Hanover vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hanover	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4329	$8354
🏠 One person rent	$953	$2553
🏘️ Family rent	$1621	$4614
🍽️ Food expenses	$550	$756
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2988	$6972
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	84	87
😀 Quality of life	92	93
🏙️ Population	545K	1.01M

The cost of living in Hanover is 50% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 2395th and 13th ($1828 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 11th 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 1.9 months in San Jose, United States. Hanover ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 83rd and 57th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanover vs San Jose, United States

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	Hanover	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.7	$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.05	$9.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.04	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$644	$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1643	$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1158	$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$315	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.98%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5131	$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3015	$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.56	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.8	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.7	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.44	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.62	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.76	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.7	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.6	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.8	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$402	$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15505	$23974

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Cities near Hanover

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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2799
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3305
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3220
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3085
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3159
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3010
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2986
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3442
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3118
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3085
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3527
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3804
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3473
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2981
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3672
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3023
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3293
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2851
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3224
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2922
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3196
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3274
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2250
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3146