Hanover vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hanover	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4562	$4619
🏠 One person rent	$891	$1231
🏘️ Family rent	$1525	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$580	$576
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2914	$3333
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	82	50
😀 Quality of life	93	92
🏙️ Population	548K	1.02M

The cost of living in Hanover is 13% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 2626th and 1744th ($1828 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 24th 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 1.6 months in Ottawa. Hanover ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 112th and 129th 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	$17.4	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.5	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$932	$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$681	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1515	$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1248	$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.1	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.93%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4748	$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3144	$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.97	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.8	$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.6	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.58	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.9	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.6	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$66
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.9	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$475	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29738	$15527

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822