Hanover vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hanover	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1792	$2078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4490	$5083
🏠 One person rent	$848	$1194
🏘️ Family rent	$1458	$1948
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3188	$3809
😷 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 14% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 2887th and 1833rd ($1792 vs $2078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 140th and 1456th 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 14th best city to live in Germany vs Milwaukee ranked 70th in the United States, while ranked 89th and 260th 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	$16.4	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$5.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.29	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$858	$1421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$643	$908
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1566	$2353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1147	$1538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.3	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4591	$2254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3497	$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.27	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.4	$73.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.5	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$4.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$4.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.14	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.95	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$166
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$108	$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$133	$85.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$547	$1835
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25389	$24369

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Cities near Hanover

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Langenhagen	$1681
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Ronnenberg	$1678
9 km or 5.6 mi	Laatzen	$1675
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Seelze	$1674
11 km or 6.7 mi	Garbsen	$1669
16 km or 9.6 mi	Burgwedel	$1643
16 km or 10 mi	Lehrte	$1643
17 km or 10 mi	Sehnde	$1649
20 km or 13 mi	Burgdorf	$1612
20 km or 13 mi	Barsinghausen	$1636
21 km or 13 mi	Wunstorf	$1638
22 km or 14 mi	Springe	$1631
24 km or 15 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1636
29 km or 18 mi	Hildesheim	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Peine	$1582
36 km or 23 mi	Celle	$1529
37 km or 23 mi	Stadthagen	$1608
40 km or 25 mi	Hamelin	$1562
47 km or 29 mi	Nienburg	$1593
49 km or 30 mi	Salzgitter	$1540
49 km or 31 mi	Rinteln	$1579
52 km or 33 mi	Petershagen	$1569
54 km or 34 mi	Braunschweig	$1566
56 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1586
56 km or 35 mi	Gifhorn	$1532
57 km or 35 mi	Minden	$1535
58 km or 36 mi	Porta Westfalica	$1573
59 km or 37 mi	Wolfenbuttel	$1544
63 km or 39 mi	Einbeck	$1613
64 km or 40 mi	Holzminden	$1589
67 km or 41 mi	Bad Oeynhausen	$1583
68 km or 42 mi	Soltau	$1580
69 km or 43 mi	Lemgo	$1608
70 km or 43 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1580
70 km or 44 mi	Goslar	$1570
71 km or 44 mi	Wolfsburg	$1453
72 km or 45 mi	Hoxter	$1640
73 km or 46 mi	Lohne	$1584
74 km or 46 mi	Bad Salzuflen	$1583
75 km or 47 mi	Espelkamp	$1592

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1962
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1986
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1965
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1924
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1963
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2040
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1997
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1997
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2028
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2020
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1966
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1812
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2037
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2079
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2070
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1971
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2034
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2092
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1990
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2381
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1814
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2365
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2379
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2435
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2354
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1746
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2403
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2437
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2410
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2131
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1844
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2229
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2402
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1784
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2504
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2398
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2371
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2519
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2434
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2415