Is Nigeria a good place to live for remote workers?

Nigeria scores 30/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 27.2 Mbps, safety 6, healthcare 47, air quality 0, english 85) — rank 162 of 167. Lagos hustle and anglophone ease; infrastructure and security are hard mode.

How fast is the internet in Nigeria?

Median fixed broadband is around 27.2 Mbps. Lagos hustle and anglophone ease; infrastructure and security are hard mode.

What does $3,000/month get you in Nigeria?

Single-person essentials run about $205/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "like royalty" (14.6× essentials).

Livability · rank 162/167

Is 🇳🇬 Nigeria (Lagos) a good place to live?

Quality score 30/100 against essentials of $205/month. Lagos hustle and anglophone ease; infrastructure and security are hard mode.

The five metrics

Internet 11 27.2 Mbps median broadband, 41.2% online

Safety 6 15.7 homicides/100k (2023)

Healthcare 47 UHC service coverage 47/100 (2023)

Air quality 0 PM2.5 54.7 µg/m³ (2023)

English 85 day-to-day usability

Beside the score, not inside it

Neither of these is part of the composite above, deliberately. Folding governance into a quality-of-life number would bury a political judgement where you could not see it or argue with it, and connection price is a different question from connection speed — somewhere fast and expensive and somewhere slow and cheap are different trade-offs, not one average.

Rule of law: very weak; World Bank WGI estimate -1.01 · corruption control -1.11 · stability -2 (2024). Scale −2.5 to +2.5, higher is better.
What connectivity costs: $9.75 /mo broadband; Mobile 10GB $1.97/month. ITU price basket. The speed above is scored; this price is not.

What your budget buys

Monthly budget	vs essentials ($205)	Verdict
$2,000	9.8×	like royalty
$3,000	14.6×	like royalty
$5,000	24.4×	like royalty

Essentials from the Pint & Property basket. Rank countries by your own priorities in the interactive matrix.

🪤 Tax residency triggers at 183 days. Tax residency details →

Similar value-for-money

🇧🇾 Belarus — quality 74.1, essentials $499/mo
🇺🇦 Ukraine — quality 78.4, essentials $523/mo
🇮🇳 India — quality 55.9, essentials $408/mo
🇧🇹 Bhutan — quality 56.1, essentials $418/mo

Frequently asked questions

Is Nigeria a good place to live for remote workers?: Nigeria scores 30/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 27.2 Mbps, safety 6, healthcare 47, air quality 0, english 85) — rank 162 of 167. Lagos hustle and anglophone ease; infrastructure and security are hard mode.
How fast is the internet in Nigeria?: Median fixed broadband is around 27.2 Mbps. Lagos hustle and anglophone ease; infrastructure and security are hard mode.
What does $3,000/month get you in Nigeria?: Single-person essentials run about $205/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "like royalty" (14.6× essentials).