Cost of Living in Lagos, 🇳🇬 Nigeria - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

AI estimate Updated Mar 22, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing $885 $553 $811 $111 $88

Utilities $111 $162 $258 $26 —

Internet & Mobile $133 $66 $103 $18 $6

Groceries $59 $258 $627 $88 $9

Transportation $206 $258 $369 $48 $33

Dining Out $479 $295 $405 $33 $55

Leisure Activities $133 $184 $332 $22 $26

Health Insurance $81 $103 $280 $11 $4

Visa & Legal Fees $122 $81 $236 — $11

Total $2,209 $1,960 $3,421 $357 $232

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) $479.21 per month

Coworking Space $88.47 per month

Airbnb (1 month) $1,327.05 per month

Coliving Space $258.04 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee $3.32 per cup

Beer $1.33 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) $3.69 per meal

Fast Food Combo $6.27 per meal

Apples $3.10 per kg

Bread $1.18 per loaf

Milk $2.06 per liter

Rice $1.77 per kg

Chicken Fillets $5.53 per kg

Beef $5.01 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) $8.85 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) $33.18 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) $0.44 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start $1.11 per trip

Taxi per km $0.70 per km

Monthly Transport Pass $33.18 per month

Gasoline $0.81 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) $3.54 per trip

Scooter Rental $5.90 per month

Services

Mobile Plan $11.06 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) $29.49 per month

Gym Membership $25.80 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $7.37 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) $1.84 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket $5.16 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans $18.43 per pair

Summer Dress $13.27 per dress

Running Shoes $47.92 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut $4.42 per visit

Laundry $8.85 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) $18.43 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) $4.05 per purchase

About these costs

Method: AI estimate
Last updated: Mar 22, 2026
Generated by: Model not recorded
Last changed: None yet
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 1,356.3947 NGN

Generated by an AI model without cited sources and not yet checked by research. A research pass replaces these values with sourced ones, compared with similar cities.

Lagos cost of living