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Nigeria Trip Cost Calculator

Nigeria is energetic and complex. Lagos is expensive for top hotels but cheap for street food and culture. Travel mostly happens by air between cities.

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Trip style

Three-to-four-star Victoria Island/Lekki hotels, Bolt cars, restaurants.

Activities & experiences

Daily cost by trip style

Per-person, per-day spending in Nigeria. Mid-range and luxury assume double occupancy for accommodation; budget assumes per-bed.

CategoryBudgetMid-rangeLuxury
AccommodationUSD 40USD 180USD 600
Food & drinkUSD 15USD 40USD 100
Local transportUSD 30USD 80USD 200
IncidentalsUSD 15USD 30USD 80
Daily totalUSD 100USD 330USD 980

Nigeria budget wisdom

1

Hotel prices in Victoria Island are dramatically higher than the rest of the city.

2

Always use Bolt or in-hotel cars — never random taxis or okadas in Lagos.

3

Naira inflation means USD is the safer reference for budgeting.

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