Hanover vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hanover	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4329	$7212
🏠 One person rent	$953	$1829
🏘️ Family rent	$1621	$3413
🍽️ Food expenses	$550	$707
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2988	$6392
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	84	80
😀 Quality of life	92	92
🏙️ Population	545K	737K

The cost of living in Hanover is 37% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 2395th and 206th ($1828 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 168th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Hanover ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 83rd and 102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanover vs Seattle

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	Hanover	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.7	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.05	$8.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.04	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$644	$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1643	$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1158	$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$315	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.98%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5131	$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3015	$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.56	$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.8	$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.7	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.44	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.62	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.76	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.7	$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.6	$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.8	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$402	$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15505	$28179

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2512
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3091
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2301
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3229
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2784
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2489
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2743
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2821
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2655
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2512
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2491
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2819
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2449
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2172
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2569
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2348
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2655
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2774
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2417
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2576
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2307
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2534
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2435
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2609
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2577
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2263