Also known as: Food spot, company, startup cost, shop
🍲 Food spot business in Lagos Life
Buka, suya and small chops. The game calls it cheap to start, and it is the only industry with a recorded profit figure. Setup is shown "from" ₦90,000, plus a ₦50,000 CAC fee.
Known costs
| Setup (from) | ₦90,000 |
|---|---|
| CAC registration fee | ₦50,000 |
| Cheapest total to start | ₦140,000 |
| Staff, each, per week | ₦13,000 (seen on a food spot) |
| Manager, per week | ₦39,000 (seen on a food spot) |
| Bills, per week | ₦20,000 + 5% tax (seen on a food spot) |
Can you afford it?
At the best no-gate job right now (Refining, about ₦70,000 a week at entry level), the cheapest food spot total of ₦140,000 is about 2 weeks of pay, before rent and bills. That is an estimate.
Food spot price by location
| Area | Tier | Setup | With CAC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ikorodu | ₦ | ₦90,000 | ₦140,000 |
| Ajah | ₦ | ₦90,000 | ₦140,000 |
| Mushin | ₦ | ₦90,000 | ₦140,000 |
| Yaba | ₦₦ | ₦150,000 | ₦200,000 |
| Surulere | ₦₦ | ₦150,000 | ₦200,000 |
| Ikeja | ₦₦ | ₦150,000 | ₦200,000 |
| Lagos Island | ₦₦ | ₦150,000 | ₦200,000 |
| Lekki | ₦₦₦ | ₦270,000 | ₦320,000 |
| Victoria Island | ₦₦₦₦ | ₦450,000 | ₦500,000 |
| Ikoyi | ₦₦₦₦ | ₦450,000 | ₦500,000 |
| Banana Island | ₦₦₦₦ | ₦450,000 | ₦500,000 |
What we know about profit
Right after registering a kiosk in Ikorodu the game showed about ₦4,256 profit a night. At ₦140,000 to start, that pays back in about 33 days if the figure already counts costs. We do not have a figure for other locations, so we do not extrapolate.
Questions
How much does a food spot cost in Lagos Life?
Setup starts from ₦90,000, plus the ₦50,000 CAC fee, so ₦140,000 at the cheapest. The exact setup price depends on location.
Is a food spot profit figure known?
One data point: about ₦4,256 a night for an Ikorodu food spot. Whether it already deducts costs is not verified.
Last verified: . Numbers come from in-game screens and can change when the game updates.
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