Brisbane vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brisbane	Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2491	$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$2173
🏠 One person rent	$1506	$648
🏘️ Family rent	$2275	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$280	$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4184	$101
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	66	36
😀 Quality of life	97	12
🏙️ Population	2.36M	1.48M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 140% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 781st and 5406th ($2491 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 0.1 months in Onitsha. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 15th and 9136th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Brisbane	Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.5	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$0.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1542	$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1283	$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2771	$1975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1860	$727
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	17.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7907	$592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5572	$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$145	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.52	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$3.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$6.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$2.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.8	$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$1.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.1	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$7.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$7.55
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$1.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.3	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$56.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$210
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9531	$1688

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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 Onitsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Awka	$846
81 km or 50 mi	Owerri	$1686
84 km or 52 mi	Enugu	$469
105 km or 65 mi	Umuahia	$906
130 km or 81 mi	Benin	$537
133 km or 83 mi	Aba	$638
135 km or 84 mi	Warri	$886
159 km or 99 mi	Port Harcourt	$651
174 km or 108 mi	Owo	$658
213 km or 132 mi	Akure	$635
218 km or 135 mi	Calabar	$374
236 km or 147 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
284 km or 177 mi	Ife	$774
303 km or 188 mi	Osogbo	$704
331 km or 205 mi	Abuja	$1262
341 km or 212 mi	Kumba	$933
345 km or 214 mi	Ibadan	$759
347 km or 216 mi	Malabo	$812
351 km or 218 mi	Buea	$655
358 km or 222 mi	Ilorin	$526
360 km or 224 mi	Limbe	$710
365 km or 227 mi	Oyo	$699
375 km or 233 mi	Bamenda	$714
375 km or 233 mi	Lagos	$1133
384 km or 239 mi	Minna	$787
395 km or 245 mi	Abeokuta	$1019
400 km or 248 mi	Douala	$1368
409 km or 254 mi	Bafoussam	$794
462 km or 287 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
478 km or 297 mi	Jos	$757
483 km or 300 mi	Cotonou	$755
490 km or 304 mi	Kaduna	$377
518 km or 322 mi	Save	$644
541 km or 336 mi	Abomey	$617
554 km or 344 mi	Zaria	$621
571 km or 355 mi	Bauchi	$735
582 km or 362 mi	Bata	$1201
584 km or 363 mi	Yaounde	$764
615 km or 382 mi	Lome	$711
643 km or 399 mi	Atakpame	$655