Hanover vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hanover	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$918
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4562	$2393
🏠 One person rent	$891	$326
🏘️ Family rent	$1525	$552
🍽️ Food expenses	$580	$382
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2914	$1418
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	82	69
😀 Quality of life	93	72
🏙️ Population	548K	720K

The cost of living in Hanover is 99% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 2626th and 6116th ($1828 vs $918) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 791st 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 Okayama. Hanover ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs Okayama ranked 404th in Japan, while ranked 112th and 3262nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanover vs Okayama

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	Hanover	Okayama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$5.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.5	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$932	$416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$681	$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1515	$710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1248	$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$45.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.1	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.93%	1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4748	$6628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3144	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.97	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.8	$52.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.6	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.58	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.9	$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.6	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.9	$43.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$47.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$475	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29738	$10787

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Cities near Hanover

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Langenhagen	$1691
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Ronnenberg	$1688
9 km or 5.6 mi	Laatzen	$1676
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Seelze	$1683
11 km or 6.7 mi	Garbsen	$1679
16 km or 9.6 mi	Burgwedel	$1643
16 km or 10 mi	Lehrte	$1641
17 km or 10 mi	Sehnde	$1633
20 km or 13 mi	Burgdorf	$1618
20 km or 13 mi	Barsinghausen	$1644
21 km or 13 mi	Wunstorf	$1652
22 km or 14 mi	Springe	$1637
24 km or 15 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1647
29 km or 18 mi	Hildesheim	$1619
34 km or 21 mi	Peine	$1562
36 km or 23 mi	Celle	$1536
37 km or 23 mi	Stadthagen	$1605
40 km or 25 mi	Hamelin	$1580
47 km or 29 mi	Nienburg	$1602
49 km or 30 mi	Salzgitter	$1511
49 km or 31 mi	Rinteln	$1593
52 km or 33 mi	Petershagen	$1548
54 km or 34 mi	Braunschweig	$1534
56 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1589
56 km or 35 mi	Gifhorn	$1507
57 km or 35 mi	Minden	$1527
58 km or 36 mi	Porta Westfalica	$1547
59 km or 37 mi	Wolfenbuttel	$1515
63 km or 39 mi	Einbeck	$1587
64 km or 40 mi	Holzminden	$1582
67 km or 41 mi	Bad Oeynhausen	$1561
68 km or 42 mi	Soltau	$1585
69 km or 43 mi	Lemgo	$1563
70 km or 43 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1585
70 km or 44 mi	Goslar	$1556
71 km or 44 mi	Wolfsburg	$1413
72 km or 45 mi	Hoxter	$1570
73 km or 46 mi	Lohne	$1563
74 km or 46 mi	Bad Salzuflen	$1564
75 km or 47 mi	Espelkamp	$1565

Cities near Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$931
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1094
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$973
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$945
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$975
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$980
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$958
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$956
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$1038
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$920
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$1026
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$924
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$1138
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$1199
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$1077
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$1021
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$1000
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$975
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$1158
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$1037
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$964
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$990
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$927
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$951
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$964
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$1029
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1304
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$977
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$1024
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$916
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$972
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$987
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1317
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$1077
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1260
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$954
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1029
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1457
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1584
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1558