Brisbane vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$1364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$1792
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$1077
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$935
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$205
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$50.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$76.3
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	66	41
😀 Quality of life	97	24
🏙️ Population	2.71M	908K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 70% more expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 1241st and 4388th ($2323 vs $1364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd 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 Owerri. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Owerri ranked 12th in Nigeria, while ranked 3rd and 8997th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Brisbane	Owerri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$3.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$9.95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$1.19
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$1203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$941
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$32.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$50.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	14.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$19.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$7.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$0.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$5.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$3.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$0.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$8.86
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$1.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$15
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$36.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$1701

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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 Owerri

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Umuahia	$773
55 km or 34 mi	Aba	$591
80 km or 50 mi	Awka	$693
81 km or 50 mi	Onitsha	$795
82 km or 51 mi	Port Harcourt	$559
118 km or 73 mi	Enugu	$564
142 km or 88 mi	Warri	$786
155 km or 96 mi	Calabar	$373
182 km or 113 mi	Benin	$627
248 km or 154 mi	Owo	$531
273 km or 169 mi	Malabo	$1272
283 km or 176 mi	Akure	$488
284 km or 176 mi	Kumba	$821
284 km or 177 mi	Buea	$627
292 km or 181 mi	Limbe	$738
311 km or 193 mi	Ado Ekiti	$597
336 km or 209 mi	Douala	$1156
350 km or 218 mi	Bamenda	$699
351 km or 218 mi	Ife	$670
372 km or 231 mi	Osogbo	$575
374 km or 233 mi	Bafoussam	$759
400 km or 249 mi	Abuja	$1375
405 km or 252 mi	Ibadan	$658
416 km or 258 mi	Lagos	$946
431 km or 268 mi	Oyo	$639
433 km or 269 mi	Ilorin	$518
447 km or 278 mi	Abeokuta	$995
462 km or 287 mi	Minna	$692
501 km or 311 mi	Porto-Novo	$768
504 km or 313 mi	Bata	$1209
520 km or 323 mi	Cotonou	$830
529 km or 329 mi	Yaounde	$666
535 km or 333 mi	Jos	$760
562 km or 349 mi	Kaduna	$323
574 km or 356 mi	Sao Tome	$1011
577 km or 358 mi	Save	$654
578 km or 359 mi	Trindade	$1013
588 km or 366 mi	Abomey	$596
620 km or 385 mi	Bauchi	$672
625 km or 388 mi	Zaria	$517