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Price of a bag of rice in Nigeria today
A 50kg bag of local rice costs about ₦82,000 in Nigeria, and a 50kg bag of imported rice about ₦133,975, as of 23 Jun 2026 — roughly ₦1,640 and ₦2,680 per kg. Imported rice costs about 63.4% more than local rice.
- Local rice, 50kg
- ₦82,000
- per full bag
- Imported rice, 50kg
- ₦133,975
- per full bag
- Local rice, per kg
- ₦1,640
- derived from the bag price
- Imported premium
- +63.4%
- vs local rice
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Key takeaways
- A 50kg bag of local rice costs about ₦82,000 in Nigeria as of 23 Jun 2026.
- A 50kg bag of imported rice costs about ₦133,975 (NBS Selected Food Price Watch) — roughly 63.4% more than local rice.
- That is about ₦1,640 per kg for local rice and ₦2,680 per kg imported.
- Rice is sold by the bag; smaller quantities scale at roughly the per-kg rate. Prices vary by market, brand and region.
Rice prices by quantity (local vs imported)
Typical cost of rice in Nigeria by quantity. The 50kg bag rows are the tracked, sourced figures; smaller quantities are derived at each grade's per-kg rate (₦1,640/kg local, ₦2,680/kg imported) and may differ slightly in practice.
| Quantity | Local rice | Imported rice | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50kg bag (full) | ₦82,000 | ₦133,975 | Tracked, sourced figure |
| 25kg (half bag) | ₦41,000 | ₦66,988 | Derived at the per-kg rate |
| 10kg | ₦16,400 | ₦26,795 | Derived at the per-kg rate |
| 5kg | ₦8,200 | ₦13,398 | Derived at the per-kg rate |
| Per kg | ₦1,640 | ₦2,680 | Derived at the per-kg rate |
Local rice is a wholesale-market survey figure; imported rice is an NBS national average — the two are sourced differently, so treat the grade-to-grade gap as indicative. Derived rows assume the bag's per-kg rate and are not separately surveyed prices.
What moves the rice price?
Imported rice is priced off the naira exchange rate and import/border policy, so a weaker naira or tighter import rules feed straight into the shelf price. Local rice tracks domestic paddy (unmilled rice) supply, milling capacity, and the cost of moving grain to market — including diesel for haulage and milling — plus security in the main growing regions. When those costs rise, both grades move up.
Rice is the single largest line in many Nigerian food budgets. See how it sits against other staples on the food prices hub, or how a month of staples adds up on the household basket.