Hanover vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanover Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1792
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4490
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$848
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$1458
$627
🍽️ Food expenses
$577
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3188
$1596
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
83
99
😀 Quality of life
92
77
🏙️ Population
548K
1.33M

The cost of living in Hanover is 67% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 2887th and 5151st ($1792 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 140th and 152nd in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Hanover compared to 1.5 months in Saitama. Hanover ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs Saitama ranked 64th in Japan, while ranked 89th and 1177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanover vs Saitama

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Hanover Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.1
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$4.29
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.08
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$858
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$643
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1566
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1147
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.3
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4591
$5321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3497
$3021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.27
$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.4
$72.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.5
$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.25
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.83
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.14
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$108
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$547
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25389
$15321

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Cities near Hanover

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Langenhagen
$1681
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Ronnenberg
$1678
9 km or 5.6 mi Laatzen
$1675
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Seelze
$1674
11 km or 6.7 mi Garbsen
$1669
16 km or 9.6 mi Burgwedel
$1643
16 km or 10 mi Lehrte
$1643
17 km or 10 mi Sehnde
$1649
20 km or 13 mi Burgdorf
$1612
20 km or 13 mi Barsinghausen
$1636
21 km or 13 mi Wunstorf
$1638
22 km or 14 mi Springe
$1631
24 km or 15 mi Neustadt am Rubenberge
$1636
29 km or 18 mi Hildesheim
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Peine
$1582
36 km or 23 mi Celle
$1529
37 km or 23 mi Stadthagen
$1608
40 km or 25 mi Hamelin
$1562
47 km or 29 mi Nienburg
$1593
49 km or 30 mi Salzgitter
$1540
49 km or 31 mi Rinteln
$1579
52 km or 33 mi Petershagen
$1569
54 km or 34 mi Braunschweig
$1566
56 km or 35 mi Walsrode
$1586
56 km or 35 mi Gifhorn
$1532
57 km or 35 mi Minden
$1535
58 km or 36 mi Porta Westfalica
$1573
59 km or 37 mi Wolfenbuttel
$1544
63 km or 39 mi Einbeck
$1613
64 km or 40 mi Holzminden
$1589
67 km or 41 mi Bad Oeynhausen
$1583
68 km or 42 mi Soltau
$1580
69 km or 43 mi Lemgo
$1608
70 km or 43 mi Verden an der Aller
$1580
70 km or 44 mi Goslar
$1570
71 km or 44 mi Wolfsburg
$1453
72 km or 45 mi Hoxter
$1640
73 km or 46 mi Lohne
$1584
74 km or 46 mi Bad Salzuflen
$1583
75 km or 47 mi Espelkamp
$1592

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102