The housing ladder, cheapest first
About these figures
All 17 homes from the Houses app across three cities, read in our own session — weekly rent, the buy-out price and the move-in fee. Rent leaves with the weekly bills, so keep any step under roughly a third of a steady weekly income.
Weekly rent Buy price
- Home
- City
- District
- Size
- Weekly rent
- Buy price
- Move-in
Nothing matches.
| Hall of ResidenceThe cheapest bunk in Lagos — matriculate first. | Lagos | UNILAG, Akoka | 6×6 | ₦1,200 /wk | — | ₦3,600 |
| Face-me-i-face-youSix by six in Mushin — week-one survival housing. | Lagos | Mushin | 6×6 | ₦2,400 /wk | ₦113,000 | ₦7,200 |
| Single roomThe PH starter room. | Port Harcourt | Rumuokoro | 6×6 | ₦2,600 /wk | ₦121,000 | ₦7,800 |
| Single roomThe Abuja starter room, out in Kubwa. | Abuja | Kubwa | 6×6 | ₦2,800 /wk | ₦130,000 | ₦8,400 |
| Self-containSeven by seven in Yaba — the first proper room above Mushin. | Lagos | Yaba | 7×7 | ₦6,000 /wk | ₦312,000 | ₦18,000 |
| Mini flatTen by ten in the heart of PH. | Port Harcourt | D-Line | 10×10 | ₦6,000 /wk | ₦312,000 | ₦18,000 |
| Mini flatTen by ten in the estates of Gwarinpa. | Abuja | Gwarinpa | 10×10 | ₦6,000 /wk | ₦312,000 | ₦18,000 |
| Mini-flatThe middle-class default — ten by ten with furniture. (Our save lives here: the app hides the move-in fee from a current resident.) | Lagos | Lekki Phase 1 | — | ₦17,000 /wk | ₦910,000 | — |
| Serviced apartmentServiced comfort on the Gra line. | Port Harcourt | Woji | 11×11 | ₦32,000 /wk | ₦1,700,000 | ₦96,000 |
| Serviced apartmentServiced living in Wuse 2. | Abuja | Wuse 2 | 11×11 | ₦34,000 /wk | ₦1,900,000 | ₦102,000 |
| Terrace duplexEleven by eleven terrace — the upgrade once gigs stack up. | Lagos | Ikate, Lekki | 11×11 | ₦56,250 /wk | ₦3,100,000 | ₦168,750 |
| Family duplexThirteen by thirteen with the bedrooms upstairs. | Lagos | Magodo GRA | 13×13 | ₦137,500 /wk | ₦7,600,000 | ₦412,500 |
| Detached houseA detached address in Maitama. | Abuja | Maitama | 12×12 | ₦240,000 /wk | ₦14,000,000 | ₦720,000 |
| Colonial duplexColonial grandeur in the Old GRA. | Port Harcourt | Old GRA | 12×12 | ₦275,000 /wk | ₦16,000,000 | ₦825,000 |
| DuplexTwo floors in old-money Ikoyi. | Lagos | Ikoyi | 12×12 | ₦312,500 /wk | ₦18,000,000 | ₦937,500 |
| MansionMinisterial Asokoro — fourteen by fourteen at the top. | Abuja | Asokoro | 14×14 | ₦1,750,000 /wk | ₦103,000,000 | ₦5,250,000 |
| MansionThe top of the ladder — fourteen by fourteen behind private security. | Lagos | Banana Island | 14×14 | ₦1,875,000 /wk | ₦114,000,000 | ₦5,625,000 |
| Nothing matches. | ||||||
Sorted cheapest first — click Weekly rent to flip. Move-in is 3× the weekly rent on every home we checked.
Every row was read in the Houses app in our own logged-in session (three-city tabs). Older community rent figures that disagreed with the game were replaced — the game is always right.
FAQ
How much is rent in Lagos Life?
Weekly, from the ₦1,200 UNILAG student hall and the ₦2,400 Mushin face-me-i-face-you up to the ₦1.875m Banana Island mansion. Rent comes out with your weekly bills, so keep it under about a third of your income.
Should I rent or buy a home in Lagos Life?
Buying costs roughly 47 weeks of rent (₦113k buy vs ₦2,400/week in Mushin) — and only a home you OWN can be extended with furniture. Rent while climbing, buy once the ladder plateaus.
Are there homes outside Lagos?
Yes — the Houses app has its own ladders for Port Harcourt (4 homes, ₦2,600–₦275,000/week) and Abuja (5 homes, ₦2,800–₦1.75m/week). The move-in fee is 3× the weekly rent on every home we checked.