Is Cheap, Western-style housing possible to find in Lagos, Nigeria??

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on 2 Oct 2012

Hey everybody, I'll be moving to Lagos, Nigeria next week for a 6-month assignment. Though I was there a couple weeks ago on a preliminary trip, I had trouble finding housing in the range of what the small startup business I work for can afford. More specifically, my price range is 400-450k naira TOTAL (about $2500-$3000), again, for six months. I've been looking at websites and in person with a few property agents in search of fairly nice (Western standards-ish) and safe apartments or guesthouses to this end in Lekki, VI, Ikoyi, Island, VGC, Yaba, Surulere, and even other areas. Thus far, I've discovered only one or two places that are both safe/nice and meet my budget. Is this a lost cause in Lagos? Does anybody have some advice? Thanks in advance for your time, Kevin

Anonymous (not verified) on 8 Oct 2012 - 21:28

There is absolutely nothing that is "western style" in that price range. Most housing contracts are done on a 2yr (full upfront payment!) lease, however this is slowly changing to 1yr. It would need a special kind of scenario to unfold for you to find a 6month contract (as far as i know) and it would certainly be more than 70k naira/month. NO WAY. I would advise you need about 1000usd minimum per month, and thats cutting it short....

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