Hanover vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanover New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1726
$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4209
$10033
🏠 One person rent
$892
$2960
🏘️ Family rent
$1501
$5380
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$886
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2695
$5544
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
82
100
😀 Quality of life
91
95
🏙️ Population
548K
8.8M

The cost of living in Hanover is 61% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 2608th and 3rd ($1726 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 1st 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 1.2 months in New York City. Hanover ranked 16th best city to live in Germany vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 93rd and 22nd 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
$15.6
$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.2
$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$8.94
☕ Cappuccino
$3.73
$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$815
$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$616
$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1546
$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1063
$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.1
$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4316
$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2823
$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.38
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.5
$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$30
$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.87
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.75
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.63
$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.58
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$101
$173
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.6
$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$406
$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26877
$21465

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Langenhagen
$1599
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Ronnenberg
$1595
9 km or 5.6 mi Laatzen
$1585
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Seelze
$1590
11 km or 6.7 mi Garbsen
$1587
16 km or 9.6 mi Burgwedel
$1552
16 km or 10 mi Lehrte
$1551
17 km or 10 mi Sehnde
$1544
20 km or 13 mi Burgdorf
$1532
20 km or 13 mi Barsinghausen
$1564
21 km or 13 mi Wunstorf
$1558
22 km or 14 mi Springe
$1559
24 km or 15 mi Neustadt am Rubenberge
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Hildesheim
$1560
34 km or 21 mi Peine
$1466
36 km or 23 mi Celle
$1458
37 km or 23 mi Stadthagen
$1530
40 km or 25 mi Hamelin
$1549
47 km or 29 mi Nienburg
$1498
49 km or 30 mi Salzgitter
$1460
49 km or 31 mi Rinteln
$1512
52 km or 33 mi Petershagen
$1407
54 km or 34 mi Braunschweig
$1371
56 km or 35 mi Walsrode
$1482
56 km or 35 mi Gifhorn
$1411
57 km or 35 mi Minden
$1371
58 km or 36 mi Porta Westfalica
$1401
59 km or 37 mi Wolfenbuttel
$1417
63 km or 39 mi Einbeck
$1517
64 km or 40 mi Holzminden
$1515
67 km or 41 mi Bad Oeynhausen
$1418
68 km or 42 mi Soltau
$1469
69 km or 43 mi Lemgo
$1431
70 km or 43 mi Verden an der Aller
$1468
70 km or 44 mi Goslar
$1558
71 km or 44 mi Wolfsburg
$1352
72 km or 45 mi Hoxter
$1442
73 km or 46 mi Lohne
$1423
74 km or 46 mi Bad Salzuflen
$1420
75 km or 47 mi Espelkamp
$1421

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2701
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2756
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2698
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2720
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2730
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2792
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2667
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2729
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2740
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2512
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2693
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2732
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2531
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2587
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2637
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2614
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2749
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2664
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2480
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2715
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2722
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2676
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2747
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2664
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2716
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2745
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2611
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2456
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2674
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2772
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2730
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2610
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2456
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3111