Hanover vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Hanover	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1964	$2229
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4816	$5167
🏠 One person rent	$1011	$1289
🏘️ Family rent	$1736	$2239
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3043	$3557
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	82	83
😀 Quality of life	92	93
🏙️ Population	548K	633K

The cost of living in Hanover is 12% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 2122nd and 1396th ($1964 vs $2229) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 3rd in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hanover compared to 1.6 months in Stuttgart. Ranked 12th vs 10th best cities to live in Germany, and 99th vs 78th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanover vs Stuttgart

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	Hanover	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82.8	$81.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.32	$5.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$4.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$1213
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$693	$983
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1669	$2182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1268	$1780
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$334	$330
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.6	$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4826	$7240
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3139	$5413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.73	$3.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.7	$68.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.6	$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$3.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$4.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$7.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.94	$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$115	$68.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.2	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$450	$624
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30277	$18014

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Cities near Hanover

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

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1960
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1966
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1948
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1940
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1933
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1945
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1914
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1902
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1916
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1909
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1904
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1899
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1887
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1885
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1855
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1865
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1848
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1785
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1837
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1827
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1835
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1841
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$2002
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1850
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1694
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1866
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1767
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1797
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1536
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1879
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1792
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1938
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1805
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1850
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1809
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1757
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1776
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1866
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1793
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1791