Brisbane vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$1621
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$466
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$676
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$75.2
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	66	37
😀 Quality of life	97	26
🏙️ Population	2.71M	1.48M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 192% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 1241st and 6787th ($2323 vs $795) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 5th 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 Onitsha. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Onitsha ranked 5th in Nigeria, while ranked 3rd and 8900th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Brisbane	Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$2.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$0.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$27.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	16.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$927
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$8.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$4.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$1.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$4.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$2.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$78
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$9.45
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$14.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$1896

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Onitsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Awka	$693
81 km or 50 mi	Owerri	$1364
84 km or 52 mi	Enugu	$564
105 km or 65 mi	Umuahia	$773
130 km or 81 mi	Benin	$627
133 km or 83 mi	Aba	$591
135 km or 84 mi	Warri	$786
159 km or 99 mi	Port Harcourt	$559
174 km or 108 mi	Owo	$531
213 km or 132 mi	Akure	$488
218 km or 135 mi	Calabar	$373
236 km or 147 mi	Ado Ekiti	$597
284 km or 177 mi	Ife	$670
303 km or 188 mi	Osogbo	$575
331 km or 205 mi	Abuja	$1375
341 km or 212 mi	Kumba	$821
345 km or 214 mi	Ibadan	$658
347 km or 216 mi	Malabo	$1272
351 km or 218 mi	Buea	$627
358 km or 222 mi	Ilorin	$518
360 km or 224 mi	Limbe	$738
365 km or 227 mi	Oyo	$639
375 km or 233 mi	Bamenda	$699
375 km or 233 mi	Lagos	$946
384 km or 239 mi	Minna	$692
395 km or 245 mi	Abeokuta	$995
400 km or 248 mi	Douala	$1156
409 km or 254 mi	Bafoussam	$759
462 km or 287 mi	Porto-Novo	$768
478 km or 297 mi	Jos	$760
483 km or 300 mi	Cotonou	$830
490 km or 304 mi	Kaduna	$323
518 km or 322 mi	Save	$654
541 km or 336 mi	Abomey	$596
554 km or 344 mi	Zaria	$517
571 km or 355 mi	Bauchi	$672
582 km or 362 mi	Bata	$1209
584 km or 363 mi	Yaounde	$666
615 km or 382 mi	Lome	$759
643 km or 399 mi	Atakpame	$657