Hanover vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanover Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1726
$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4209
$4239
🏠 One person rent
$892
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$1501
$1714
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2695
$2474
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
82
100
😀 Quality of life
91
99
🏙️ Population
548K
14.3M

The cost of living in Hanover is 7% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 2608th and 3019th ($1726 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 3rd in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hanover compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Hanover ranked 16th best city to live in Germany vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 93rd and 3rd 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
$15.6
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.2
$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.73
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$815
$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$616
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1546
$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1063
$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.1
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4316
$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2823
$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.38
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.5
$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$30
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.87
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.75
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.63
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.58
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$101
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.6
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$406
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26877
$15235

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1136
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1124
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1150
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1098
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1089
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$1041
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1138
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$1033
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1107
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1111
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1103
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1105
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1249
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1099
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1122
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1196
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1124
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1088
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1045
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1164
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1071
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1089
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1065
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1164
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1109
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1103
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1101