Hanover vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hanover	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4562	$2721
🏠 One person rent	$891	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$1525	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$580	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2914	$844
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	82	91
😀 Quality of life	93	81
🏙️ Population	548K	6.26M

The cost of living in Hanover is 65% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 2626th and 4939th ($1828 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 1st in Germany and Chile, respectively. Check Germany vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hanover compared to 0.8 months in Santiago. Hanover ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 112th and 672nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanover vs Santiago

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	Hanover	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.5	$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$932	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$681	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1515	$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1248	$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.1	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.93%	5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4748	$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3144	$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.97	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.8	$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.6	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.58	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.9	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.6	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.9	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$475	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29738	$9190

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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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$768
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$874
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$760
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$714
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$780
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$839
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$849
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$845
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1065
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$885
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$908
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$911
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$752
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$877
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$897
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$877
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$838
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$821
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$639
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$806
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$848
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$578
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$724
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$666
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$829
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$833
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$756
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$746
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$657
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$874
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$801
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$750
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$840
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$752
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$800
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$798
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$571
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$827