Brisbane vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brisbane	Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2491	$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$1449
🏠 One person rent	$1506	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$2275	$456
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$280	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4184	$155
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	24
😀 Quality of life	97	14
🏙️ Population	2.36M	4.35M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 328% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 781st and 7980th ($2491 vs $583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 26th in Australia and Nigeria, respectively. Check Australia vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 0.3 months in Kano. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Kano ranked 10th in Nigeria, while ranked 15th and 9075th 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	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.5	$8.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$0.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$5.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1542	$390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1283	$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2771	$916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1860	$299
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$11.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$17.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7907	$1817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5572	$1288
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$145	$26.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$9.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$2.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.52	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$1.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$1.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$4.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$5.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$0.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$4.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.8	$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$1.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$0.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$0.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.1	$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$3.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$3.04
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$1.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.3	$11.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$64.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$38.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9531	$1831

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1877
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1925
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2141
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1754
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1289
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1615
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1833
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1815
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2286
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1997
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1732
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2472
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2801
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1674
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1500
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1532
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1748
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2393
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1746
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1303
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1717
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1816
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1397
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1829
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1822
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1805
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2397
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1800
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1758
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1876

Cities near Kano

Distance	City	Cost of living
137 km or 85 mi	Zaria	$621
148 km or 92 mi	Katsina	$596
202 km or 125 mi	Kaduna	$377
202 km or 126 mi	Gusau	$605
206 km or 128 mi	Zinder	$1037
227 km or 141 mi	Maradi	$1042
233 km or 145 mi	Jos	$757
237 km or 147 mi	Bauchi	$735
341 km or 212 mi	Minna	$787
346 km or 215 mi	Abuja	$1262
375 km or 233 mi	Sokoto	$453
376 km or 234 mi	Damaturu	$545
504 km or 313 mi	Maiduguri	$584
553 km or 344 mi	Mubi	$616
583 km or 362 mi	Ilorin	$526
607 km or 377 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
612 km or 380 mi	Garoua	$724
625 km or 388 mi	Owo	$658
628 km or 390 mi	Enugu	$469
639 km or 397 mi	Osogbo	$704
641 km or 399 mi	Akure	$635
653 km or 406 mi	Maroua	$701
664 km or 413 mi	Awka	$846
664 km or 413 mi	Ife	$774
676 km or 420 mi	Onitsha	$1036
683 km or 424 mi	Oyo	$699
692 km or 430 mi	Bol	$494
698 km or 434 mi	Bamenda	$714
708 km or 440 mi	Benin	$537
711 km or 442 mi	N'Djamena	$529
715 km or 444 mi	Niamey	$1073
718 km or 446 mi	Ibadan	$759
728 km or 452 mi	Umuahia	$906
743 km or 461 mi	Owerri	$1686
756 km or 470 mi	Bafoussam	$794
761 km or 473 mi	Ngaoundere	$666
772 km or 480 mi	Bongor	$492
776 km or 482 mi	Aba	$638
782 km or 486 mi	Abeokuta	$1019
782 km or 486 mi	Warri	$886