Lagos Workers Earn Under 10% of Salaries in Top African Cities

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Lagos workers take home an average net salary of N178,235 per month as of April 2026. This equates to just 9% of what employees earn in Cape Town, which leads the ranking at $1,639.38. The survey covers 15 major African cities. Windhoek follows at $964.92, Rabat at $739.01 and Nairobi at $403.28. At the bottom, Lagos stands at $128.98. The dollar-to-naira conversion used the rate of $1 = N1,381.88 at the time of the study. Data were compiled from leading cost-of-living and currency-rate sources.

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