Hanover vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hanover	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1726	$2813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4209	$6464
🏠 One person rent	$892	$1786
🏘️ Family rent	$1501	$2984
🍽️ Food expenses	$517	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2695	$4579
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	82	54
😀 Quality of life	91	86
🏙️ Population	548K	525K

The cost of living in Hanover is 39% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 2608th and 313th ($1726 vs $2813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 277th in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hanover compared to 1.6 months in Sacramento. Hanover ranked 16th best city to live in Germany vs Sacramento ranked 81st in the United States, while ranked 93rd and 308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanover vs Sacramento

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	Hanover	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.2	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$7.64
☕ Cappuccino	$3.73	$5.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$815	$1822
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$616	$1446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1546	$3005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1063	$2512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.1	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4316	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2823	$3946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.38	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.5	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$3.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.24	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$6.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.75	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$2.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.63	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$6.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.8	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$134
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.6	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$406	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26877	$29998

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2652
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2692
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2680
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2708
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2765
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2744
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2848
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2832
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2816
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2684
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2560
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2869
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2612
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2762
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3102
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2624
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3212
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3551
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2732
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2188
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2977
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2170
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3193
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2938
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3015
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3453
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2767
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2778
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2780
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2412
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2646
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2622
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3048
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2135
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2840
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2888
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3785
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$3045