Despite persistent inflationary pressures across Nigeria, some states have continued to maintain relatively lower cost-of-living levels compared to the rest of the country.
Newly released data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) for October 2025 shows that Nigeria’s headline inflation eased to 16.05% in October 2025, down from 18.02% in September.
Month-on-month inflation rose to 0.93%, higher than 0.72% in September.
However, food inflation eased to 13.12% year-on-year from 39.16% in October 2024, a drop of 26.04 percentage points, following the change in the CPI base year.
Despite signs of easing headline inflation across the country, the data from the NBS revealed that some states remain significantly more affordable to live in than others.
Below are Nigeria’s Top 10 Most Affordable States to Live In (October 2025), ranked from the tenth to the most affordable:
Akwa Ibom State in the South-South recorded an annual inflation rate of 12.7% in October 2025, a notable decline from 16.3% in September. The state also posted a 4% annual food inflation rate during the period under review, down from 9% in the previous month.
In September, the State Executive Council proposed a N695 billion supplementary budget, which was subsequently passed and signed into law last month, signalling the government’s commitment to strengthening economic stability and supporting key sectors amid rising national inflationary pressures.
The government said the supplementary budget will provide for the new minimum wage and personnel emoluments.
“It will also address flood and erosion control, complete inflation-affected projects, and fund new infrastructure construction across the state,” the Commissioner for Information, Aniekan Umanah, had said.
To fast-track project execution, Governor Eno announced the immediate release of N60 billion to contractors with certified Interim Payment Certificates (IPCs), directing Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), alongside Delivery Advisors, to ensure strict adherence to timelines and quality standards.
This statistics is wrong. I don’t know about other states but Edo State can’t be here. I’ve lived in Edo and Delta and I can tell you that Delta is way better than Edo.
Bayelsa isn’t affordable oh, I feel abia should replace it.