Hanover vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hanover	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1829	$2491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4506	$6085
🏠 One person rent	$908	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$1559	$2619
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$634
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3206	$4456
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	83	92
😀 Quality of life	92	96
🏙️ Population	548K	548K

The cost of living in Hanover is 27% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 2689th and 901st ($1829 vs $2491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th and 8th in Germany and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Germany vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Hanover compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Hanover ranked 13th best city to live in Germany vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 82nd and 10th 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	$17.3	$21.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$15.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$6.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$4.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$4.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$886	$1507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$2710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1227	$2213
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.9	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4553	$6520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3475	$4705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.18	$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.9	$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.13	$2.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$4.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.04	$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.8	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$98.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$629	$2623
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21676	$12462

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Cities near Hanover

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Langenhagen	$1697
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Ronnenberg	$1694
9 km or 5.6 mi	Laatzen	$1691
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Seelze	$1693
11 km or 6.7 mi	Garbsen	$1685
16 km or 9.6 mi	Burgwedel	$1664
16 km or 10 mi	Lehrte	$1655
17 km or 10 mi	Sehnde	$1639
20 km or 13 mi	Burgdorf	$1631
20 km or 13 mi	Barsinghausen	$1661
21 km or 13 mi	Wunstorf	$1661
22 km or 14 mi	Springe	$1655
24 km or 15 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1649
29 km or 18 mi	Hildesheim	$1648
34 km or 21 mi	Peine	$1558
36 km or 23 mi	Celle	$1547
37 km or 23 mi	Stadthagen	$1630
40 km or 25 mi	Hamelin	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Nienburg	$1614
49 km or 30 mi	Salzgitter	$1487
49 km or 31 mi	Rinteln	$1596
52 km or 33 mi	Petershagen	$1547
54 km or 34 mi	Braunschweig	$1538
56 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1596
56 km or 35 mi	Gifhorn	$1508
57 km or 35 mi	Minden	$1520
58 km or 36 mi	Porta Westfalica	$1549
59 km or 37 mi	Wolfenbuttel	$1497
63 km or 39 mi	Einbeck	$1529
64 km or 40 mi	Holzminden	$1567
67 km or 41 mi	Bad Oeynhausen	$1563
68 km or 42 mi	Soltau	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Lemgo	$1585
70 km or 43 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1590
70 km or 44 mi	Goslar	$1430
71 km or 44 mi	Wolfsburg	$1420
72 km or 45 mi	Hoxter	$1596
73 km or 46 mi	Lohne	$1565
74 km or 46 mi	Bad Salzuflen	$1567
75 km or 47 mi	Espelkamp	$1571

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2424
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2389
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2659
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2755
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3165
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2608
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2564
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2407
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2185
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2112
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2296
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2399
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2460
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2283
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2247
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2662
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2111
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$2053
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1477
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2341
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2148
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1739
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1834
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1829
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2353
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1688