Cost of living in Nigerian cities, compared

Indexed cost data for 18 cities. Index 100 is the Nigerian urban median, so a city at 185 costs about 85% more to live in and a city at 76 costs about a quarter less.

City	Overall index	Rent index	1-bed rent / yr	Monthly total
Lagos Lagos	185	235	₦1,410,000	₦413,500
Abuja FCT	170	210	₦1,260,000	₦382,000
Port Harcourt Rivers	145	155	₦930,000	₦327,500
Ibadan Oyo	96	90	₦540,000	₦208,000
Kano Kano	88	85	₦510,000	₦198,500
Enugu Enugu	97	100	₦600,000	₦216,000
Benin City Edo	90	88	₦528,000	₦203,000
Kaduna Kaduna	86	80	₦480,000	₦192,000
Warri Delta	118	115	₦690,000	₦260,500
Jos Plateau	83	75	₦450,000	₦187,500
Abeokuta Ogun	87	82	₦492,000	₦196,000
Ilorin Kwara	79	70	₦420,000	₦177,000
Uyo Akwa Ibom	94	95	₦570,000	₦211,500
Owerri Imo	93	95	₦570,000	₦207,500
Calabar Cross River	85	80	₦480,000	₦191,000
Sokoto Sokoto	76	65	₦390,000	₦169,500
Maiduguri Borno	74	60	₦360,000	₦170,000
Asaba Delta	98	98	₦588,000	₦217,000

Monthly total = one-bedroom rent divided by twelve, plus food, transport, data and utilities for a single adult.

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