Hanover vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hanover	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1726	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4209	$6395
🏠 One person rent	$892	$1516
🏘️ Family rent	$1501	$2783
🍽️ Food expenses	$517	$737
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2695	$4131
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	82	99
😀 Quality of life	91	90
🏙️ Population	548K	1.6M

The cost of living in Hanover is 34% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 2608th and 664th ($1726 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 610th in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hanover compared to 1.6 months in Philadelphia. Hanover ranked 16th best city to live in Germany vs Philadelphia ranked 28th in the United States, while ranked 93rd and 138th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanover vs Philadelphia

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	Hanover	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.2	$94.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$5.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.73	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$815	$1616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$616	$1200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1546	$3231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1063	$2273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.1	$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4316	$3404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2823	$2379
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.38	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.5	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$4.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$9.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.24	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$6.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$3.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.75	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.63	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$3.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.8	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.6	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$406	$2066
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26877	$19774

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2574
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2604
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2477
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2567
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2600
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2608
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2368
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2600
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2611
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2787
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2493
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2423
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2582
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2541
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2353
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2683
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2676
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2085
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2653
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2901
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2642
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2739
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2919
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2819
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2723
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2782
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2849
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2303
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2264
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2880
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2320
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2557
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2693