Cities / Middle East & Africa / Nigeria

Lagos

Nigeria

One person needs about NGN 1,869,216 a month here, renting a 1-bedroom flat in the centre. A family of four needs about NGN 4,902,524.

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Renting in the city centre. Built from the prices below. What we count

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Item	Typical	Reports
1-bedroom flat, city centreEstimated	NGN 1,199,189	0 reports
1-bedroom flat, outside the centreEstimated	NGN 863,416	0 reports
3-bedroom flat, city centreEstimated	NGN 2,518,297	0 reports
3-bedroom flat, outside the centreEstimated	NGN 1,798,783	0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
Milk, 1 LEstimated	NGN 841	0 reports
Fresh white bread, 500 gEstimated	NGN 2,294	0 reports
White rice, 1 kgEstimated	NGN 3,235	0 reports
Eggs, 12Estimated	NGN 2,868	0 reports
Local cheese, 1 kgEstimated	NGN 9,705	0 reports
Chicken fillets, 1 kgEstimated	NGN 8,411	0 reports
Beef, round or similar, 1 kgEstimated	NGN 11,646	0 reports
Apples, 1 kgEstimated	NGN 3,155	0 reports
Bananas, 1 kgEstimated	NGN 1,165	0 reports
Oranges, 1 kgEstimated	NGN 2,868	0 reports
Tomatoes, 1 kgEstimated	NGN 3,155	0 reports
Potatoes, 1 kgEstimated	NGN 2,008	0 reports
Onions, 1 kgEstimated	NGN 2,008	0 reports
Lettuce, 1 headEstimated	NGN 1,606	0 reports
Bottled water, 1.5 LEstimated	NGN 1,423	0 reports
Bottle of mid-range wineEstimated	NGN 13,171	0 reports
Local beer, 0.5 L, from a shopEstimated	NGN 1,941	0 reports
Cigarettes, pack of 20Estimated	NGN 11,677	0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
Meal at an inexpensive restaurantEstimated	NGN 6,964	0 reports
Three-course dinner for two, mid-range restaurantEstimated	NGN 27,854	0 reports
Fast-food combo mealEstimated	NGN 5,410	0 reports
Cappuccino, regularEstimated	NGN 1,728	0 reports
Local draft beer, 0.5 LEstimated	NGN 3,598	0 reports
Soft drink, 0.33 L, in a caféEstimated	NGN 1,271	0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
One-way local transit ticketEstimated	NGN 1,159	0 reports
Monthly public transport passEstimated	NGN 52,764	0 reports
Taxi, starting fareEstimated	NGN 1,399	0 reports
Taxi, per kmEstimated	NGN 759	0 reports
Petrol, 1 LEstimated	NGN 929	0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
Electricity, water, heating and cooling for 85 m²Estimated	NGN 106,797	0 reports
Mobile plan with calls and 10 GB+ dataEstimated	NGN 34,418	0 reports
Home internet, 60 Mbps or fasterEstimated	NGN 37,285	0 reports

Item	Typical	What people paid	Reports
Gym membership, monthlyEstimated	NGN 40,579		0 reports
Cinema ticketEstimated	NGN 8,116		0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
Jeans, Levi's 501 or similarEstimated	NGN 64,097	0 reports
Summer dress from a chain storeEstimated	NGN 41,782	0 reports
Running shoes, mid-rangeEstimated	NGN 108,472	0 reports

Item	Typical	What people paid	Reports
Private full-day preschool, monthly, one childEstimated	NGN 722,631		0 reports
International primary school, yearly, one childEstimated	NGN 22,684,656		0 reports

Item	Typical	What people paid	Reports
Price per m² to buy a flat, centreEstimated	NGN 5,756,106		0 reports
Price per m² to buy a flat, outside the centreEstimated	NGN 3,717,485		0 reports

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