Hanover vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanover Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1828
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4329
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$953
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$1621
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$550
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2988
$1905
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
84
100
😀 Quality of life
92
79
🏙️ Population
545K
24.9M

The cost of living in Hanover is 61% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 2395th and 4780th ($1828 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 6th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hanover compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Hanover ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 83rd and 571st 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
$14.6
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.7
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.05
$1.43
 Cappuccino
$3.56
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.04
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$918
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$644
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1643
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1158
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$315
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.98%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5131
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3015
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.8
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.7
$6.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.11
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.44
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.62
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.24
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.7
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.6
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.8
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$402
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15505
$31401

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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 Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774