Hanover vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hanover	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4329	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$953	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$1621	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$550	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2988	$3150
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	84	50
😀 Quality of life	92	89
🏙️ Population	545K	1.02M

The cost of living in Hanover is 18% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 2395th and 1290th ($1828 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 23rd in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hanover compared to 1.4 months in Ottawa. Hanover ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 83rd and 167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanover vs Ottawa

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	Hanover	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.7	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.05	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.04	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$644	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1643	$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1158	$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$315	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.98%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5131	$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3015	$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.56	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.8	$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.7	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.44	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.62	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.76	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.7	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.6	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.8	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$402	$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15505	$20100

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1542
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2336
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1677
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$2004
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1828
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1897
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1799
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1791
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1912
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1996
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1686
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1861
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1954
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1821
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1927
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1896
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2057
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1878
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1823
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1845
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884