Hanover vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hanover	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4329	$3039
🏠 One person rent	$953	$446
🏘️ Family rent	$1621	$989
🍽️ Food expenses	$550	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2988	$1634
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	84	52
😀 Quality of life	92	67
🏙️ Population	545K	791K

The cost of living in Hanover is 65% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 2395th and 4902nd ($1828 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 146th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hanover compared to 1.5 months in Niigata. Hanover ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Niigata ranked 578th in Japan, while ranked 83rd and 3769th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanover vs Niigata

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	Hanover	Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.7	$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.05	$2.91
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.04	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$327
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$644	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1643	$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1158	$692
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$315	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.98%	1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5131	$2976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3015	$2688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.56	$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.8	$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.7	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.44	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.62	$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.76	$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.7	$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$26.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.6	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.8	$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$402	$87.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15505	$15392

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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 Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$1035
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$1041
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1047
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1048
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1049
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1051
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$1042
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1068
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$1046
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1112
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1053
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1091
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1082
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1106
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$1048
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$1015
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1107
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1053
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$1011
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1127
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$1007
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$1000
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1087
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$988
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1054
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$1002
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$1004
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1062
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1081
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$1012
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$998
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$1017
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1000
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1061
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1063
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$1008
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$1016
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$989
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1066
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1046