Hanover vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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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