Hanover vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanover Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1792
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4490
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$848
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$1458
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$577
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3188
$879
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
83
99
😀 Quality of life
92
75
🏙️ Population
548K
24.9M

The cost of living in Hanover is 59% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 2887th and 4971st ($1792 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 140th and 5th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Hanover compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Hanover ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 89th and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanover vs Shanghai

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Hanover Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.1
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$4.29
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.08
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$858
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$643
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1566
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1147
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.3
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4591
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3497
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.27
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.4
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.5
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.25
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.83
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.14
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$108
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$547
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25389
$27781

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Cities near Hanover

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Langenhagen
$1681
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Ronnenberg
$1678
9 km or 5.6 mi Laatzen
$1675
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Seelze
$1674
11 km or 6.7 mi Garbsen
$1669
16 km or 9.6 mi Burgwedel
$1643
16 km or 10 mi Lehrte
$1643
17 km or 10 mi Sehnde
$1649
20 km or 13 mi Burgdorf
$1612
20 km or 13 mi Barsinghausen
$1636
21 km or 13 mi Wunstorf
$1638
22 km or 14 mi Springe
$1631
24 km or 15 mi Neustadt am Rubenberge
$1636
29 km or 18 mi Hildesheim
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Peine
$1582
36 km or 23 mi Celle
$1529
37 km or 23 mi Stadthagen
$1608
40 km or 25 mi Hamelin
$1562
47 km or 29 mi Nienburg
$1593
49 km or 30 mi Salzgitter
$1540
49 km or 31 mi Rinteln
$1579
52 km or 33 mi Petershagen
$1569
54 km or 34 mi Braunschweig
$1566
56 km or 35 mi Walsrode
$1586
56 km or 35 mi Gifhorn
$1532
57 km or 35 mi Minden
$1535
58 km or 36 mi Porta Westfalica
$1573
59 km or 37 mi Wolfenbuttel
$1544
63 km or 39 mi Einbeck
$1613
64 km or 40 mi Holzminden
$1589
67 km or 41 mi Bad Oeynhausen
$1583
68 km or 42 mi Soltau
$1580
69 km or 43 mi Lemgo
$1608
70 km or 43 mi Verden an der Aller
$1580
70 km or 44 mi Goslar
$1570
71 km or 44 mi Wolfsburg
$1453
72 km or 45 mi Hoxter
$1640
73 km or 46 mi Lohne
$1584
74 km or 46 mi Bad Salzuflen
$1583
75 km or 47 mi Espelkamp
$1592

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765