Top five most expensive Nigerian cities to live in

2018 Top five most expensive Nigerian cities to live in

Nigeria, an African nation of 36 states, has beautiful cities with tourist attractions, thriving industries and comfortable weather to accommodate all. These states have various mineral resources which with other means of generating revenue, contributes to the growth of their GDP.
This post highlights the top five most expensive cities in Nigeria to live, school and do business in.
The first city on the list is:

Lagos

 1• Lagos

Lagos, the centre of excellence,  is no doubt the city with the largest commercial activity in the country. One could easily point Lagos to be the most expensive with the fact that it's the nations largest commercial hub and the largest cosmopolitan area in West Africa. Lagos boasts of a population of about 22 million people. Lagos state is also the richest in Nigeria with a GDP of $33, 679 (in million dollars). Source:Wikipedia
Getting around places in Lagos is not so an easy task, financially and otherwise.
With the relative high cost of transportation, accommodation and food items, the beautiful city with the highest number of industries, sits comfortably at the top of the list of the top five most expensive cities in Nigeria.

Abuja

2• Abuja

Abuja, also known as FCT, is the nation's capital and centre of political waves. This city grabs the second spot for this list with its rapid development, concentration of government institution headquarters, concentration of hotels and private schools.
The city receives great influx of people as it's the hub of political activity in the country.  Abuja is considered one of the top five most expensive Nigerian cities for the relative high cost of schooling -especially private secondary schools which parents love to patronize for their trends in academic excellence. Cost of living in Nigeria's capital also puts the city on the list. Abuja flaunts various tourist attractions, industries, and startups.

Portharcourt

3• Portharcourt

The Southern city of Portharcourt, the largest producer of oil in Nigeria, is in Rivers state which according to reports, is the second richest state in Nigeria with GDP of $21, 073 (in million dollars).
With its richness in oil and an obvious concentration of oil firms, refineries and other industries, it earns the third spot on this list. Cost of living in this city is relatively high as food items cost more than in other cities. Schooling also contributes to the factors that make this city one of the most expensive Nigerian cities to live and do business in.

Kaduna

4• Kaduna 

Kaduna is a city with ancient civilizations and modern infrastructures in the Northwestern part of Nigeria. It boasts of a refinery and other industries which contributes to its expensiveness. Cost of living in the beautiful Northern city is high due to high cost of feeding items and accommodation -the basic amenities everyone looks out for to choose a city to live in.
Apart from the fact that this Kaduna is one of the most expensive cities in Nigeria, it flaunts tourist attractions like the National museum and ancient wall paintings.

Warri

5• Warri

Warri is a city in Delta state, one of the oil producing states in the country. This city does not follow the popular trend other expensive Nigerian cities on this list does. One would wonder how Warri is one of the most expensive cities to live in Nigeria as it is imagined by people in other parts of the country to be an underdeveloped city but the oil-rich southern city proves this notion wrong. It's not the capital of the state like Kaduna and Portharcourt but with the concentration of industries in the oil and gas sector, the city sits comfortably at number 5 on the list.

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