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

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hanover	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1726	$3810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4209	$8485
🏠 One person rent	$892	$2688
🏘️ Family rent	$1501	$4744
🍽️ Food expenses	$517	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2695	$6191
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	82	87
😀 Quality of life	91	92
🏙️ Population	548K	1.01M

The cost of living in Hanover is 55% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 2608th and 8th ($1726 vs $3810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 6th 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 San Jose, United States. Hanover ranked 16th best city to live in Germany vs San Jose, United States ranked 11th in the United States, while ranked 93rd and 82nd 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	$15.6	$21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.2	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.73	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$815	$2643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$616	$2388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1546	$5083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1063	$4230
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.1	$69.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4316	$9512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2823	$9578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.38	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.5	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$4.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.24	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$6.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.75	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.63	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$7.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.8	$129
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.6	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$406	$1805
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26877	$25839

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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 San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3362
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3419
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4167
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3287
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3131
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2828
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3448
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3295
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3159
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3187
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3060
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3002
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3649
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3344
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3006
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3096
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3437
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3657
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3466
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2811
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3059
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3678
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2963
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$3045
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3226
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3785
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3195
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3364
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2135
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$2968