Hanover vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hanover	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1792	$3119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4490	$7114
🏠 One person rent	$848	$2114
🏘️ Family rent	$1458	$3790
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$283
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3188	$4401
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	83	89
😀 Quality of life	92	97
🏙️ Population	548K	5.87M

The cost of living in Hanover is 43% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 2887th and 154th ($1792 vs $3119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 140th and 1st in Germany and Singapore, respectively. Check Germany vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Hanover compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Hanover ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 89th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanover vs Singapore City

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	Hanover	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$9.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$8.22
☕ Cappuccino	$4.29	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$858	$2502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$643	$1849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1566	$4534
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1147	$3365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.3	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	2.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4591	$23965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3497	$7918
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.27	$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.4	$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.5	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$19.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$23.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.14	$27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.95	$9.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$4.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$117
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$108	$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$133	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$547	$1383
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25389	$31369

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2806
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$838
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$533
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$495
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$770
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$780
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$788
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$736
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$678
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$513
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$495
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$588
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$627
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$831
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$750
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$439
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$762
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$640
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$851
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$696
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$388
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$558
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$572
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$438
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$405
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$419
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$456
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$740
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$439
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$792
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$663