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One page of sourced numbers per city: what a day costs, what the travel advisory says, and which months score best on the weather.

Data: GeoNames, Open-Meteo, World Bank, US State Department, UK FCDO.

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Nigeria: travel cost, safety and best time to visit, by city (2026)

5 cities in Nigeria are in the index. Kano is the cheapest of them on a mid-range day.

Travel advisories for Nigeria

Both advisories below are issued for Nigeria as a whole, not for any one city on this page.

US State Department

Level 3 – Reconsider travel

Reconsider Travel

Advisory dated June 12, 2026

Read the advisory for Nigeria

UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Last updated August 20, 2026

The FCDO publishes travel advice for Nigeria as a whole, including safety and security, entry rules and health.

Read the FCDO advice for Nigeria

Cities in Nigeria

Daily cost is a mid-range estimate per personestimate; the advisory applies to the whole country.
CityMid-range per dayUS advisoryBest monthsPopulation
Lagos$35Level 3Jan, Feb, Aug and Dec15.4M
Kano$30Level 3Jan, Feb, Nov and Dec4.9M
Ibadan$30Level 3Jan, Apr, Nov and Dec3.6M
Abuja$30Level 3Jan, Jun, Nov and Dec2.7M
Port Harcourt$30Level 3Jan, Aug and Dec2.1M

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City pages

  • Lagos
  • Kano
  • Ibadan
  • Abuja
  • Port Harcourt

Rankings

  • Cheapest cities in Africa
  • Safest cities in Africa

Sources

  • GeoNames city database — CC BY 4.0, fetched September 14, 2026
  • Open-Meteo climate archive — CC BY 4.0, fetched September 21, 2026
  • World Bank price level and exchange rate — CC BY 4.0, data year 2025
  • US State Department travel advisories — public domain, fetched September 21, 2026
  • UK FCDO foreign travel advice — Open Government Licence v3, fetched September 21, 2026

Dates are the most recent fetch across the cities on this page. Every sentence here is generated from the data by rule, with no AI writing; the formulas are public.