Hanover vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanover New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$4044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4113
$8222
🏠 One person rent
$899
$2662
🏘️ Family rent
$1488
$3953
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$794
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$392
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2841
$6298
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
84
100
😀 Quality of life
92
96
🏙️ Population
553K
8.8M

The cost of living in Hanover is 57% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 2513th and 6th ($1744 vs $4044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 4th 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 1.6 months in New York City. Hanover ranked 12th best city to live in Germany vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 80th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanover vs New York City

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Hanover New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.2
$24.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.8
$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.23
$8.64
 Cappuccino
$3.66
$5.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$793
$3504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$597
$2240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$3748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1013
$3719
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$323
$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.5
$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5001
$16943
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2903
$12588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.5
$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$30.4
$26.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.07
$4.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$5.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$5.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.38
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.9
$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.2
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.8
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$384
$1647
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14972
$17859

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Langenhagen
$1610
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Ronnenberg
$1602
9 km or 5.6 mi Laatzen
$1599
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Seelze
$1601
11 km or 6.7 mi Garbsen
$1599
16 km or 9.6 mi Burgwedel
$1552
16 km or 10 mi Lehrte
$1546
17 km or 10 mi Sehnde
$1552
20 km or 13 mi Burgdorf
$1517
20 km or 13 mi Barsinghausen
$1563
21 km or 13 mi Wunstorf
$1563
22 km or 14 mi Springe
$1552
24 km or 15 mi Neustadt am Rubenberge
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Hildesheim
$1573
34 km or 21 mi Peine
$1439
36 km or 23 mi Celle
$1426
37 km or 23 mi Stadthagen
$1516
40 km or 25 mi Hamelin
$1521
47 km or 29 mi Nienburg
$1495
49 km or 30 mi Salzgitter
$1381
49 km or 31 mi Rinteln
$1487
52 km or 33 mi Petershagen
$1347
54 km or 34 mi Braunschweig
$1391
56 km or 35 mi Walsrode
$1488
56 km or 35 mi Gifhorn
$1363
57 km or 35 mi Minden
$1301
58 km or 36 mi Porta Westfalica
$1355
59 km or 37 mi Wolfenbuttel
$1383
63 km or 39 mi Einbeck
$1492
64 km or 40 mi Holzminden
$1493
67 km or 41 mi Bad Oeynhausen
$1369
68 km or 42 mi Soltau
$1487
69 km or 43 mi Lemgo
$1400
70 km or 43 mi Verden an der Aller
$1476
70 km or 44 mi Goslar
$1431
71 km or 44 mi Wolfsburg
$1270
72 km or 45 mi Hoxter
$1397
73 km or 46 mi Lohne
$1393
74 km or 46 mi Bad Salzuflen
$1428
75 km or 47 mi Espelkamp
$1380

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2691
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2638
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2613
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2494
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2608
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2612
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2520
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$1956
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2622
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2400
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2464
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2612
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2433
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2351
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2338
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2521
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2684
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2653
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2422
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2638
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2695
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2615
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2660
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2627
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2614
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2698
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2534
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2404
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2737
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2784
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2694
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2465
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2447
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3028