Hanover vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanover San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1828
$3781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4329
$8717
🏠 One person rent
$953
$2600
🏘️ Family rent
$1621
$4501
🍽️ Food expenses
$550
$806
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2988
$7795
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
84
97
😀 Quality of life
92
97
🏙️ Population
545K
874K

The cost of living in Hanover is 52% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 2395th and 9th ($1828 vs $3781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 7th 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 2.1 months in San Francisco. Hanover ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs San Francisco ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 83rd and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hanover San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.6
$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.7
$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.05
$8.68
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.04
$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$918
$2707
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$644
$2324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1643
$5024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1158
$4030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$315
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$61.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.98%
6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5131
$11577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3015
$11019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$2.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.8
$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.7
$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.11
$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$5.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.44
$6.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$6.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$5.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.62
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.24
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$5.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.7
$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.6
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.8
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$402
$2916
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15505
$31050

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Langenhagen
$1689
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Ronnenberg
$1686
9 km or 5.6 mi Laatzen
$1670
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Seelze
$1678
11 km or 6.7 mi Garbsen
$1675
16 km or 9.6 mi Burgwedel
$1634
16 km or 10 mi Lehrte
$1623
17 km or 10 mi Sehnde
$1623
20 km or 13 mi Burgdorf
$1600
20 km or 13 mi Barsinghausen
$1648
21 km or 13 mi Wunstorf
$1636
22 km or 14 mi Springe
$1640
24 km or 15 mi Neustadt am Rubenberge
$1633
29 km or 18 mi Hildesheim
$1629
34 km or 21 mi Peine
$1519
36 km or 23 mi Celle
$1523
37 km or 23 mi Stadthagen
$1607
40 km or 25 mi Hamelin
$1633
47 km or 29 mi Nienburg
$1569
49 km or 30 mi Salzgitter
$1455
49 km or 31 mi Rinteln
$1583
52 km or 33 mi Petershagen
$1484
54 km or 34 mi Braunschweig
$1456
56 km or 35 mi Walsrode
$1554
56 km or 35 mi Gifhorn
$1469
57 km or 35 mi Minden
$1456
58 km or 36 mi Porta Westfalica
$1489
59 km or 37 mi Wolfenbuttel
$1455
63 km or 39 mi Einbeck
$1568
64 km or 40 mi Holzminden
$1583
67 km or 41 mi Bad Oeynhausen
$1499
68 km or 42 mi Soltau
$1538
69 km or 43 mi Lemgo
$1498
70 km or 43 mi Verden an der Aller
$1546
70 km or 44 mi Goslar
$1493
71 km or 44 mi Wolfsburg
$1400
72 km or 45 mi Hoxter
$1494
73 km or 46 mi Lohne
$1498
74 km or 46 mi Bad Salzuflen
$1514
75 km or 47 mi Espelkamp
$1487

Cities near San Francisco

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3180
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3170
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3274
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3146
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$2940
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3082
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3196
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$2977
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3152
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3053
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3224
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3048
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3293
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$3023
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$4155
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3672
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3473
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2831
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2949
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3804
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2981
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2931
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3442
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$2874
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3584
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2714
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$2922
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2767
38 km or 24 mi Union
$2986
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2851
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2885
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3176
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2845
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2726
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3288
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3228
43 km or 27 mi Newark
$3010
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3091
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3610