Hanover vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanover New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1828
$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4329
$8925
🏠 One person rent
$953
$2620
🏘️ Family rent
$1621
$4454
🍽️ Food expenses
$550
$807
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2988
$5777
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
84
100
😀 Quality of life
92
97
🏙️ Population
545K
8.8M

The cost of living in Hanover is 55% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 2395th and 5th ($1828 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 3rd 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 1.4 months in New York City. Hanover ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 83rd and 13th 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
$14.6
$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.7
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.05
$9.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.04
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$918
$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$644
$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1643
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1158
$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$315
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.98%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5131
$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3015
$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.8
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.7
$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.11
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.44
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.62
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.24
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.7
$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.6
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.8
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$402
$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15505
$20585

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2479
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2493
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2635
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2762
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2778
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2646
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2760
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2721
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2586
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2771
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2578
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2553
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3108