Living Wage
₦284,104
Nigerian Naira per Month
= $US 183 per Month
2025 Estimate
Living Income
₦422,603
Nigerian Naira per Month
= $US 273 per Month
2025 Estimate
This Living Wage is based on…
Rural Benue State, Nigeria
Family of 5 with 1.73 workers
Cost of a Basic but Decent Living = ₦422,603
Mandatory deductions from pay: ₦18,300
Full Report and Supporting Materials
Update Report
2025 Living Wage Update Report Rural Nigeria: Benue States
By Raphaela Nina Andersen Lykke E. Andersen Marcelo Delajara Richard Anker Martha Anker
Date: October 31 2025
English
Update Report
2024 Living Wage Update Report Rural Nigeria: Benue States
By Agnes Medinaceli, Lykke E. Andersen, Marcelo Delajara, Richard Anker, Martha Anker
Date: June 01 2024
English
Full Benchmark Report
2023 Living Income Report Rural Nigeria: Benue (with living wage annex)
By Koen Voorend, Akinyinka Akinyoade, Ian Prates
English
