Brisbane vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brisbane	Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2016	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4617	$3096
🏠 One person rent	$1227	$598
🏘️ Family rent	$2041	$1649
🍽️ Food expenses	$503	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3747	$162
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	66	47
😀 Quality of life	97	40
🏙️ Population	2.71M	15.1M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 81% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 1792nd and 4761st ($2016 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 3rd 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 Lagos. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 7th and 6935th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Lagos

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	Brisbane	Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.3	$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$8.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.72	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1443	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1015	$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2386	$2294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1744	$1391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.6	$28.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$42.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.7	$34.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	16.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7172	$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4905	$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.1	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.98	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.49	$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$5.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$4.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.37	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.5	$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$1.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$0.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.9	$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$2.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$83.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7949	$2289

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1677
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1748
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2067
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1683
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1185
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1478
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1448
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1702
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2099
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1824
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1584
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2252
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2539
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1538
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1511
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1416
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1616
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2023
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1619
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1667
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1601
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1691
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1291
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1727
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1691
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1654
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2194
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1643
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1620
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1645

Cities near Lagos

Distance	City	Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
87 km or 54 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
109 km or 68 mi	Cotonou	$709
120 km or 74 mi	Ibadan	$776
165 km or 102 mi	Oyo	$677
171 km or 106 mi	Ife	$779
176 km or 109 mi	Abomey	$590
195 km or 121 mi	Osogbo	$695
203 km or 126 mi	Save	$613
217 km or 135 mi	Akure	$634
239 km or 148 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
243 km or 151 mi	Lome	$755
245 km or 152 mi	Benin	$558
254 km or 158 mi	Owo	$651
261 km or 162 mi	Ilorin	$535
278 km or 173 mi	Atakpame	$647
280 km or 174 mi	Warri	$881
310 km or 193 mi	Kpalime	$632
324 km or 201 mi	Ho	$354
332 km or 206 mi	Hohoe	$575
355 km or 221 mi	Sotouboua	$649
375 km or 233 mi	Onitsha	$972
376 km or 234 mi	Sokode	$651
388 km or 241 mi	Tema	$553
389 km or 242 mi	Ashaiman	$560
406 km or 252 mi	Awka	$805
407 km or 253 mi	Koforidua	$588
408 km or 253 mi	Accra	$729
416 km or 258 mi	Owerri	$1611
422 km or 262 mi	Kara	$658
441 km or 274 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
452 km or 281 mi	Enugu	$462
463 km or 288 mi	Umuahia	$883
463 km or 288 mi	Aba	$621
495 km or 307 mi	Minna	$743
536 km or 333 mi	Abuja	$1502
555 km or 345 mi	Kumasi	$433
562 km or 350 mi	Obuasi	$551
570 km or 354 mi	Calabar	$384
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$507