Hanover vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hanover	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4562	$4316
🏠 One person rent	$891	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$1525	$1698
🍽️ Food expenses	$580	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2914	$3587
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	82	46
😀 Quality of life	93	83
🏙️ Population	548K	398K

The cost of living in Hanover is 0.9% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 2626th and 2697th ($1828 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 1945th 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 2 months in Wichita. Hanover ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs Wichita ranked 176th in the United States, while ranked 112th and 560th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanover vs Wichita

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	Hanover	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.5	$59.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$932	$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$681	$729
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1515	$1639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1248	$1304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.1	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.93%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4748	$1542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3144	$1487
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.97	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.8	$54.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.6	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$4.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.58	$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$9.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.9	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$9.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.6	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.9	$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$475	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29738	$16150

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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 Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1855
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1729
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1242
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1659
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1535
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1368
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1821
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1875
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1852
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1755
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1761
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1810
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1574
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1893
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1838
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1898
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1456
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1620
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1896
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1886
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1912
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1909
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1753
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2160
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1831
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1872
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1879
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1896
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1883
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2261
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1848
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$1959
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1854
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2311
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2271
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2390
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2266
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$1985
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1841
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2293