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Cost Of Living In Nigeria 2018: Give Key Costs Of Neccesities In Your Area by HardMirror(m): 6:42pm On Nov 29, 2018 |
Posting this here so as to get good participation. I am creating this thread because Nigeria is a really amazing country where almost everything contracts from state to state. From culture, to language, and even cost of living. Today i met an hausa boy complaining that the groundnut being sold for N50 in Lagos (ikeja) costs only N5 in Sokoto. that is a whooping 1000% difference in price. about a week ago a friend of mine from Akure called me and asked me to help her get an accommodation along Allen or Opebi, i asked her for her budget and she said N150k. I almost bust out laughing. Told her to get at least 300k for a self contained apartment (that is just a room with it's kitchen and bathroom). A two bedroom flat costs about 600k (lower average), 3 bedroom would cost over a million naira for most apartments here on allen. I dont cook, i eat out always. Depending on what i wish to eat, a meal costs me from 300 naira (for street food like my favorite ghanian wanche) to 1500 if i wish to eat at the restaurants around. Average hotel cost is 15,000 here except you want to go and lodge in the slumps here in ikeja such as ipodo area or ikeja under bridge area, you would get accommodation of 5k. However a good lodging will cost you a minimum of N35k for ibis hotel and the likes. Sheraton is not in my area. Olosho would cost you 5k for the average ones sha. 10k for the presentable ones (if you know how to bargain) if you cant spare a minimum of 300k for school fees in a year (primary school) please dont come to lagos else you want your child to go to public school or a mushroom private school. What else? Ask me any other costs you wish to know along opebi allen in ikeja. Share key costs of commodities and accommodation in your area 41 Likes 4 Shares |
Re: Cost Of Living In Nigeria 2018: Give Key Costs Of Neccesities In Your Area by ashewoboy(m): 6:49pm On Nov 29, 2018 |
oja ti won si yi. 1 Like |
Re: Cost Of Living In Nigeria 2018: Give Key Costs Of Neccesities In Your Area by Nobody: 6:56pm On Nov 29, 2018 |
Your post is very informative 13 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Cost Of Living In Nigeria 2018: Give Key Costs Of Neccesities In Your Area by HardMirror(m): 6:58pm On Nov 29, 2018 |
ashewoboy:wetin ashewoboy dey talk o. Abeg da si oro yi joor. Drop your contribution. Where you dey stay sef? 1 Like |
Re: Cost Of Living In Nigeria 2018: Give Key Costs Of Neccesities In Your Area by SweetBuns(f): 6:58pm On Nov 29, 2018 |
Well, life is not that hard here in akure! With a decent 350k plus, you can get decent accommodation in a decent neighbourhood with decent people. I'd have said the place is safe if not for the skull miners that are rampant around here. Transportation is a bit costly, provisions costlier, and others follow up. In other words akure is a good place if you're looking for peace and quiet. And thats what I dont like. Nothing happens here. I miss Lagos 20 Likes |
Re: Cost Of Living In Nigeria 2018: Give Key Costs Of Neccesities In Your Area by HardMirror(m): 7:01pm On Nov 29, 2018 |
SweetBuns:life aint hard here in lagos either. I lived in akure for about 7years + 2 Likes |
Re: Cost Of Living In Nigeria 2018: Give Key Costs Of Neccesities In Your Area by SweetBuns(f): 7:03pm On Nov 29, 2018 |
HardMirror:really? I'm planning to get the hell outta here. No job opportunities at all |
Re: Cost Of Living In Nigeria 2018: Give Key Costs Of Neccesities In Your Area by HardMirror(m): 7:07pm On Nov 29, 2018 |
SweetBuns:exactly! Osogbo is miles better than akure believe me. Akure is just big for nothing. Lagos is the most interesting place in nigeria believe me. Lagos has everything the good and bad. Opportunities abound and you can really become 'big' here. 13 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Cost Of Living In Nigeria 2018: Give Key Costs Of Neccesities In Your Area by Tallesty1(m): 7:08pm On Nov 29, 2018 |
HardMirror:Nigeria is not an amazing country. HardMirror:I can't say much because I don't know the quantity/size but the price of groundnut is on the high side here compared to other northern states. HardMirror:With 150k you can get a clean two bedroom flats here. Though it depends on the street, that same amount can only get a self con at APC quarters. HardMirror:I don't like eating out, I cook almost everything I eat when I am at home. With 7k, I can cook three different soups and still have some change. A plate of food in restaurants here is between N250-500. HardMirror:An average hotel room costs N5k here, you can get cleans ones with N2k though. It is about location and environment. HardMirror:Never had any business with these ones so I have nothing to say. HardMirror:My location is Suleja, Niger state 50 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Cost Of Living In Nigeria 2018: Give Key Costs Of Neccesities In Your Area by Kenzico(m): 7:09pm On Nov 29, 2018 |
Re: Cost Of Living In Nigeria 2018: Give Key Costs Of Neccesities In Your Area by SweetBuns(f): 7:11pm On Nov 29, 2018 |
HardMirror:I can see that. I've had a taste of Lagos too. Its a place where the good, bad and ugly converge and live together . its a really interesting place |
Re: Cost Of Living In Nigeria 2018: Give Key Costs Of Neccesities In Your Area by SweetBuns(f): 7:12pm On Nov 29, 2018 |
Tallesty1:1. First off, Nigeria is a great country. You just haven't travelled wide enough to see it. 2. Price of stuffs varies with geographical locations so don't compare. 3. Your method of eating differs from his. Good and fine. Different strokes for different folks. 4. How is Niger like? I'd like to know 7 Likes |
Re: Cost Of Living In Nigeria 2018: Give Key Costs Of Neccesities In Your Area by HardMirror(m): 7:16pm On Nov 29, 2018 |
Tallesty1:wow! Thanks bro. What isthe average cost of shool fees for a year (primary school) over there 1 Like |
Re: Cost Of Living In Nigeria 2018: Give Key Costs Of Neccesities In Your Area by HardMirror(m): 7:36pm On Nov 29, 2018 |
SweetBuns:i dont think he criticised me in anyway, he just shared his own lifestyle. Yes nigeria is really an amazing and interesting country. Amazingly corrupt and backward in many crucial areas too unfortunately. None the less very blessed country 25 Likes |
Re: Cost Of Living In Nigeria 2018: Give Key Costs Of Neccesities In Your Area by DanDeeBoss(m): 7:36pm On Nov 29, 2018 |
HardMirror:Average for private schools I know here in Minna is 15-20k for a term but you can get that of 8-10k 6 Likes |
Re: Cost Of Living In Nigeria 2018: Give Key Costs Of Neccesities In Your Area by DanDeeBoss(m): 7:41pm On Nov 29, 2018 |
SweetBuns:What aspect if I may ask?? |
Re: Cost Of Living In Nigeria 2018: Give Key Costs Of Neccesities In Your Area by SweetBuns(f): 7:43pm On Nov 29, 2018 |
DanDeeBoss:the environment, the people, the weather, the security stats..... Thing like that sha 1 Like |
Re: Cost Of Living In Nigeria 2018: Give Key Costs Of Neccesities In Your Area by HardMirror(m): 7:43pm On Nov 29, 2018 |
DanDeeBoss:not sure about other parts of lagos, but in ikeja, schools are damn expensive (at least compared to what you get in many other states) and somehow people want their kids in the good schools around so you end up paying much just to have your kids in the top schools. There are no spaces to build standard schools here, so those who can afford to build standard schools here end up charging very high 6 Likes |
Re: Cost Of Living In Nigeria 2018: Give Key Costs Of Neccesities In Your Area by SweetBuns(f): 8:00pm On Nov 29, 2018 |
HardMirror:is there land for sale there? |
Re: Cost Of Living In Nigeria 2018: Give Key Costs Of Neccesities In Your Area by HardMirror(m): 8:07pm On Nov 29, 2018 |
SweetBuns:there are, question is how many people can afford it? It is easier to get land on lekki than in ikeja. |
Re: Cost Of Living In Nigeria 2018: Give Key Costs Of Neccesities In Your Area by AryEmber(f): 8:17pm On Nov 29, 2018 |
I believe folks living in Lagos are trying, I thought Akure is bad but this place is worse! Everything is expensive and another thing that drives me nuts is the noise. Thank God for my home. 10 Likes |
Re: Cost Of Living In Nigeria 2018: Give Key Costs Of Neccesities In Your Area by HardMirror(m): 8:25pm On Nov 29, 2018 |
AryEmber:not everything. You can get a lot of cheap things here. Why are we all from akure? |
Re: Cost Of Living In Nigeria 2018: Give Key Costs Of Neccesities In Your Area by Headlesschicken(m): 8:27pm On Nov 29, 2018 |
Condoms r very expensive down here... 6 Likes |
Re: Cost Of Living In Nigeria 2018: Give Key Costs Of Neccesities In Your Area by SweetBuns(f): 8:32pm On Nov 29, 2018 |
HardMirror:maybe its fate? |
Re: Cost Of Living In Nigeria 2018: Give Key Costs Of Neccesities In Your Area by SweetBuns(f): 8:32pm On Nov 29, 2018 |
Headlesschicken:ode sha 19 Likes
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Re: Cost Of Living In Nigeria 2018: Give Key Costs Of Neccesities In Your Area by AryEmber(f): 8:34pm On Nov 29, 2018 |
HardMirror:Things like electronics maybe. I'm not from Akure though, I merely school there. |
Re: Cost Of Living In Nigeria 2018: Give Key Costs Of Neccesities In Your Area by HardMirror(m): 8:45pm On Nov 29, 2018 |
AryEmber:Futa? |
Re: Cost Of Living In Nigeria 2018: Give Key Costs Of Neccesities In Your Area by DanDeeBoss(m): 8:49pm On Nov 29, 2018 |
SweetBuns:Yeah...the environment here is nice, richly blessed too... Agricultural activities is on the rise,, I am sure 60-70percent of people engage in farming.... The weather is normal, as of now, we are in harmattan [November- January ]dry season [February -early April ]rainy season [May -early October ].......the people here are nice too and tolerant [Nupes and gwaris are the majority ]......crime rate is on the minimum,Niger state is one peaceful state..... 14 Likes |
Re: Cost Of Living In Nigeria 2018: Give Key Costs Of Neccesities In Your Area by DanDeeBoss(m): 8:52pm On Nov 29, 2018 |
HardMirror:Cost of living is not that high here though.... The expensive schools here are Brighter,Himma,Reedemed,Elamin and Mypa schools respectively |
Re: Cost Of Living In Nigeria 2018: Give Key Costs Of Neccesities In Your Area by Firstgentleman1(m): 8:54pm On Nov 29, 2018 |
Here in Ilorin. Feeding -If you are the cooking type, food stuffs are generally cheap. With N1,600, you are sure of cooking well garnished soup with stew to go. Budget like N600 for meat, ponmo and smoked fish, then 1k for other ingredients and you are good to go. Just do your shopping at places like Oja Oba or Oja Tuntun. For better bargain, go after 6pm. *winks - For the eating out brothers, with N150, you can feed well at bukas. Add N100 to that sum and you are sure of same at standard and neat restaurants. For the exclusive fast food joints, N1,000 will do. Accommodation - You can get a good one room self contain for N80,000 at places like Adewole, Fate, Tanke etc. You'll get same for N50,000 or 60K at places like Oloje Estate, Adeta, Agbo Oba etc. Transport. Average cost is N80 for keke, taxi and bike. The lowest for the three is N50. Bus still run N40 from Oja Oba to POst office and challenge.. Or Oloje to Ogidi. Olosho. Who needs them when you can hang out at places like Water view and get a 18 Likes |
Re: Cost Of Living In Nigeria 2018: Give Key Costs Of Neccesities In Your Area by HardMirror(m): 9:00pm On Nov 29, 2018 |
Oh yes! I forgot transportation. There are still keke of N50 in lagos. Opebi to ikeja is N50, ikeja to allen is N50 etc. Taxi? Well... if not uber or taxify. Taxi can be as cheap as N500 depending on how far you are going. But N500 seems to be the minimum for shot distances You have options such as Danfo, Molue, BRT Uber Keke Gokada Taxify Yellow taxi Private cars plying as taxis Aboki okada (these ones can ruin your life!) 13 Likes |
Re: Cost Of Living In Nigeria 2018: Give Key Costs Of Neccesities In Your Area by Tallesty1(m): 9:01pm On Nov 29, 2018 |
SweetBuns:Nigeria isn't even supposed to be a country, you just haven't been to a great country to know the difference. SweetBuns:Are you sure you understand this thread? SweetBuns:Just like every other state, it has beautiful places and it's got its own slums. Suleja is very cool and the cost of living is fair. Security isn't great, virtually doesn't exist but most streets has its vigilante. No riots, probably because folks here are from different states. Water? Nah, none at all. Electricity? 12hrs a day in my location. 13 Likes |
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