
Onion Purple price in Nigeria today
Onion Purple costs a median of ₦500 per piece big across 12 Nigerian markets as of 4 November 2026. Prices range from ₦200 at Ajah Market to ₦1,000 at Century Market. The price has risen 33.3% over the past 90 days.
Median price · Nigeria
₦500per piece big
+33.3%over 90 days
- Lowest
- ₦200 Ajah Market
- Typical range
- ₦338 – ₦500 middle 50% of markets
- Highest
- ₦1,000 Century Market
- Markets covered
- 12 mean ₦479
Latest insights
Onion Purple prices by market
| Market | State | Price per piece big | vs cheapest | Insight date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajah Market | Lagos | ₦200 | cheapest | |
| Mushin Market | Lagos | ₦200 | cheapest | |
| Gboko Main Market | Benue | ₦300 | +50% | |
| Ahia Ohru New Market | Abia | ₦350 | +75% | |
| International Market Abakalili | Ebonyi | ₦400 | +100% | |
| Gariki Market | Enugu | ₦500 | +150% | |
| Relief Market | Imo | ₦500 | +150% | |
| Lugbe Market | Abuja | ₦500 | +150% | |
| Ogbogonogo Market | Delta | ₦500 | +150% | |
| Ifo Market | Ogun | ₦500 | +150% | |
| Effurun Market | Delta | ₦800 | +300% | |
| Century Market | Lagos | ₦1,000 | +400% |
Price history — last 90 days
Median price moved from ₦300 per piece big in 12 Aug 2026 to ₦400 in 2 Nov 2026.
View the weekly figures
| Week of | Median | Lowest | Highest | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ₦300 | ₦100 | ₦500 | 20 | |
| ₦300 | ₦100 | ₦800 | 27 | |
| ₦300 | ₦100 | ₦800 | 28 | |
| ₦250 | ₦200 | ₦800 | 24 | |
| ₦300 | ₦200 | ₦800 | 30 | |
| ₦300 | ₦200 | ₦800 | 31 | |
| ₦300 | ₦200 | ₦800 | 29 | |
| ₦300 | ₦200 | ₦1,200 | 33 | |
| ₦350 | ₦200 | ₦1,300 | 33 | |
| ₦350 | ₦200 | ₦1,000 | 33 | |
| ₦500 | ₦200 | ₦1,000 | 43 | |
| ₦500 | ₦200 | ₦1,000 | 22 | |
| ₦400 | ₦200 | ₦800 | 19 |
Understanding Onion Purple prices in Nigeria
Why Onion Purple prices vary so much
Onion Purple costs 400% more at Century Market (₦1,000) than at Ajah Market (₦200) — a difference of ₦800 per piece big for the same item.
Most of that gap is transport and distance from where the item is produced or landed. Market size matters too: high-turnover markets buy in larger volumes and sell on thinner margins, while smaller neighbourhood markets carry the cost of a shorter supply chain. Whether a market is primarily wholesale or retail can account for much of the rest.
Is Onion Purple getting more expensive?
Over the last 90 days the median price has risen from ₦300 to ₦400 per piece big — a change of 33.3%. If you buy this regularly and have somewhere to store it, buying ahead may be worth considering.
Which unit is Onion Purple sold in?
Markets report Onion Purple in piece big, piece small, painter, bag (big). We never average across units — a price per piece big and a price per piece small are different figures, and treating them as one number produces something meaningless. Compare like with like, and check the unit before assuming one market is cheaper than another.
Where can you buy Onion Purple cheapest?
The lowest recorded price is ₦200 per piece big at Ajah Market in Lagos. We currently track Onion Purple across 11 states, with the widest coverage in Lagos, Delta, Kano. Prices below are the most recent insight from each market — always confirm before travelling for a difference that transport would cancel out.
All figures are medians of prices recorded in Nigerian markets, published in Naira.
Onion Purple price by unit
per piece big
₦500
₦200 – ₦1,000 · 12 markets
per piece small
₦200
₦30 – ₦600 · 11 markets
per painter
₦8,500
₦5,000 – ₦12,000 · 11 markets
per bag (big)
₦154,000
₦41,000 – ₦280,000 · 6 markets
Onion Purple prices by state
Prices vary considerably by state, mostly with distance from producing regions and transport costs.
- Onion Purple in Lagos3 markets
- Onion Purple in Delta2 markets
- Onion Purple in Kano2 markets
- Onion Purple in Ebonyi1 market
- Onion Purple in Abuja1 market
- Onion Purple in Enugu1 market
- Onion Purple in Adamawa1 market
- Onion Purple in Benue1 market
- Onion Purple in Abia1 market
- Onion Purple in Imo1 market
- Onion Purple in Ogun1 market
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