Lagos Life weekly rent

Rent is weekly. The cash figure on a starting home is what you have in hand on day one, not a purchase price. Ikoyi and Banana Island are later moves. Yaba is the balanced start.

• Hall of ResidenceUNILAG, Akoka, Student life, 3 guest spots. Students start with ₦14,000.₦1,200 / week

  A bunk in a UNILAG hall. Roommates, one socket, a reading table. UNILAG students only. Mattress, bookshelf, kerosene stove, cooler, water drum, chair, radio, bucket, toilet.

• Face-me-I-face-youMushin, Hard start, 3 guest spots. Starts with ₦16,000.₦2,400 / week

  One room, a shared compound, loud neighbours. Weekly rent is low, and so is the starting cash. Foam mattress, radio, kerosene stove, cooler, bucket, chair, bath bucket, toilet.

• Self-containYaba, Balanced, 5 guest spots. Starts with ₦36,000.₦6,000 / week

  Your own toilet and a kitchen corner, close to the tech hub. This is the default start. Spring bed, radio, kerosene stove, cooler, plant, chair, bucket, bath bucket, toilet.

• Mini-flatLekki Phase 1, Expensive, 8 guest spots. Starts with ₦104,000.₦17,000 / week

  Bedroom, living room, kitchen and bathroom are separate. Weekly rent jumps. Spring bed, fan, gas cooker, fridge, sofa, TV, plant, shower, toilet.

• DuplexIkoyi, Luxury, 12 guest spots. Move-in only, no furniture included.₦250,000 / week

  Move-in only. You do not start here, and it comes with no furniture. Main bedroom, guest room, living room, kitchen, bathroom. Buy the furniture yourself.

• MansionBanana Island, Tycoon, 18 guest spots. Move-in only, no furniture included.₦1,500,000 / week

  The most expensive address in the game. Move-in only. Not offered at the start. Master suite, guest room, large living room, kitchen. Buy the furniture yourself.

What to rent first

One Tech intern shift is ₦9,900. Yaba rent is ₦6,000, so the week still leaves money for food and a keke. Lekki rent is ₦17,000 and the start pile is ₦104,000. Ikoyi is ₦250,000 a week. Skip that until a top rank is steady. The Lekki landlord route writes the order down: solar, then transport, then a dearer house.