Hanover vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hanover	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$1301
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4562	$3087
🏠 One person rent	$891	$611
🏘️ Family rent	$1525	$966
🍽️ Food expenses	$580	$458
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2914	$1505
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	82	19
😀 Quality of life	93	78
🏙️ Population	548K	630K

The cost of living in Hanover is 40% more expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 2626th and 4489th ($1828 vs $1301) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 115th in Germany and Italy, respectively. Check Germany vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hanover compared to 1.2 months in Palermo. Hanover ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs Palermo ranked 51st in Italy, while ranked 112th and 1010th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanover vs Palermo

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	Hanover	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$12.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.5	$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$932	$627
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$681	$425
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1515	$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1248	$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.1	$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.93%	4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4748	$4312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3144	$1737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.97	$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.8	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.6	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.58	$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.9	$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$6.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.6	$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$8.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$76.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.9	$83.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$475	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29738	$10700

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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 Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$1046
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1141
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$1085
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1234
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$1161
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1298
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1271
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1176
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1161
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1232
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1341
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1666
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1579
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1697
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1951
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1720
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1739
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1770
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1577
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1471
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1425
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1200
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1266
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$487
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1689
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$607
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1466
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1518
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1605
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$529
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$577
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$375
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1389
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1381
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1217
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1191
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1291
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1170
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1319