Hanover vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanover Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1964
$1125
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4816
$3142
🏠 One person rent
$1011
$599
🏘️ Family rent
$1736
$1049
🍽️ Food expenses
$592
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3043
$1519
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
82
100
😀 Quality of life
92
78
🏙️ Population
548K
24.9M

The cost of living in Hanover is 75% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 2122nd and 5007th ($1964 vs $1125) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 6th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hanover compared to 1.4 months in Shanghai. Hanover ranked 12th best city to live in Germany vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 99th and 811th 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
$17.5
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.8
$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.32
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$4.23
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$935
$856
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$474
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1669
$1556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1268
$840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$334
$50.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.6
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4826
$14776
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3139
$7693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.73
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.7
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.6
$6.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.83
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.94
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$8.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$115
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.2
$59.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$1251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30277
$30704

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Langenhagen
$1799
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Ronnenberg
$1785
9 km or 5.6 mi Laatzen
$1770
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Seelze
$1783
11 km or 6.7 mi Garbsen
$1783
16 km or 9.6 mi Burgwedel
$1723
16 km or 10 mi Lehrte
$1713
17 km or 10 mi Sehnde
$1709
20 km or 13 mi Burgdorf
$1685
20 km or 13 mi Barsinghausen
$1709
21 km or 13 mi Wunstorf
$1718
22 km or 14 mi Springe
$1684
24 km or 15 mi Neustadt am Rubenberge
$1714
29 km or 18 mi Hildesheim
$1676
34 km or 21 mi Peine
$1587
36 km or 23 mi Celle
$1579
37 km or 23 mi Stadthagen
$1652
40 km or 25 mi Hamelin
$1592
47 km or 29 mi Nienburg
$1643
49 km or 30 mi Salzgitter
$1526
49 km or 31 mi Rinteln
$1603
52 km or 33 mi Petershagen
$1571
54 km or 34 mi Braunschweig
$1531
56 km or 35 mi Walsrode
$1620
56 km or 35 mi Gifhorn
$1523
57 km or 35 mi Minden
$1546
58 km or 36 mi Porta Westfalica
$1571
59 km or 37 mi Wolfenbuttel
$1526
63 km or 39 mi Einbeck
$1623
64 km or 40 mi Holzminden
$1614
67 km or 41 mi Bad Oeynhausen
$1585
68 km or 42 mi Soltau
$1604
69 km or 43 mi Lemgo
$1595
70 km or 43 mi Verden an der Aller
$1609
70 km or 44 mi Goslar
$1588
71 km or 44 mi Wolfsburg
$1419
72 km or 45 mi Hoxter
$1593
73 km or 46 mi Lohne
$1588
74 km or 46 mi Bad Salzuflen
$1597
75 km or 47 mi Espelkamp
$1582

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$683
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$706
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$831
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$593
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$616
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$642
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$549
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$646
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$680
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$669
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$640
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$590
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$625
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$738
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$691
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$602
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$635
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$823
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$624
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$638
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$650
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$655
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$599
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$646
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$667
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$527
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$597
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$620
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$646
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$683
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$665
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$592
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$672
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$676
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$620
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$750