Hanover vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hanover	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1829	$1753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4506	$4305
🏠 One person rent	$908	$874
🏘️ Family rent	$1559	$1508
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3206	$3888
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	83	56
😀 Quality of life	92	91
🏙️ Population	548K	526K

The cost of living in Hanover is 4% more expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 2689th and 2992nd ($1829 vs $1753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th and 152nd in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Hanover compared to 2.2 months in Nuremberg. Ranked 13th vs 25th best cities to live in Germany, and 82nd vs 131st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanover vs Nuremberg

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	Hanover	Nuremberg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$13.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$886	$836
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$591
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$1531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1227	$1084
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$291
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.9	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4553	$7307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3475	$3825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.18	$4.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.9	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.13	$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.04	$6.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$1.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.8	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$47.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$96.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$629	$664
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21676	$19685

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Cities near Hanover

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Langenhagen	$1697
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Ronnenberg	$1694
9 km or 5.6 mi	Laatzen	$1691
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Seelze	$1693
11 km or 6.7 mi	Garbsen	$1685
16 km or 9.6 mi	Burgwedel	$1664
16 km or 10 mi	Lehrte	$1655
17 km or 10 mi	Sehnde	$1639
20 km or 13 mi	Burgdorf	$1631
20 km or 13 mi	Barsinghausen	$1661
21 km or 13 mi	Wunstorf	$1661
22 km or 14 mi	Springe	$1655
24 km or 15 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1649
29 km or 18 mi	Hildesheim	$1648
34 km or 21 mi	Peine	$1558
36 km or 23 mi	Celle	$1547
37 km or 23 mi	Stadthagen	$1630
40 km or 25 mi	Hamelin	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Nienburg	$1614
49 km or 30 mi	Salzgitter	$1487
49 km or 31 mi	Rinteln	$1596
52 km or 33 mi	Petershagen	$1547
54 km or 34 mi	Braunschweig	$1538
56 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1596
56 km or 35 mi	Gifhorn	$1508
57 km or 35 mi	Minden	$1520
58 km or 36 mi	Porta Westfalica	$1549
59 km or 37 mi	Wolfenbuttel	$1497
63 km or 39 mi	Einbeck	$1529
64 km or 40 mi	Holzminden	$1567
67 km or 41 mi	Bad Oeynhausen	$1563
68 km or 42 mi	Soltau	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Lemgo	$1585
70 km or 43 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1590
70 km or 44 mi	Goslar	$1430
71 km or 44 mi	Wolfsburg	$1420
72 km or 45 mi	Hoxter	$1596
73 km or 46 mi	Lohne	$1565
74 km or 46 mi	Bad Salzuflen	$1567
75 km or 47 mi	Espelkamp	$1571

Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1670
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1629
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1639
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1688
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1760
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1625
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1604
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1399
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1601
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1323
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1425
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1568
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1535
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1575
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1544
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1647
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1726
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1788
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1708
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1599
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1704
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1667
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1673
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1546
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1560
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1296
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1585
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1648
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1331
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1736
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1753
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1684
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1551
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1790
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1593
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1828
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1292
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1729