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

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hanover	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4562	$8290
🏠 One person rent	$891	$2795
🏘️ Family rent	$1525	$4452
🍽️ Food expenses	$580	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2914	$5915
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	82	87
😀 Quality of life	93	93
🏙️ Population	548K	1.01M

The cost of living in Hanover is 54% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 2626th and 6th ($1828 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 4th 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 1.5 months in San Jose, United States. Hanover ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 112th and 88th 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	$17.4	$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.5	$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$9.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$932	$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$681	$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1515	$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1248	$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.1	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.93%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4748	$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3144	$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.97	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.8	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.6	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.58	$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.9	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.6	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$176
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.9	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$475	$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29738	$22302

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Cities near Hanover

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Langenhagen	$1691
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Ronnenberg	$1688
9 km or 5.6 mi	Laatzen	$1676
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Seelze	$1683
11 km or 6.7 mi	Garbsen	$1679
16 km or 9.6 mi	Burgwedel	$1643
16 km or 10 mi	Lehrte	$1641
17 km or 10 mi	Sehnde	$1633
20 km or 13 mi	Burgdorf	$1618
20 km or 13 mi	Barsinghausen	$1644
21 km or 13 mi	Wunstorf	$1652
22 km or 14 mi	Springe	$1637
24 km or 15 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1647
29 km or 18 mi	Hildesheim	$1619
34 km or 21 mi	Peine	$1562
36 km or 23 mi	Celle	$1536
37 km or 23 mi	Stadthagen	$1605
40 km or 25 mi	Hamelin	$1580
47 km or 29 mi	Nienburg	$1602
49 km or 30 mi	Salzgitter	$1511
49 km or 31 mi	Rinteln	$1593
52 km or 33 mi	Petershagen	$1548
54 km or 34 mi	Braunschweig	$1534
56 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1589
56 km or 35 mi	Gifhorn	$1507
57 km or 35 mi	Minden	$1527
58 km or 36 mi	Porta Westfalica	$1547
59 km or 37 mi	Wolfenbuttel	$1515
63 km or 39 mi	Einbeck	$1587
64 km or 40 mi	Holzminden	$1582
67 km or 41 mi	Bad Oeynhausen	$1561
68 km or 42 mi	Soltau	$1585
69 km or 43 mi	Lemgo	$1563
70 km or 43 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1585
70 km or 44 mi	Goslar	$1556
71 km or 44 mi	Wolfsburg	$1413
72 km or 45 mi	Hoxter	$1570
73 km or 46 mi	Lohne	$1563
74 km or 46 mi	Bad Salzuflen	$1564
75 km or 47 mi	Espelkamp	$1565

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2942
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3426
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3415
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3182
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3130
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3328
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3133
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3045
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3382
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2955
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3089
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3748
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3553
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3634
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2826
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3756
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3071
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3317
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2850
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3285
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3818
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3230
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3255
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2114
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3254