$1400
72 km or 45 mi	Hoxter	$1494
73 km or 46 mi	Lohne	$1498
74 km or 46 mi	Bad Salzuflen	$1514
75 km or 47 mi	Espelkamp	$1487

Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1592
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1776
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1852
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1802
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2069
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1659
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1752
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1529
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1824
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1860
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1844
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1493
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1761
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$2098
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1898
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1780
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1552
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1585
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1776
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1670
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1788
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1853
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1789
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1712
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1449
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1889
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1809
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1614
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1957
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1784
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1797
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1761