Hanover vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hanover	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1726	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4209	$5150
🏠 One person rent	$892	$1216
🏘️ Family rent	$1501	$1971
🍽️ Food expenses	$517	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$296
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2695	$3902
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	82	100
😀 Quality of life	91	100
🏙️ Population	548K	5.03M

The cost of living in Hanover is 21% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 2608th and 1365th ($1726 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 4th in Germany and Australia, respectively. Check Germany vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hanover compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Hanover ranked 16th best city to live in Germany vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 93rd and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanover vs Melbourne

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	Hanover	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.2	$67.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$8.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.73	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$815	$1287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$616	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1546	$2611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1063	$1561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.1	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4316	$6900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2823	$5335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.38	$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.5	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.24	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.75	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$4.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.63	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$3.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$3.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.8	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.6	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$406	$1683
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26877	$19705

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1669
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963