Hanover vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hanover	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1829	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4506	$5273
🏠 One person rent	$908	$1374
🏘️ Family rent	$1559	$2201
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3206	$4362
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	83	82
😀 Quality of life	92	89
🏙️ Population	548K	468K

The cost of living in Hanover is 19% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 2689th and 1363rd ($1829 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th and 1143rd 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 1.8 months in Hanover compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Hanover ranked 13th best city to live in Germany vs Raleigh ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 82nd and 219th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Hanover	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$5.64
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$886	$1531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$2619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1227	$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.9	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4553	$3898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3475	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.18	$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.9	$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.13	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$4.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.04	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$9.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.8	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$629	$1475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21676	$24243

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2483
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2280
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2300
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2241
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2063
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2133
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2116
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1842
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2016
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2089
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2212
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2059
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1775
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2027
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2073
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2045
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1909
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2007
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2200
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1863
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2070
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2105
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2007
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1849
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2075
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2031
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1851
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1904
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2003
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2295
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2375
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2129
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2204
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1729