Brisbane vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brisbane	Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$563
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4896	$1332
🏠 One person rent	$1253	$207
🏘️ Family rent	$2149	$360
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$99.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$66.7
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	24
😀 Quality of life	98	16
🏙️ Population	2.71M	4.35M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 267% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 1813th and 8160th ($2065 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 21st in Nigeria, while ranked 9th and 9173rd 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	$14.4	$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$7.74
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$4.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1514	$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2603	$657
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1816	$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$11.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$18.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.5	$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	22.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8291	$1625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6020	$1342
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.8	$26
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$9.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$2.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$2.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$1.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$4.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$3.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$5.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$1.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.35	$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.3	$3.42
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$1.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.5	$13.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1795	$35.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11423	$1804

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1662
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1798
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1710
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1184
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1503
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1839
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1747
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2181
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1888
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1599
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2292
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2640
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1568
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1364
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1580
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1678
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2019
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1667
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1683
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1771
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1706
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1736

Cities near Kano

Distance	City	Cost of living
137 km or 85 mi	Zaria	$652
148 km or 92 mi	Katsina	$618
202 km or 125 mi	Kaduna	$393
202 km or 126 mi	Gusau	$638
206 km or 128 mi	Zinder	$1131
227 km or 141 mi	Maradi	$1131
233 km or 145 mi	Jos	$810
237 km or 147 mi	Bauchi	$781
341 km or 212 mi	Minna	$852
346 km or 215 mi	Abuja	$1514
375 km or 233 mi	Sokoto	$466
376 km or 234 mi	Damaturu	$555
504 km or 313 mi	Maiduguri	$618
553 km or 344 mi	Mubi	$644
583 km or 362 mi	Ilorin	$526
607 km or 377 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
612 km or 380 mi	Garoua	$621
625 km or 388 mi	Owo	$664
628 km or 390 mi	Enugu	$563
639 km or 397 mi	Osogbo	$705
641 km or 399 mi	Akure	$644
653 km or 406 mi	Maroua	$596
664 km or 413 mi	Awka	$878
664 km or 413 mi	Ife	$778
676 km or 420 mi	Onitsha	$1051
683 km or 424 mi	Oyo	$664
692 km or 430 mi	Bol	$505
698 km or 434 mi	Bamenda	$698
708 km or 440 mi	Benin	$632
711 km or 442 mi	N'Djamena	$543
715 km or 444 mi	Niamey	$1172
718 km or 446 mi	Ibadan	$752
728 km or 452 mi	Umuahia	$961
743 km or 461 mi	Owerri	$1774
756 km or 470 mi	Bafoussam	$793
761 km or 473 mi	Ngaoundere	$571
772 km or 480 mi	Bongor	$505
776 km or 482 mi	Aba	$674
782 km or 486 mi	Abeokuta	$1013
782 km or 486 mi	Warri	$926