Hanover vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hanover	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$3328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4562	$7867
🏠 One person rent	$891	$2171
🏘️ Family rent	$1525	$3805
🍽️ Food expenses	$580	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2914	$6208
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	82	100
😀 Quality of life	93	96
🏙️ Population	548K	690K

The cost of living in Hanover is 45% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 2626th and 73rd ($1828 vs $3328) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 58th in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hanover compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Hanover ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs Washington ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 112th and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanover vs Washington

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	Hanover	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.5	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$932	$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$681	$1874
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1515	$4381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1248	$3331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.1	$70.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.93%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4748	$6387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3144	$4905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.97	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.8	$98.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.6	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$3.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$5.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.58	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$16.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$5.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.9	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$4.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.6	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$196
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$35
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.9	$72.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$475	$2676
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29738	$24065

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Cities near Hanover

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Langenhagen	$1691
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Ronnenberg	$1688
9 km or 5.6 mi	Laatzen	$1676
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Seelze	$1683
11 km or 6.7 mi	Garbsen	$1679
16 km or 9.6 mi	Burgwedel	$1643
16 km or 10 mi	Lehrte	$1641
17 km or 10 mi	Sehnde	$1633
20 km or 13 mi	Burgdorf	$1618
20 km or 13 mi	Barsinghausen	$1644
21 km or 13 mi	Wunstorf	$1652
22 km or 14 mi	Springe	$1637
24 km or 15 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1647
29 km or 18 mi	Hildesheim	$1619
34 km or 21 mi	Peine	$1562
36 km or 23 mi	Celle	$1536
37 km or 23 mi	Stadthagen	$1605
40 km or 25 mi	Hamelin	$1580
47 km or 29 mi	Nienburg	$1602
49 km or 30 mi	Salzgitter	$1511
49 km or 31 mi	Rinteln	$1593
52 km or 33 mi	Petershagen	$1548
54 km or 34 mi	Braunschweig	$1534
56 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1589
56 km or 35 mi	Gifhorn	$1507
57 km or 35 mi	Minden	$1527
58 km or 36 mi	Porta Westfalica	$1547
59 km or 37 mi	Wolfenbuttel	$1515
63 km or 39 mi	Einbeck	$1587
64 km or 40 mi	Holzminden	$1582
67 km or 41 mi	Bad Oeynhausen	$1561
68 km or 42 mi	Soltau	$1585
69 km or 43 mi	Lemgo	$1563
70 km or 43 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1585
70 km or 44 mi	Goslar	$1556
71 km or 44 mi	Wolfsburg	$1413
72 km or 45 mi	Hoxter	$1570
73 km or 46 mi	Lohne	$1563
74 km or 46 mi	Bad Salzuflen	$1564
75 km or 47 mi	Espelkamp	$1565

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3054
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2919
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2710
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2563
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2355
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2612
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2495
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2338
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2697
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2509
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2773
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2506
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3275
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2601
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2788
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2693
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2755
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2940
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2450
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2288
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2323
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2339
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1845
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3069
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2255
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2066
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2400
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1949