Food prices in Lagos today

ArketData tracks prices for 47 food items across 4 markets in Lagos State, Nigeria, from our latest insights on 4 November 2026.

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Median prices across Lagos markets

Median food prices across 4 markets we cover in Lagos State, Nigeria
ItemUnitMedianRangeMarketsInsight date
Beans Oloyinper painter₦5,500₦5,200 – ₦6,5003
Brown Beansper painter₦5,200₦5,000 – ₦6,0003
Catfish Driedper carton₦45,000—1
Catfish Freshper piece big₦6,000—1
Catfish Obokun Icedper piece₦8,000—1
Chicken Lapsper carton₦60,000₦60,000 – ₦65,0003
Chicken Legsper 1kg₦6,500₦2,500 – ₦6,5003
Chicken Wingsper 1kg₦7,500₦7,000 – ₦7,5003
Crayfishper painter₦12,000₦10,000 – ₦13,0003
Croaker Fish Icedper 1kg₦7,000₦6,500 – ₦7,5002
Croaker Fish Icedper 1kg₦5,000—1
Eggper crate₦6,500₦6,000 – ₦6,5003
Foreign Riceper 50kg bag₦64,000₦50,000 – ₦67,0003
Irish Potatoper painter₦12,000₦12,000 – ₦13,0003
Live Chickenper piece₦11,000₦10,000 – ₦19,0003
Melonper painter₦12,000₦8,500 – ₦14,0003
Milletper painter₦2,500₦2,000 – ₦3,6003
Nigerian Riceper 50kg bag₦47,500₦40,000 – ₦55,0002
Ogbonoper cup₦2,500₦1,700 – ₦2,5003
Okraper painter₦4,000—3
Onion Brownper piece small₦100₦100 – ₦8003
Onion Purpleper painter₦9,000₦8,000 – ₦12,0003
Palm Oilper 1litre₦3,000₦2,000 – ₦4,5003
Red Maizeper painter₦3,000₦2,500 – ₦3,0003
Ripe Plantainper 5 6 pieces₦4,000₦3,000 – ₦5,0003
Sardine Fish Driedper carton₦45,000—1
Sardine Fish Icedper carton₦82,500₦80,000 – ₦85,0002
Sardine Fish Icedper 1kg₦3,500—1
Sardine Fish Smokedper 1kg₦3,000₦1,500 – ₦4,5002
Soya Beansper painter₦4,500₦4,000 – ₦5,5003
Sweet Potatoper painter₦5,000₦3,500 – ₦9,0003
Tilapia Fish (ekpiya) Icedper 1kg₦5,000₦5,000 – ₦8,0003
Titus Fish Icedper carton₦217,500₦135,000 – ₦300,0002
Tomato Ovalper painter₦9,000₦8,500 – ₦9,5002
Tomato Roundper painter₦9,500₦9,000 – ₦9,5003
Unripe Plantainper 5 6 pieces₦3,500₦2,000 – ₦5,0003
Vegetable Oilper 5litres₦15,700₦14,000 – ₦17,0003
Wheatper painter₦3,000₦2,500 – ₦3,5003
White Beansper painter₦5,300₦5,000 – ₦6,0003
White Garriper painter₦1,500₦1,500 – ₦2,0003
White Maizeper painter₦2,500₦2,000 – ₦3,5003
Whole Chicken Frozenper piece₦8,000₦8,000 – ₦12,0003
Yam (large)per piece₦6,000₦3,500 – ₦6,0003
Yam (medium)per piece₦3,000₦2,000 – ₦4,0003
Yam (small)per piece₦2,500₦1,500 – ₦3,0003
Yellow Garriper painter₦2,000₦1,800 – ₦2,5003
Yellow Maizeper painter₦2,500₦2,000 – ₦3,0003

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Prices in Lagos are published in Naira, with the unit and insight date shown against every figure.