Hanover vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hanover	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1792	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4490	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$848	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$1458	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3188	$4145
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	83	99
😀 Quality of life	92	98
🏙️ Population	548K	5.45M

The cost of living in Hanover is 37% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 2887th and 348th ($1792 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 140th and 1st in Germany and Australia, respectively. Check Germany vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Hanover compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Hanover ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 89th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanover vs Sydney

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	Hanover	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.29	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$858	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$643	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1566	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1147	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.3	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4591	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3497	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.27	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.4	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.5	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.14	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.95	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$108	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$133	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$547	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25389	$21946

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864