Hanover vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hanover	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1726	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4209	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$892	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$1501	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$517	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2695	$3493
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	82	94
😀 Quality of life	91	93
🏙️ Population	548K	664K

The cost of living in Hanover is 27% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 2608th and 1038th ($1726 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 3rd in Germany and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Germany vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hanover compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Hanover ranked 16th best city to live in Germany vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 93rd and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanover vs Rotterdam

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	Hanover	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.2	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.73	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$815	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$616	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1546	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1063	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.1	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4316	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2823	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.38	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.5	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.24	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.75	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.63	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.8	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.6	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$406	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26877	$10730

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514