Hanover vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanover Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1828
$2332
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4329
$5652
🏠 One person rent
$953
$1380
🏘️ Family rent
$1621
$2574
🍽️ Food expenses
$550
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2988
$3717
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
84
91
😀 Quality of life
92
94
🏙️ Population
545K
1.51M

The cost of living in Hanover is 22% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 2395th and 1056th ($1828 vs $2332) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th 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 17th vs 8th best cities to live in Germany, and 83rd vs 54th 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
$14.6
$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.7
$77.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.05
$5.12
 Cappuccino
$3.56
$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.04
$4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$918
$1433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$644
$1107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1643
$2772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1158
$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$315
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$43.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.98%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5131
$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3015
$9154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.8
$56.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.7
$26.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.11
$2.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.44
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.62
$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.24
$9.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.7
$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$23
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.6
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.8
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$402
$1009
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15505
$19483

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Cities near Hanover

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Langenhagen
$1689
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Ronnenberg
$1686
9 km or 5.6 mi Laatzen
$1670
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Seelze
$1678
11 km or 6.7 mi Garbsen
$1675
16 km or 9.6 mi Burgwedel
$1634
16 km or 10 mi Lehrte
$1623
17 km or 10 mi Sehnde
$1623
20 km or 13 mi Burgdorf
$1600
20 km or 13 mi Barsinghausen
$1648
21 km or 13 mi Wunstorf
$1636
22 km or 14 mi Springe
$1640
24 km or 15 mi Neustadt am Rubenberge
$1633
29 km or 18 mi Hildesheim
$1629
34 km or 21 mi Peine
$1519
36 km or 23 mi Celle
$1523
37 km or 23 mi Stadthagen
$1607
40 km or 25 mi Hamelin
$1633
47 km or 29 mi Nienburg
$1569
49 km or 30 mi Salzgitter
$1455
49 km or 31 mi Rinteln
$1583
52 km or 33 mi Petershagen
$1484
54 km or 34 mi Braunschweig
$1456
56 km or 35 mi Walsrode
$1554
56 km or 35 mi Gifhorn
$1469
57 km or 35 mi Minden
$1456
58 km or 36 mi Porta Westfalica
$1489
59 km or 37 mi Wolfenbuttel
$1455
63 km or 39 mi Einbeck
$1568
64 km or 40 mi Holzminden
$1583
67 km or 41 mi Bad Oeynhausen
$1499
68 km or 42 mi Soltau
$1538
69 km or 43 mi Lemgo
$1498
70 km or 43 mi Verden an der Aller
$1546
70 km or 44 mi Goslar
$1493
71 km or 44 mi Wolfsburg
$1400
72 km or 45 mi Hoxter
$1494
73 km or 46 mi Lohne
$1498
74 km or 46 mi Bad Salzuflen
$1514
75 km or 47 mi Espelkamp
$1487

Cities near Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1886
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1838
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1869
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1837
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1817
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1805
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1782
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1686
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1777
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1688
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1643
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1871
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1664
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1650
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1224
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1655
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1717
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1714
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1646
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1657
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1614
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1652
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1536
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1618
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1589
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1751
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1606
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2024
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1630
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1619
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1783
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1651
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1612
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1740
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1665
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1607
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1606
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1668
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1778
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1668