▦ 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
Tile na finishing decision, but e dey shape both the look and the final cost of a Lagos home pass wetin most people expect. The first split na floor versus wall: floor tile harder and dem rate am for foot traffic, wall tile lighter — to use wall tile for floor na common, costly mistake. The second na material: porcelain denser, tougher and more water-resistant than standard ceramic, na why e cost more and dem prefer am for busy floor and wet area.
Origin and size dey drive the price. Chinese and locally-stocked tile na the value option; Spanish and Italian tile dey for the premium end. Size don grow — 60x60cm na the standard now for floor, with large-format tile dey give cleaner, more modern look but e need flatter screed and more skilled laying. Dem dey sell tile by carton (wey dey cover a set area), so your floor and wall area, plus breakage-and-cutting allowance of around 10%, dey decide how many carton you buy.
POP (plaster of Paris) ceiling usually dey fall for the same finishing budget, and here the labour dey important as the material — good tiler and good POP installer go make ordinary tile look expensive, while poor setting-out and uneven grout line go make expensive tile look cheap. Buy from the big tile market (Coker, Orile and the Lekki showroom for higher-end stock), keep few spare tile from the same batch for future repair, and budget well for skilled installation instead of the tile alone.
For budget terms, to tile whole house na one of the bigger finishing line, and the money dey split between the tile and the tiler. Cheap tile wey dem lay badly still dey look cheap; mid-range tile wey dem lay well dey look expensive — so for tight budget, to spend small less on the tile and small more on skilled tiler usually na the better trade. Always buy from one production batch, because dye lot dey vary and two "identical" carton fit different for shade; check the size and finish for daylight before big order; and keep spare carton, because to return tile once dem don lay am no be option at all.