Brisbane vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$563
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$1324
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$212
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$366
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$93
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$76.1
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	25
😀 Quality of life	98	23
🏙️ Population	2.71M	4.35M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 303% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 1349th and 8284th ($2269 vs $563) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 28th in Australia and Nigeria, respectively. Check Australia vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.1 months in Kano. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Kano ranked 9th in Nigeria, while ranked 3rd and 9059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Kano

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	Brisbane	Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$8.85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$0.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$672
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$12.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$19.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	21.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$1659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$26.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$8.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$2.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$3.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$4.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$5.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$1.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$3.63
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$2.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$13.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$35
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$2083

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894

Cities near Kano

Distance	City	Cost of living
137 km or 85 mi	Zaria	$584
148 km or 92 mi	Katsina	$581
202 km or 125 mi	Kaduna	$353
202 km or 126 mi	Gusau	$594
206 km or 128 mi	Zinder	$1143
227 km or 141 mi	Maradi	$1143
233 km or 145 mi	Jos	$830
237 km or 147 mi	Bauchi	$750
341 km or 212 mi	Minna	$785
346 km or 215 mi	Abuja	$1551
375 km or 233 mi	Sokoto	$425
376 km or 234 mi	Damaturu	$535
504 km or 313 mi	Maiduguri	$581
553 km or 344 mi	Mubi	$631
583 km or 362 mi	Ilorin	$538
607 km or 377 mi	Ado Ekiti	$631
612 km or 380 mi	Garoua	$608
625 km or 388 mi	Owo	$594
628 km or 390 mi	Enugu	$587
639 km or 397 mi	Osogbo	$659
641 km or 399 mi	Akure	$578
653 km or 406 mi	Maroua	$584
664 km or 413 mi	Awka	$785
664 km or 413 mi	Ife	$775
676 km or 420 mi	Onitsha	$922
683 km or 424 mi	Oyo	$665
692 km or 430 mi	Bol	$503
698 km or 434 mi	Bamenda	$687
708 km or 440 mi	Benin	$655
711 km or 442 mi	N'Djamena	$540
715 km or 444 mi	Niamey	$1194
718 km or 446 mi	Ibadan	$759
728 km or 452 mi	Umuahia	$849
743 km or 461 mi	Owerri	$1555
756 km or 470 mi	Bafoussam	$750
761 km or 473 mi	Ngaoundere	$550
772 km or 480 mi	Bongor	$506
776 km or 482 mi	Aba	$601
782 km or 486 mi	Abeokuta	$1017
782 km or 486 mi	Warri	$878