Hanover vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hanover	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1744	$1753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4113	$4146
🏠 One person rent	$899	$973
🏘️ Family rent	$1488	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$528	$492
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2841	$3865
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	84	84
😀 Quality of life	92	94
🏙️ Population	553K	626K

The cost of living in Hanover is 0.5% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 2513th and 2481st ($1744 vs $1753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 30th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hanover compared to 2.2 months in Stuttgart. Ranked 12th vs 8th best cities to live in Germany, and 80th vs 47th 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	$15.2	$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.8	$55.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.23	$4.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$3.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$793	$976
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$597	$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1511	$1831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1013	$1362
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$323	$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.5	$42.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5001	$7158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2903	$4759
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.44	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.5	$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.4	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.91	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.07	$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.49	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.97	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.38	$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.9	$8.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$1.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.5	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$106	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.2	$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.8	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$384	$441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14972	$13800

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Cities near Hanover

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Langenhagen	$1610
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Ronnenberg	$1602
9 km or 5.6 mi	Laatzen	$1599
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Seelze	$1601
11 km or 6.7 mi	Garbsen	$1599
16 km or 9.6 mi	Burgwedel	$1552
16 km or 10 mi	Lehrte	$1546
17 km or 10 mi	Sehnde	$1552
20 km or 13 mi	Burgdorf	$1517
20 km or 13 mi	Barsinghausen	$1563
21 km or 13 mi	Wunstorf	$1563
22 km or 14 mi	Springe	$1552
24 km or 15 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1552
29 km or 18 mi	Hildesheim	$1573
34 km or 21 mi	Peine	$1439
36 km or 23 mi	Celle	$1426
37 km or 23 mi	Stadthagen	$1516
40 km or 25 mi	Hamelin	$1521
47 km or 29 mi	Nienburg	$1495
49 km or 30 mi	Salzgitter	$1381
49 km or 31 mi	Rinteln	$1487
52 km or 33 mi	Petershagen	$1347
54 km or 34 mi	Braunschweig	$1391
56 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1488
56 km or 35 mi	Gifhorn	$1363
57 km or 35 mi	Minden	$1301
58 km or 36 mi	Porta Westfalica	$1355
59 km or 37 mi	Wolfenbuttel	$1383
63 km or 39 mi	Einbeck	$1492
64 km or 40 mi	Holzminden	$1493
67 km or 41 mi	Bad Oeynhausen	$1369
68 km or 42 mi	Soltau	$1487
69 km or 43 mi	Lemgo	$1400
70 km or 43 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1476
70 km or 44 mi	Goslar	$1431
71 km or 44 mi	Wolfsburg	$1270
72 km or 45 mi	Hoxter	$1397
73 km or 46 mi	Lohne	$1393
74 km or 46 mi	Bad Salzuflen	$1428
75 km or 47 mi	Espelkamp	$1380

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1648
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1648
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1639
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1653
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1639
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1645
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1643
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1646
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1664
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1649
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1643
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1651
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1666
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1675
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1639
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1670
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1638
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1654
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1671
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1655
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1636
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1690
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1811
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1689
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1650
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1726
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1661
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1672
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1666
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1713
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1652
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1663
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1661
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1707
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1651
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1657
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1591
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1640
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1666
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1636