Hanover vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanover Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1792
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4490
$4139
🏠 One person rent
$848
$825
🏘️ Family rent
$1458
$1461
🍽️ Food expenses
$577
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$321
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3188
$2676
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
83
100
😀 Quality of life
92
96
🏙️ Population
548K
14.3M

The cost of living in Hanover is 6% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 2887th and 3249th ($1792 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 140th and 3rd in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Hanover compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Hanover ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 89th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanover vs Tokyo

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Hanover Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.1
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$4.29
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.08
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$858
$1078
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$643
$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1566
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1147
$1098
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.3
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4591
$11264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3497
$5199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.27
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.4
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.5
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.25
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.83
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.14
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$108
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$547
$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25389
$16728

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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 Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1155
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1154
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1176
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1074
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1084
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$993
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1160
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$979
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1072
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1116
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1089
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1011
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1399
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1137
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1073
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1115
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1107
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1038
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1040
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1013
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1102
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1073
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1130
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1094
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1005