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Cost of Living · Africa

Cost of living in Lagos

Nigeria · Updated May 2026

Mid-tier monthly

$2,200

all categories below

Best for: African-tech nomads with the patience for power, traffic, and entry-bureaucracy friction.

Monthly breakdown

  • Rent$1,100
  • Groceries$320
  • Dining out$280
  • Transport$80
  • Utilities$200
  • Coworking$220
  • Total$2,200

How Lagos compares

Versus four reference nomad cities, mid-tier monthly totals.

Climate at a glance

Climate Finder
  • Jan

    27°C

    75% humidity · 1 mm/day rain

  • Apr

    28°C

    80% humidity · 5 mm/day rain

  • Jul

    26°C

    85% humidity · 9 mm/day rain

  • Oct

    27°C

    82% humidity · 5 mm/day rain

Field notes

Africa's most consequential tech-startup hub by a wide margin — also some of the harder logistics on this list. Power generation costs are the structural variable (most apartments include or charge for diesel-generator backup). Ikoyi, Victoria Island, and Lekki are the expat anchors. Visa-on-arrival exists but requires pre-approval; check current rules.

Visa for nomads

Low nomad-friendly

Pathway

Extendable tourist

Program

Typical max stay

3 months

e-Visa or visa-on-arrival with pre-approval; longer stays via business / Subject To Regularisation route.

Editorial summary, not legal advice. Verify with the relevant consulate before applying — visa programs change with little notice.

Useful while you’re in Lagos

Editorial estimates aggregated from public data (Numbeo, expat surveys, recent nomad reports). Prices vary by neighborhood and lifestyle — treat the totals as an order-of-magnitude comparison, not a budget.