Erelu_Y: Our baby of the family is returning to Lagos from the UK and the lecturing job on offer pays around ₦130,000 per month. Can a single person used to UK lifestyle survive on this income in today's Lagos? If so, how? She's not extravagant but lives a basic, decent lifestyle: no partying, clubbing, etc, (her only weakness is she likes and does have a nice 4 x 4 which suits Naija's bad roads), just a typical acada girl. Your contributions would be highly appreciated. Thanks.

If she's not extravagant and she cooks food at home, she should survive fine on that. She may not have more than ₦10k or ₦20k left in savings each month though. I've taken into consideration basic living expenses and average cost of fuel for her 4x4, though you didn't state how far away from work her home is (which is very important in Lagos, what with bad traffic).

I hope this helps?

2nd 2 comment... I dunno

3rd. I no knw

Itz stil okay, since she's still single

it's very possible as long as the person in question is prudent .

Still thinkning......

If you are living in Banana Iceland, No!

She will survive just fine if she is not extra-vagrant, people with families survive with less.

Erelu_Y: Our baby of the family is returning to Lagos from the UK and the lecturing job on offer pays around ₦130,000 per month. Can a single person used to UK lifestyle survive on this income in today's Lagos? If so, how? She's not extravagant but lives a basic, decent lifestyle: no partying, clubbing, etc, (her only weakness is she likes and does have a nice 4 x 4 which suits Naija's bad roads), just a typical acada girl. Your contributions would be highly appreciated. Thanks.

if she is not planning to look for accommodation, just to feed herself and fuel d car,not staying 100 miles from d workplace and not planning to spend for a guy, she will have savings with dat salary.

3rd to comment,
I dey com!

Let the person budget 30k monthly because of house rent, food, electricity, and transportation ... Those are basic things...

130k is big box use ur head wella dats all . This is nija

Lagos is not expensive. But if its abuja or ph it is too small especially wen it comes to accommodation. But since d 130k comes in monthly its very ok. Pple get 20k monthly but still survive

tellwisdom: 130k, na money for beer abi money for perfume??

No money for gate fee.

Its really very possible,some families of six survive on less than 100k a month.however its gonna be based on her lifestyle I.e if she wants to stay in a highend neighborhood or average,if she is homely or clubs or maybe eats out.

I know of People that might wana crucify u for this topic.cos 130k is even above average

Why would she not survive? There are many ppl in Lagos that earn less than N 130,000 and they ar living fine. Life is about planning dear let her plan her life.

InesQor:

If she's not extravagant and she cooks food at home, she should survive fine on that. She may not have more than ₦10k or ₦20k left in savings each month though. I've taken into consideration basic living expenses and average cost of fuel for her 4x4, though you didn't state how far away from work her home is (which is very important in Lagos, what with bad traffic).

I hope this helps?

As a single lady who's not extravagant,she should be able to have at least #50k left at the end of every month.

If she is used to cook indomie noodles and forget abt nkwobi/catfish

It is possible if she lives close to her place of work, eat home-cooked food and not too extravagant.

Is this really an issue for debate People survive well on 50k per month. So what is all this noise? If she cannot survive on it let her remain in the UK.

What is it with all these first and second to comment peeps on NL Any award for you guys?

Why not .....some make do wit 50k in LaG d gospel trut is prudent nd cross not lastman boundry

Yes it is possible only if you will cut your coat according to your size.
130k is a lot of money to some people and to some 130 is too small.

Is life in the UK so bad that people are now considering returning home for peanuts?

Cut ur cloth according to your material. There are many family men who dont earn upto N130,000 and they live happily. Civil servants n many contract workers earn below dat.

My advice for her is to get a bag of cassava flakes and kulikuli

Dis shouldn't have been a question @all. U can survive with less than 130k per month na. E be like say una get money scatter sha cos my sis survives with 40k a month n she stays in Surulere.

Make she stay uk Abeg. A married couple wit a child will take that job and live well why won't a single person?

What! You don't mean it..when a family man is maintaining his family with 40% of that. You need to set your priorities right and keep improving on yourself with your meagre resources, with God on one's side that #130k will soon be a tithe. Believe.