Hanover vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hanover	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4329	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$953	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$1621	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$550	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2988	$477
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	84	95
😀 Quality of life	92	63
🏙️ Population	545K	11.5M

The cost of living in Hanover is 81% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 2395th and 5616th ($1828 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Germany and Brazil, respectively. Check Germany vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hanover compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Hanover ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 83rd and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanover vs Sao Paulo

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	Hanover	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.7	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.05	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.04	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$644	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1643	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1158	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$315	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.98%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5131	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3015	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.56	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.8	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.7	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.44	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.62	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.76	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.7	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.6	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.8	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$402	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15505	$13135

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629