Hanover vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hanover	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$1903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4562	$4337
🏠 One person rent	$891	$969
🏘️ Family rent	$1525	$1582
🍽️ Food expenses	$580	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2914	$2945
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	82	100
😀 Quality of life	93	95
🏙️ Population	548K	1.8M

The cost of living in Hanover is 4% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 2626th and 2306th ($1828 vs $1903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 52nd in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hanover compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Hanover ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs Montreal ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 112th and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanover vs Montreal

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	Hanover	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.5	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$5.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$932	$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$681	$839
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1515	$1821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1248	$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.1	$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.93%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4748	$6195
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3144	$4493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.97	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.8	$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.6	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.58	$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.9	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.6	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$133
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.9	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$475	$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29738	$4789

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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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2055
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1853
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1930
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1786
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1853
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1767
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1766
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1776
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1780
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1782
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1449
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1120
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1811