Hanover vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hanover	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1726	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4209	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$892	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$1501	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$517	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2695	$4749
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	82	82
😀 Quality of life	91	88
🏙️ Population	548K	468K

The cost of living in Hanover is 28% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 2608th and 972nd ($1726 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 892nd 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 2 months in Raleigh. Hanover ranked 16th best city to live in Germany vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 93rd and 221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanover vs Raleigh

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	Hanover	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.2	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.73	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$815	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$616	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1546	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1063	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.1	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4316	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2823	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.38	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.5	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.24	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.75	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.63	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.8	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.6	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$406	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26877	$21914

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682