Hanover vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hanover	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1726	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4209	$5081
🏠 One person rent	$892	$1241
🏘️ Family rent	$1501	$2185
🍽️ Food expenses	$517	$510
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2695	$2923
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	82	91
😀 Quality of life	91	92
🏙️ Population	548K	548K

The cost of living in Hanover is 17% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 2608th and 1662nd ($1726 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 46th 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 16th best city to live in Germany vs Manchester ranked 13th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 93rd and 85th 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	$15.6	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.2	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$9.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$6.16
☕ Cappuccino	$3.73	$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$815	$1351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$616	$936
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1546	$2179
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1063	$1788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.1	$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	5.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4316	$5330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2823	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.38	$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.5	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.24	$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$8.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.75	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.63	$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.8	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$84.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.6	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$406	$1818
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26877	$19551

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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 Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1806
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1672
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1806
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1962
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1574
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1675
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1497
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1753
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1762
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1376
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1793
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1737
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1686
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1486
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1456
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1598
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1707
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1680
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1706
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1401
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1764
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1897
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1710
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1681