▦ Tiles & POP Prices in Lagos
Current Lagos prices for tiles & pop — brands, units, change percentage and where to buy. Updated 2026.
Tiles & POP — current prices
2 tiles & pop items with retail prices, trends, and where to buy in Lagos
| Material | Unit | Price | Δ% | Where to buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Floor Tiles 60x60cm (per sqm) Standard floor tile size. Ceramic costs N3K-N5K/sqm; porcelain N5K-N8K/sqm. Imported (Spanish, Italian) starts at N12K/sqm. 💡 Buy 10-15% extra to account for cutting waste and future replacement tiles. Same batch tiles may have slight color variation between production runs. | per sqm | ₦3,000–8,000 | +5.0% | 📍 Alaba Market 📍 NOVARE/ShopRite area Lekki |
POP Ceiling (per sqm installed) Plaster of Paris ceiling — the standard ceiling finish in Lagos. Price includes material + labor. Plain POP is cheapest; cornices and decorative moulding add N500-N2000/sqm. 💡 POP cracks if the building settles. Wait 2-3 months after completing the structure before installing POP ceiling. | per sqm (installed) | ₦3,000–6,000 | +10.0% | 📍 POP contractors — get 3 quotes |
Related labor rates
Construction artisans you'll work with for tiles & pop
| Role | Daily rate | Monthly rate |
|---|---|---|
Tiler Floor and wall tile installation. Specialist tilers (marble, porcelain) charge N10K-N18K/day vs N5K-N8K for standard ceramic. | ₦5,000–₦12,000 | ₦100,000–₦250,000 |
POP Installer Plaster of Paris ceiling specialist. Paid per sqm (N3K-N6K/sqm installed) rather than daily rate. Cornices and decorative work cost extra. | ₦5,000–₦10,000 | — |
📝 The Lagos context
Tiles are a finishing decision, but they shape both the look and the final cost of a Lagos home more than most people expect. The first split is floor versus wall: floor tiles are harder and rated for foot traffic, wall tiles are lighter — using wall tiles on a floor is a common, costly mistake. The second is material: porcelain is denser, tougher and more water-resistant than standard ceramic, which is why it costs more and is preferred for busy floors and wet areas.
Origin and size drive the price. Chinese and locally-stocked tiles are the value option; Spanish and Italian tiles sit at the premium end. Sizes have grown — 60x60cm is now standard for floors, with large-format tiles giving a cleaner, more modern look but needing a flatter screed and more skilled laying. Tiles are sold by the carton (which covers a set area), so your floor and wall areas, plus a breakage-and-cutting allowance of around 10%, decide how many cartons you buy.
POP (plaster of Paris) ceilings usually fall in the same finishing budget, and here the labour is as important as the material — a good tiler and a good POP installer make an ordinary tile look expensive, while poor setting-out and uneven grout lines make an expensive tile look cheap. Buy from the big tile markets (Coker, Orile and the Lekki showrooms for higher-end stock), keep a few spare tiles from the same batch for future repairs, and budget properly for skilled installation rather than the tile alone.
In budget terms, tiling a whole house is one of the larger finishing lines, and the money splits between the tile and the tiler. Cheap tiles laid badly still look cheap; mid-range tiles laid well look expensive — so on a tight budget, spending a little less on the tile and a little more on a skilled tiler is usually the better trade. Always buy from a single production batch, because dye lots vary and two "identical" cartons can differ in shade; check the size and finish in daylight before a big order; and hold back a spare carton, since returning tiles once they are laid is simply not an option.