Hanover vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hanover	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1726	$2039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4209	$4469
🏠 One person rent	$892	$1143
🏘️ Family rent	$1501	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$517	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2695	$3371
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	82	95
😀 Quality of life	91	95
🏙️ Population	548K	985K

The cost of living in Hanover is 15% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 2608th and 1732nd ($1726 vs $2039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 1st in Germany and Sweden, respectively. Check Germany vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hanover compared to 1.7 months in Stockholm. Hanover ranked 16th best city to live in Germany vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 93rd and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanover vs Stockholm

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	Hanover	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.2	$76.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$7.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.73	$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$815	$1344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$616	$920
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1546	$2403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1063	$1579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.1	$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4316	$10193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2823	$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.38	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.5	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.24	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.75	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.63	$7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.8	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.6	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$406	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26877	$5804

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1783
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$957
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1570
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1734
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1568
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1487
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1592
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1510
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1416
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1412
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1252
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1327
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1244
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1242
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1411
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1171
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1302
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1178
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1273
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1599
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1648
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1279
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1450
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1473
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1495
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1450
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1367
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1254
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$869
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1396
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1441
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1251
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1457
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1239
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1331