Hanover vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hanover	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4329	$4999
🏠 One person rent	$953	$1371
🏘️ Family rent	$1621	$2182
🍽️ Food expenses	$550	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2988	$3835
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	84	94
😀 Quality of life	92	94
🏙️ Population	545K	664K

The cost of living in Hanover is 18% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 2395th and 1336th ($1828 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 6th 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 1.7 months in Rotterdam. Hanover ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 83rd and 51st 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	$14.6	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.7	$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.05	$6.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.04	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$644	$1112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1643	$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1158	$1840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$315	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.98%	3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5131	$5393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3015	$3725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.56	$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.8	$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.7	$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.44	$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.62	$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.76	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.7	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.6	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.8	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$402	$1741
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15505	$10888

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Cities near Hanover

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Langenhagen	$1689
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Ronnenberg	$1686
9 km or 5.6 mi	Laatzen	$1670
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Seelze	$1678
11 km or 6.7 mi	Garbsen	$1675
16 km or 9.6 mi	Burgwedel	$1634
16 km or 10 mi	Lehrte	$1623
17 km or 10 mi	Sehnde	$1623
20 km or 13 mi	Burgdorf	$1600
20 km or 13 mi	Barsinghausen	$1648
21 km or 13 mi	Wunstorf	$1636
22 km or 14 mi	Springe	$1640
24 km or 15 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1633
29 km or 18 mi	Hildesheim	$1629
34 km or 21 mi	Peine	$1519
36 km or 23 mi	Celle	$1523
37 km or 23 mi	Stadthagen	$1607
40 km or 25 mi	Hamelin	$1633
47 km or 29 mi	Nienburg	$1569
49 km or 30 mi	Salzgitter	$1455
49 km or 31 mi	Rinteln	$1583
52 km or 33 mi	Petershagen	$1484
54 km or 34 mi	Braunschweig	$1456
56 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1554
56 km or 35 mi	Gifhorn	$1469
57 km or 35 mi	Minden	$1456
58 km or 36 mi	Porta Westfalica	$1489
59 km or 37 mi	Wolfenbuttel	$1455
63 km or 39 mi	Einbeck	$1568
64 km or 40 mi	Holzminden	$1583
67 km or 41 mi	Bad Oeynhausen	$1499
68 km or 42 mi	Soltau	$1538
69 km or 43 mi	Lemgo	$1498
70 km or 43 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1546
70 km or 44 mi	Goslar	$1493
71 km or 44 mi	Wolfsburg	$1400
72 km or 45 mi	Hoxter	$1494
73 km or 46 mi	Lohne	$1498
74 km or 46 mi	Bad Salzuflen	$1514
75 km or 47 mi	Espelkamp	$1487

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1991
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2094
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1750
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2184
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2373
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2375
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1865
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2180
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2046
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2076
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2064
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1975
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1762
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1831
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1709
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1782
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1921
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1611
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2017
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1442
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592