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Food prices in Lagos today

ArketData tracks prices for 45 food items across 4 markets in Lagos State, Nigeria, from our latest insights on 7 October 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₦5,250₦4,500 – ₦6,5004
Brown Beansper painter₦5,000₦4,500 – ₦6,0004
Catfish Driedper 1kg₦5,500₦4,000 – ₦6,0003
Catfish Obokun Icedper 1kg₦4,750₦4,500 – ₦5,0002
Chicken Lapsper 1kg₦5,500₦3,800 – ₦7,2004
Chicken Legsper 1kg₦2,000₦1,500 – ₦6,5003
Chicken Wingsper 1kg₦7,000₦6,000 – ₦7,5004
Crayfishper painter₦11,500₦9,000 – ₦15,0004
Croaker Fish Icedper 1kg₦4,500₦4,000 – ₦5,0003
Croaker Fish Icedper carton₦90,000—1
Eggper piece₦225₦200 – ₦2504
Foreign Riceper painter₦6,000₦4,500 – ₦6,5004
Irish Potatoper painter₦9,500₦7,500 – ₦11,0004
Live Chickenper piece₦16,000₦10,000 – ₦18,0004
Melonper cup₦600₦400 – ₦1,3004
Milletper painter₦2,250₦2,000 – ₦3,0004
Nigerian Riceper painter₦5,000₦4,000 – ₦5,0003
Ogbonoper cup₦2,150₦1,500 – ₦5,0004
Okraper painter₦3,750₦3,000 – ₦4,0004
Onion Brownper piece small₦100₦100 – ₦8004
Onion Purpleper piece small₦100₦100 – ₦5004
Palm Oilper 1litre₦1,850₦1,500 – ₦4,5004
Red Maizeper painter₦2,250₦2,000 – ₦3,0004
Ripe Plantainper 5 6 pieces₦2,500₦1,000 – ₦5,0004
Sardine Fish Driedper carton₦56,500₦55,000 – ₦58,0002
Sardine Fish Icedper 1kg₦4,500₦3,500 – ₦4,8003
Sardine Fish Smokedper 1kg₦3,500₦1,400 – ₦5,0004
Soya Beansper painter₦4,500₦4,000 – ₦5,0004
Sweet Potatoper painter₦3,250₦2,000 – ₦4,0004
Tilapia Fish (ekpiya) Icedper 1kg₦5,000₦4,000 – ₦7,0004
Titus Fish Icedper 1kg₦5,000₦4,000 – ₦10,5003
Tomato Ovalper painter₦6,000₦4,000 – ₦9,0003
Tomato Roundper painter₦7,500₦5,000 – ₦9,0004
Unripe Plantainper 5 6 pieces₦2,500₦1,000 – ₦5,0004
Vegetable Oilper 5litres₦12,250₦11,000 – ₦17,0004
Wheatper painter₦2,500₦2,000 – ₦3,5004
White Beansper painter₦4,750₦4,000 – ₦6,0004
White Garriper painter₦1,400₦1,200 – ₦1,5004
White Maizeper painter₦2,000₦2,000 – ₦2,5004
Whole Chicken Frozenper piece₦10,250₦5,000 – ₦13,8004
Yam (large)per piece₦5,500₦4,000 – ₦7,0004
Yam (medium)per piece₦3,500₦2,000 – ₦4,5004
Yam (small)per piece₦2,250₦1,500 – ₦3,0004
Yellow Garriper painter₦1,650₦1,300 – ₦2,0004
Yellow Maizeper painter₦2,500₦2,000 – ₦2,5004

Markets in Lagos

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