Hanover vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hanover	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1726	$1764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4209	$4219
🏠 One person rent	$892	$1001
🏘️ Family rent	$1501	$1774
🍽️ Food expenses	$517	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2695	$2831
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	82	87
😀 Quality of life	91	90
🏙️ Population	548K	518K

The cost of living in Hanover is 2% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 2608th and 2490th ($1726 vs $1764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 147th in Germany and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Germany vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hanover compared to 1.6 months in Sheffield. Hanover ranked 16th best city to live in Germany vs Sheffield ranked 26th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 93rd and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanover vs Sheffield

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	Hanover	Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.2	$76.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$9.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.73	$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$2.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$815	$937
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$616	$818
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1546	$1922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1063	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.1	$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	5.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4316	$3631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2823	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.38	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.5	$95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.24	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.75	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.63	$17.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.8	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$80.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.6	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$406	$1155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26877	$9487

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Cities near Hanover

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Langenhagen	$1599
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Ronnenberg	$1595
9 km or 5.6 mi	Laatzen	$1585
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Seelze	$1590
11 km or 6.7 mi	Garbsen	$1587
16 km or 9.6 mi	Burgwedel	$1552
16 km or 10 mi	Lehrte	$1551
17 km or 10 mi	Sehnde	$1544
20 km or 13 mi	Burgdorf	$1532
20 km or 13 mi	Barsinghausen	$1564
21 km or 13 mi	Wunstorf	$1558
22 km or 14 mi	Springe	$1559
24 km or 15 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1552
29 km or 18 mi	Hildesheim	$1560
34 km or 21 mi	Peine	$1466
36 km or 23 mi	Celle	$1458
37 km or 23 mi	Stadthagen	$1530
40 km or 25 mi	Hamelin	$1549
47 km or 29 mi	Nienburg	$1498
49 km or 30 mi	Salzgitter	$1460
49 km or 31 mi	Rinteln	$1512
52 km or 33 mi	Petershagen	$1407
54 km or 34 mi	Braunschweig	$1371
56 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1482
56 km or 35 mi	Gifhorn	$1411
57 km or 35 mi	Minden	$1371
58 km or 36 mi	Porta Westfalica	$1401
59 km or 37 mi	Wolfenbuttel	$1417
63 km or 39 mi	Einbeck	$1517
64 km or 40 mi	Holzminden	$1515
67 km or 41 mi	Bad Oeynhausen	$1418
68 km or 42 mi	Soltau	$1469
69 km or 43 mi	Lemgo	$1431
70 km or 43 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1468
70 km or 44 mi	Goslar	$1558
71 km or 44 mi	Wolfsburg	$1352
72 km or 45 mi	Hoxter	$1442
73 km or 46 mi	Lohne	$1423
74 km or 46 mi	Bad Salzuflen	$1420
75 km or 47 mi	Espelkamp	$1421

Cities near Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1511
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1401
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1463
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1724
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1619
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1707
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1737
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1793
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1602
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$1943
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$1800
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1686
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1598
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2071
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1727
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1820
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1672
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$1948
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$1874
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$1845
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1788
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1324
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1806
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1680
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1698
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$1806
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$1867
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1727
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1376
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1759
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1486
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$1962
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1750