Hanover vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hanover	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$2380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4562	$5756
🏠 One person rent	$891	$1413
🏘️ Family rent	$1525	$2434
🍽️ Food expenses	$580	$698
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2914	$4476
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	82	84
😀 Quality of life	93	90
🏙️ Population	548K	430K

The cost of living in Hanover is 23% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 2626th and 1095th ($1828 vs $2380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 963rd 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 1.9 months in Minneapolis. Hanover ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs Minneapolis ranked 62nd in the United States, while ranked 112th and 215th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanover vs Minneapolis

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	Hanover	Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.5	$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$5.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$932	$1597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$681	$1151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1515	$2639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1248	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.1	$68.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.93%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4748	$3686
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3144	$2479
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.97	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.8	$74.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.6	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$6.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.58	$4.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$5.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$7.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$4.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.9	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.6	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.9	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$475	$1787
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29738	$26604

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Cities near Hanover

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Langenhagen	$1691
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Ronnenberg	$1688
9 km or 5.6 mi	Laatzen	$1676
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Seelze	$1683
11 km or 6.7 mi	Garbsen	$1679
16 km or 9.6 mi	Burgwedel	$1643
16 km or 10 mi	Lehrte	$1641
17 km or 10 mi	Sehnde	$1633
20 km or 13 mi	Burgdorf	$1618
20 km or 13 mi	Barsinghausen	$1644
21 km or 13 mi	Wunstorf	$1652
22 km or 14 mi	Springe	$1637
24 km or 15 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1647
29 km or 18 mi	Hildesheim	$1619
34 km or 21 mi	Peine	$1562
36 km or 23 mi	Celle	$1536
37 km or 23 mi	Stadthagen	$1605
40 km or 25 mi	Hamelin	$1580
47 km or 29 mi	Nienburg	$1602
49 km or 30 mi	Salzgitter	$1511
49 km or 31 mi	Rinteln	$1593
52 km or 33 mi	Petershagen	$1548
54 km or 34 mi	Braunschweig	$1534
56 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1589
56 km or 35 mi	Gifhorn	$1507
57 km or 35 mi	Minden	$1527
58 km or 36 mi	Porta Westfalica	$1547
59 km or 37 mi	Wolfenbuttel	$1515
63 km or 39 mi	Einbeck	$1587
64 km or 40 mi	Holzminden	$1582
67 km or 41 mi	Bad Oeynhausen	$1561
68 km or 42 mi	Soltau	$1585
69 km or 43 mi	Lemgo	$1563
70 km or 43 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1585
70 km or 44 mi	Goslar	$1556
71 km or 44 mi	Wolfsburg	$1413
72 km or 45 mi	Hoxter	$1570
73 km or 46 mi	Lohne	$1563
74 km or 46 mi	Bad Salzuflen	$1564
75 km or 47 mi	Espelkamp	$1565

Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2285
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2277
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2306
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2221
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2270
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2328
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2305
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2302
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2330
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2290
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2335
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2054
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2289
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2307
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2283
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2271
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2329
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2236
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2528
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2160
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2398
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2183
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2286
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2201
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2312
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2219
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2320
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2353
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2296
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2386
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2147
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2317
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2202
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2258
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2299
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2678