Hanover vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hanover	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1726	$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4209	$3092
🏠 One person rent	$892	$552
🏘️ Family rent	$1501	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$517	$364
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2695	$2086
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	82	96
😀 Quality of life	91	95
🏙️ Population	548K	2.75M

The cost of living in Hanover is 39% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 2608th and 4366th ($1726 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 29th 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 1.7 months in Osaka. Hanover ranked 16th best city to live in Germany vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 93rd and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanover vs Osaka

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	Hanover	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.2	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.73	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$815	$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$616	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1546	$1311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1063	$832
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$77.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.1	$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4316	$3491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2823	$2753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.38	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.5	$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30	$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.24	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.75	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.63	$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.8	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.6	$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$406	$66.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26877	$8318

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Hanover

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

Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1302
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1101
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1142
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1065
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1146
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1059
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1047
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1072
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1040
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1009
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1049
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1091
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1039
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1051
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1087
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1019
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1047
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1019
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$998
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1018
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1026
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1045
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$1008