Hanover vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hanover	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1829	$2659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4506	$6362
🏠 One person rent	$908	$1646
🏘️ Family rent	$1559	$2815
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3206	$4246
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	83	94
😀 Quality of life	92	95
🏙️ Population	548K	664K

The cost of living in Hanover is 31% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 2689th and 649th ($1829 vs $2659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th and 5th in Germany and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Germany vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Hanover compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Hanover ranked 13th best city to live in Germany vs Rotterdam ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 82nd and 20th 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	$17.3	$23.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$6.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$4.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$4.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$886	$1650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$1348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$2967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1227	$2361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$278
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.9	$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4553	$6135
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3475	$3996
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.18	$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.9	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.13	$2.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$4.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.04	$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$6.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.8	$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$91.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$629	$2772
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21676	$13092

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2424
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2491
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2389
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2112
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2608
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2755
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2407
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2247
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3165
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2564
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2460
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2296
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2399
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2185
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1739
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2111
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1834
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2341
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1829
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$2053
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2353
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1688
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2197
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1476
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799