Hanover vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanover Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1828
$2463
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4562
$5699
🏠 One person rent
$891
$1467
🏘️ Family rent
$1525
$2572
🍽️ Food expenses
$580
$593
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2914
$3954
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
82
90
😀 Quality of life
93
94
🏙️ Population
548K
1.51M

The cost of living in Hanover is 26% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 2626th and 920th ($1828 vs $2463) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 1st in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hanover compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Ranked 14th vs 8th best cities to live in Germany, and 112th vs 61st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanover vs Munich

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Hanover Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.5
$80.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$5.48
 Cappuccino
$4.11
$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.22
$4.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$932
$1546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$681
$1155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1515
$2816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1248
$2089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.1
$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4748
$13232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3144
$9526
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.97
$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.8
$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.6
$27.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.58
$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.9
$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$9.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$3.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.6
$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$80.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.9
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$475
$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29738
$14492

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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 Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1966
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1956
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1934
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1905
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1876
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1731
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1842
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1757
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1725
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1854
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1784
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1841
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1298
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1826
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1790
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1954
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1848
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1745
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1664
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1851
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1659
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1655
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1671
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1807
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1597
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2083
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1585
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1697
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1917
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1675
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1706
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1720
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1725
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1654
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1657
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1654
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1904
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1730