Cost of Living in Nigeria
Official prices for the things every household pays for — fuel, food, transport and a healthy diet — from the National Bureau of Statistics, state by state, alongside what outlets are reporting now. NBS publishes each survey in arrears, so every figure carries the month it describes.
Petrol price
May 2026₦1,596.25
national average per litre · +4.1% m/m
Per litre, every state →
Diesel price
May 2026₦3,277.47
national average per litre · +32.4% m/m
Per litre, every state →
Cooking gas price
April 2026₦22,382.20
national average per 12.5kg cylinder · +13.9% m/m
12.5kg and 5kg refills, every state →
Kerosene price
May 2026₦2,971.94
national average per litre · -0.2% m/m
Per litre and gallon, every state →
Food prices
May 2026₦2,245.70
Rice Long-Grained (Imported), national average · +0.5% m/m
42 staple items, national and by zone →
Transport fares
May 2026₦1,431.25
bus within a city, per drop · +2.4% m/m
Bus, okada, intercity, water and air, every state →
Cost of a healthy diet
April 2026₦1,589.00
per person per day · +3.1% m/m
Daily cost per person, every state →
Official figures: National Bureau of Statistics, for the month shown on each card, with the change on the month before.