Hanover vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hanover	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1726	$2199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4209	$5330
🏠 One person rent	$892	$1365
🏘️ Family rent	$1501	$2421
🍽️ Food expenses	$517	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2695	$3900
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	82	92
😀 Quality of life	91	94
🏙️ Population	548K	548K

The cost of living in Hanover is 22% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 2608th and 1356th ($1726 vs $2199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 6th in Germany and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Germany vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hanover compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Hanover ranked 16th best city to live in Germany vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 93rd and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanover vs The Hague

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	Hanover	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.2	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.73	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$815	$1365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$616	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1546	$2609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1063	$2068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.1	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4316	$5262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2823	$3990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.38	$4.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.5	$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.24	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.75	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.63	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.8	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.6	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$406	$2176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26877	$10346

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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 The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1861
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2081
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2291
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2251
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2049
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2180
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$1944
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1739
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$1937
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2001
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$1995
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1862
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2432
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1879
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1651
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1357
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2105
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1640
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1613
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1958
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1530