Hanover vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanover Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1829
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4506
$2709
🏠 One person rent
$908
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$1559
$631
🍽️ Food expenses
$553
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3206
$1511
😷 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 73% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 2689th and 5168th ($1829 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th and 148th 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 1.4 months in Saitama. Hanover ranked 13th best city to live in Germany vs Saitama ranked 70th in Japan, while ranked 82nd and 1050th 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
$17.3
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.1
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.75
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.4
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$886
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$689
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1605
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1227
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.9
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
2.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4553
$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3475
$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.18
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.9
$69.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.13
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.15
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$7.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.04
$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$62.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$17.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$129
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$629
$355
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21676
$14598

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$985
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1004
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1051
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1009
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1073
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1068
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1033
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1006
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1107
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1064
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1040
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1029
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1075
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1028
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1086
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1065
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$998
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1051
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1131
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1020
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1036
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1037
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1035
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1027
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1101
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1087
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1039
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1055
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1096