Hanover vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hanover	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1744	$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4113	$4464
🏠 One person rent	$899	$1251
🏘️ Family rent	$1488	$1909
🍽️ Food expenses	$528	$484
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2841	$3795
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	84	94
😀 Quality of life	92	93
🏙️ Population	553K	592K

The cost of living in Hanover is 13% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 2513th and 1756th ($1744 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 7th 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 1.9 months in Rotterdam. Hanover ranked 12th best city to live in Germany vs Rotterdam ranked 3rd in the Netherlands, while ranked 80th and 54th 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	$15.2	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.8	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.23	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$793	$1267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$597	$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1511	$1849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1013	$1585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$323	$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.5	$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5001	$5063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2903	$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.44	$4.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.5	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.4	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.91	$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.07	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.49	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.97	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.38	$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.9	$9.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.5	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$106	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$20.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.2	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.8	$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$384	$1521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14972	$12166

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1804
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$1886
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2205
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1741
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1822
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1832
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2055
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1854
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2465
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$1939
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1833
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2545
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$1894
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1498
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$1981
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1919
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1897
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1647
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2001
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1376
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1965
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1650
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1756
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1631
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1818
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1909
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1539
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1971
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1413
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1413