₦30,435 for one pot of jollof: inside di number wey measure Lagos hunger
SBM Intelligence Jollof Index make headline for April 2026 when e show say cost to cook jollof rice for family of five don reach ₦30,435 — 19.4% increase for six months, wey eat 40% of Nigeria ₦70,000 minimum wage. Our calculator use same method but with live Lagos market price and cover 12 dish, not just jollof.
Di cost gap between different food show how Lagosian dey cope. Garri wey dem soak with groundnut cost ₦300 per person — di absolute floor of Lagos eating. Indomie plus egg na ₦940. Beans and plantain give real protein for ₦1,400. Jollof rice for ₦2,764 per person na mid-range meal. Pounded yam with efo riro, for nearly ₦4,000, na luxury wey many family now keep for Sunday only.
Di calculator show wetin Jollof Index no show: which ingredient dey drive di cost. For jollof, chicken alone carry 43% of di total (₦5,900 out of ₦13,818). Replace chicken with egg (₦580 for 3) and di pot drop to ₦8,498 — 38% saving. Na dis substitution math wey millions of Lagos family dey do every week: switch from chicken go egg, from rice go garri.
Di 'cheapest market' feature add another level. Same jollof pot wey cost ₦13,818 for Mile 12 fit cost ₦12,900 for Daleko. Over one month, dat ₦900 difference add up to ₦10,800 — enough for 3 extra meal.