Hanover vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hanover	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1726	$2054
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4209	$4880
🏠 One person rent	$892	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$1501	$1862
🍽️ Food expenses	$517	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2695	$3539
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	82	82
😀 Quality of life	91	88
🏙️ Population	548K	577K

The cost of living in Hanover is 16% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 2608th and 1702nd ($1726 vs $2054) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 1506th 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 1.6 months in Hanover compared to 1.7 months in Milwaukee. Hanover ranked 16th best city to live in Germany vs Milwaukee ranked 55th in the United States, while ranked 93rd and 240th 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	$15.6	$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.2	$54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$4.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.73	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$3.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$815	$1311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$616	$979
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1546	$2332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1063	$1469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.1	$61.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4316	$1890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2823	$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.38	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.5	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.24	$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.75	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.63	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.8	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$163
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.6	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$406	$1813
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26877	$24191

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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 Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2001
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1987
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1982
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$2019
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1942
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2019
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1986
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1976
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1998
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1932
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1760
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1991
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2017
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2023
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1963
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1968
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2017
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1960
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2320
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1847
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2313
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2321
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2312
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2298
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1817
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2332
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2327
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2391
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2078
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1850
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2179
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2294
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2484
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2345
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2311
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2461
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2371
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2378