Essen vs Hanover - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Hanover
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$1828
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$4329
🏠 One person rent
$681
$953
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$1621
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$550
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$2988
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
95
84
😀 Quality of life
95
92
🏙️ Population
585K
545K

The cost of living in Essen is 17% less expensive than in Hanover. Cities ranked 3595th and 2395th ($1525 vs $1828) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 27th in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 1.6 months in Hanover. Ranked 5th vs 17th best cities to live in Germany, and 31st vs 83rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Hanover

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Essen Hanover
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$78.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$5.05
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$3.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$918
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$644
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$1643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$1158
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$315
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$5131
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$3015
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$31.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$5.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$9.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$2.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$109
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$83.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$97.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$15505

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431

Cities near Hanover

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Langenhagen
$1689
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Ronnenberg
$1686
9 km or 5.6 mi Laatzen
$1670
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Seelze
$1678
11 km or 6.7 mi Garbsen
$1675
16 km or 9.6 mi Burgwedel
$1634
16 km or 10 mi Lehrte
$1623
17 km or 10 mi Sehnde
$1623
20 km or 13 mi Burgdorf
$1600
20 km or 13 mi Barsinghausen
$1648
21 km or 13 mi Wunstorf
$1636
22 km or 14 mi Springe
$1640
24 km or 15 mi Neustadt am Rubenberge
$1633
29 km or 18 mi Hildesheim
$1629
34 km or 21 mi Peine
$1519
36 km or 23 mi Celle
$1523
37 km or 23 mi Stadthagen
$1607
40 km or 25 mi Hamelin
$1633
47 km or 29 mi Nienburg
$1569
49 km or 30 mi Salzgitter
$1455
49 km or 31 mi Rinteln
$1583
52 km or 33 mi Petershagen
$1484
54 km or 34 mi Braunschweig
$1456
56 km or 35 mi Walsrode
$1554
56 km or 35 mi Gifhorn
$1469
57 km or 35 mi Minden
$1456
58 km or 36 mi Porta Westfalica
$1489
59 km or 37 mi Wolfenbuttel
$1455
63 km or 39 mi Einbeck
$1568
64 km or 40 mi Holzminden
$1583
67 km or 41 mi Bad Oeynhausen
$1499
68 km or 42 mi Soltau
$1538
69 km or 43 mi Lemgo
$1498
70 km or 43 mi Verden an der Aller
$1546
70 km or 44 mi Goslar
$1493
71 km or 44 mi Wolfsburg
$1400
72 km or 45 mi Hoxter
$1494
73 km or 46 mi Lohne
$1498
74 km or 46 mi Bad Salzuflen
$1514
75 km or 47 mi Espelkamp
$1487