Cost of living in Lagos 2026
Typical rent, prices and the overall cost index for Lagos, with quick comparisons to other cities.
Cost index (base New York = 100)
26.4
74% cheaper than New York
LagosUSD
1-bed apartment, centre 987,000 NGN $725
1-bed apartment, outside centre 561,000 NGN $412
3-bed apartment, centre 3,789,000 NGN $2,785
Room in shared flat 280,000 NGN $206
Buy price per m2 4,373,000 NGN $3,214
Living cost excl. rent 684,000 NGN $503
Typical net salary 161,000 NGN $118
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How we calculate and where the data comes from
Educational model, not financial, tax or relocation advice. Figures are estimates for 2026 and are rounded to ranges, never exact values. Our cost index is built from open data and adapted by CrawlJobs (aggregated and reweighted); it is not endorsed by the sources.
Sources: Eurostat (free reuse, Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), World Bank Open Data ICP (CC-BY-4.0), US BEA / HUD / Census (public domain), GeoNames (CC-BY-4.0). Source and product names are used for attribution only; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.