Hanover vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hanover	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1744	$1998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4113	$4556
🏠 One person rent	$899	$1204
🏘️ Family rent	$1488	$1870
🍽️ Food expenses	$528	$491
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2841	$2742
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	84	91
😀 Quality of life	92	91
🏙️ Population	553K	548K

The cost of living in Hanover is 13% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 2513th and 1798th ($1744 vs $1998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 57th 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 12th best city to live in Germany vs Manchester ranked 11th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 80th and 110th 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	$15.2	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.8	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$9.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.23	$6.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$793	$1274
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$597	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1511	$2104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1013	$1386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$198
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$323	$303
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.5	$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5001	$5073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2903	$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.44	$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.5	$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.4	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.91	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.07	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.49	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.97	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.38	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.9	$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.5	$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$106	$86
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.2	$82.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.8	$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$384	$1559
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14972	$13845

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Cities near Hanover

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Langenhagen	$1610
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Ronnenberg	$1602
9 km or 5.6 mi	Laatzen	$1599
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Seelze	$1601
11 km or 6.7 mi	Garbsen	$1599
16 km or 9.6 mi	Burgwedel	$1552
16 km or 10 mi	Lehrte	$1546
17 km or 10 mi	Sehnde	$1552
20 km or 13 mi	Burgdorf	$1517
20 km or 13 mi	Barsinghausen	$1563
21 km or 13 mi	Wunstorf	$1563
22 km or 14 mi	Springe	$1552
24 km or 15 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1552
29 km or 18 mi	Hildesheim	$1573
34 km or 21 mi	Peine	$1439
36 km or 23 mi	Celle	$1426
37 km or 23 mi	Stadthagen	$1516
40 km or 25 mi	Hamelin	$1521
47 km or 29 mi	Nienburg	$1495
49 km or 30 mi	Salzgitter	$1381
49 km or 31 mi	Rinteln	$1487
52 km or 33 mi	Petershagen	$1347
54 km or 34 mi	Braunschweig	$1391
56 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1488
56 km or 35 mi	Gifhorn	$1363
57 km or 35 mi	Minden	$1301
58 km or 36 mi	Porta Westfalica	$1355
59 km or 37 mi	Wolfenbuttel	$1383
63 km or 39 mi	Einbeck	$1492
64 km or 40 mi	Holzminden	$1493
67 km or 41 mi	Bad Oeynhausen	$1369
68 km or 42 mi	Soltau	$1487
69 km or 43 mi	Lemgo	$1400
70 km or 43 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1476
70 km or 44 mi	Goslar	$1431
71 km or 44 mi	Wolfsburg	$1270
72 km or 45 mi	Hoxter	$1397
73 km or 46 mi	Lohne	$1393
74 km or 46 mi	Bad Salzuflen	$1428
75 km or 47 mi	Espelkamp	$1380

Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1526
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1607
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1711
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1703
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1932
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1588
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1644
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1358
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1708
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1689
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1733
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1613
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1527
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1455
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1574
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1675
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1487
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1467
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1623
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1564
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1640
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1746
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1628
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1656
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1564
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1392
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1713
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1715
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1497
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1867
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1652
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1652
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1629