Hanover vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hanover	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1744	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4113	$2648
🏠 One person rent	$899	$460
🏘️ Family rent	$1488	$868
🍽️ Food expenses	$528	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2841	$359
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	84	94
😀 Quality of life	92	62
🏙️ Population	553K	6.78M

The cost of living in Hanover is 73% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 2513th and 5234th ($1744 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 2nd in Germany and Brazil, respectively. Check Germany vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hanover compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Hanover ranked 12th best city to live in Germany vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 80th and 5089th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanover vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Hanover	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.8	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.23	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$793	$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$597	$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1511	$997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1013	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$323	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.5	$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	10.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5001	$2527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2903	$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.44	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.5	$55.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.4	$9.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.91	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.07	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.49	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.97	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.38	$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.9	$1.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.5	$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$106	$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.2	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.8	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$384	$588
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14972	$10845

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Cities near Hanover

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Langenhagen	$1610
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Ronnenberg	$1602
9 km or 5.6 mi	Laatzen	$1599
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Seelze	$1601
11 km or 6.7 mi	Garbsen	$1599
16 km or 9.6 mi	Burgwedel	$1552
16 km or 10 mi	Lehrte	$1546
17 km or 10 mi	Sehnde	$1552
20 km or 13 mi	Burgdorf	$1517
20 km or 13 mi	Barsinghausen	$1563
21 km or 13 mi	Wunstorf	$1563
22 km or 14 mi	Springe	$1552
24 km or 15 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1552
29 km or 18 mi	Hildesheim	$1573
34 km or 21 mi	Peine	$1439
36 km or 23 mi	Celle	$1426
37 km or 23 mi	Stadthagen	$1516
40 km or 25 mi	Hamelin	$1521
47 km or 29 mi	Nienburg	$1495
49 km or 30 mi	Salzgitter	$1381
49 km or 31 mi	Rinteln	$1487
52 km or 33 mi	Petershagen	$1347
54 km or 34 mi	Braunschweig	$1391
56 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1488
56 km or 35 mi	Gifhorn	$1363
57 km or 35 mi	Minden	$1301
58 km or 36 mi	Porta Westfalica	$1355
59 km or 37 mi	Wolfenbuttel	$1383
63 km or 39 mi	Einbeck	$1492
64 km or 40 mi	Holzminden	$1493
67 km or 41 mi	Bad Oeynhausen	$1369
68 km or 42 mi	Soltau	$1487
69 km or 43 mi	Lemgo	$1400
70 km or 43 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1476
70 km or 44 mi	Goslar	$1431
71 km or 44 mi	Wolfsburg	$1270
72 km or 45 mi	Hoxter	$1397
73 km or 46 mi	Lohne	$1393
74 km or 46 mi	Bad Salzuflen	$1428
75 km or 47 mi	Espelkamp	$1380

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$778
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$688
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$710
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$887
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$645
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$619
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$717
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$531
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$593
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$606
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$691
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$702
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$711
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$496
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$560
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$633
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$681
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$638
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$568
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$647
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$685
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$616
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$653
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$617
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$465
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$582
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$679
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$554
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$701
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$669
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$631
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$681
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$591
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$680
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$674
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$579
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$541
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$775
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$620