Hanover vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hanover	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4562	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$891	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$1525	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$580	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2914	$701
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	82	95
😀 Quality of life	93	69
🏙️ Population	548K	11.5M

The cost of living in Hanover is 74% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 2626th and 5192nd ($1828 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th 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 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Hanover ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 112th and 4142nd 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	$17.4	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.5	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$932	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$681	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1515	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1248	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.1	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.93%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4748	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3144	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.97	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.8	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.6	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.58	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.9	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.6	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.9	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$475	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29738	$15428

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666