Abuja vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$2356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$4943
🏠 One person rent
$165
$1431
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$2020
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$537
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$3604
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
37
66
😀 Quality of life
21
95
🏙️ Population
1.57M
2.36M

The cost of living in Abuja is 88% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 9247th and 930th ($288 vs $2356) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 3rd in Nigeria and Australia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Abuja compared to 1.5 months in Brisbane. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Brisbane ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 8926th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Brisbane

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Abuja Brisbane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.42
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$67.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$7.8
 Cappuccino
$0.74
$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$1208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$2416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$1655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$49.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$9010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$6567
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$17.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$3.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$5.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$26.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$48.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$1568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$8728

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Distance City Cost of living
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$313
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$210
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$269
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$265
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$290
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$272
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$272
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$325
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$243
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$314
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$354
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$210
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$310
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$249
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$250
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$315
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$330
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$507
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$407
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$262
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$233
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$351
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$233
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$436
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$237
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$327
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$978
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$826
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$219
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$761
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$448
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$860
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$976
562 km or 349 mi Save
$676
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$241
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$587
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$683
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$990
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1300

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1785
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1881
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2011
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2152
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1816
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1552
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1862
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1621
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1354
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1545
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1413
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1461
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1404
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$1998
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1903
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1691
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2348
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2741
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1610
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1463
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1430
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1723
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2604
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1669
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1249
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1672
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1462
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1317
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1707
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1746
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1719
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2356
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1716
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1702
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1693