Hanover vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hanover	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1829	$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4506	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$908	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$1559	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3206	$2878
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	83	38
😀 Quality of life	92	87
🏙️ Population	548K	574K

The cost of living in Hanover is 11% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 2689th and 3402nd ($1829 vs $1648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th and 116th in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Hanover compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Hanover ranked 13th best city to live in Germany vs Quebec City ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 82nd and 327th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanover vs Quebec City

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	Hanover	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$886	$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1227	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.9	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4553	$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3475	$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.18	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.9	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.13	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.04	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.8	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$629	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21676	$8149

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Cities near Hanover

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Langenhagen	$1697
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Ronnenberg	$1694
9 km or 5.6 mi	Laatzen	$1691
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Seelze	$1693
11 km or 6.7 mi	Garbsen	$1685
16 km or 9.6 mi	Burgwedel	$1664
16 km or 10 mi	Lehrte	$1655
17 km or 10 mi	Sehnde	$1639
20 km or 13 mi	Burgdorf	$1631
20 km or 13 mi	Barsinghausen	$1661
21 km or 13 mi	Wunstorf	$1661
22 km or 14 mi	Springe	$1655
24 km or 15 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1649
29 km or 18 mi	Hildesheim	$1648
34 km or 21 mi	Peine	$1558
36 km or 23 mi	Celle	$1547
37 km or 23 mi	Stadthagen	$1630
40 km or 25 mi	Hamelin	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Nienburg	$1614
49 km or 30 mi	Salzgitter	$1487
49 km or 31 mi	Rinteln	$1596
52 km or 33 mi	Petershagen	$1547
54 km or 34 mi	Braunschweig	$1538
56 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1596
56 km or 35 mi	Gifhorn	$1508
57 km or 35 mi	Minden	$1520
58 km or 36 mi	Porta Westfalica	$1549
59 km or 37 mi	Wolfenbuttel	$1497
63 km or 39 mi	Einbeck	$1529
64 km or 40 mi	Holzminden	$1567
67 km or 41 mi	Bad Oeynhausen	$1563
68 km or 42 mi	Soltau	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Lemgo	$1585
70 km or 43 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1590
70 km or 44 mi	Goslar	$1430
71 km or 44 mi	Wolfsburg	$1420
72 km or 45 mi	Hoxter	$1596
73 km or 46 mi	Lohne	$1565
74 km or 46 mi	Bad Salzuflen	$1567
75 km or 47 mi	Espelkamp	$1571

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1638
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1002
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1457
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1238
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1219
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1441
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1365
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1421
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1504
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1122
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1289
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1533
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1421
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1384
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1817
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1829
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1828
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1861
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1892
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1874
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2051
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1901
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1937
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1828
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2058
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1921
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1913