Hanover vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hanover	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1829	$2088
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4506	$5072
🏠 One person rent	$908	$1201
🏘️ Family rent	$1559	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3206	$3838
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	83	81
😀 Quality of life	92	89
🏙️ Population	548K	577K

The cost of living in Hanover is 12% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 2689th and 1786th ($1829 vs $2088) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th and 1421st in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Hanover compared to 1.8 months in Milwaukee. Hanover ranked 13th best city to live in Germany vs Milwaukee ranked 57th in the United States, while ranked 82nd and 224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanover vs Milwaukee

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	Hanover	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$5.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$886	$1419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$2352
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1227	$1521
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.9	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4553	$2602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3475	$1709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.18	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.9	$74.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.13	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$4.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.04	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.8	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$165
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$629	$1817
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21676	$24100

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Cities near Hanover

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Langenhagen	$1697
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Ronnenberg	$1694
9 km or 5.6 mi	Laatzen	$1691
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Seelze	$1693
11 km or 6.7 mi	Garbsen	$1685
16 km or 9.6 mi	Burgwedel	$1664
16 km or 10 mi	Lehrte	$1655
17 km or 10 mi	Sehnde	$1639
20 km or 13 mi	Burgdorf	$1631
20 km or 13 mi	Barsinghausen	$1661
21 km or 13 mi	Wunstorf	$1661
22 km or 14 mi	Springe	$1655
24 km or 15 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1649
29 km or 18 mi	Hildesheim	$1648
34 km or 21 mi	Peine	$1558
36 km or 23 mi	Celle	$1547
37 km or 23 mi	Stadthagen	$1630
40 km or 25 mi	Hamelin	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Nienburg	$1614
49 km or 30 mi	Salzgitter	$1487
49 km or 31 mi	Rinteln	$1596
52 km or 33 mi	Petershagen	$1547
54 km or 34 mi	Braunschweig	$1538
56 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1596
56 km or 35 mi	Gifhorn	$1508
57 km or 35 mi	Minden	$1520
58 km or 36 mi	Porta Westfalica	$1549
59 km or 37 mi	Wolfenbuttel	$1497
63 km or 39 mi	Einbeck	$1529
64 km or 40 mi	Holzminden	$1567
67 km or 41 mi	Bad Oeynhausen	$1563
68 km or 42 mi	Soltau	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Lemgo	$1585
70 km or 43 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1590
70 km or 44 mi	Goslar	$1430
71 km or 44 mi	Wolfsburg	$1420
72 km or 45 mi	Hoxter	$1596
73 km or 46 mi	Lohne	$1565
74 km or 46 mi	Bad Salzuflen	$1567
75 km or 47 mi	Espelkamp	$1571

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1923
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1949
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1927
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1993
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1934
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2000
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1979
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$1993
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1990
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1930
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1746
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1996
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2058
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2065
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1946
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2039
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2097
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1950
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2344
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1771
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2382
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2389
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2443
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2364
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1825
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2407
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2434
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2418
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2162
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1813
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2249
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2428
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1796
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2555
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2418
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2410
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2559
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2453
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2400