Hanover vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hanover	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1726	$3149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4209	$7865
🏠 One person rent	$892	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$1501	$4037
🍽️ Food expenses	$517	$738
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2695	$5859
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	82	100
😀 Quality of life	91	94
🏙️ Population	548K	690K

The cost of living in Hanover is 45% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 2608th and 96th ($1726 vs $3149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 86th 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 16th best city to live in Germany vs Washington ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 93rd and 43rd 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	$15.6	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.2	$86.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.73	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$815	$2298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$616	$1750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1546	$4716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1063	$3555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.1	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4316	$7543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2823	$6152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.38	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.5	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.24	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$5.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.75	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.63	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$4.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.8	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.6	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$406	$2464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26877	$24653

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979