Lagos Life Businesses: Prices, Daily Income, Payback

8 businesses, from the ₦150,000 Recharge & Data Kiosk to the ₦250,000,000 Quilox Share (5%) — plus one haulage trailer.

Figures are community-sourced estimates, last updated 2026-10-12

Businesses pay out once per in-game day, from 6 PM. A good day pays a roll between the income range, minus daily running costs. A bad day (chance listed per business) pays nothing and costs the bad-day loss instead. Businesses resell at 60% of the purchase price.

📶 OJUELEGBAFirst business

Recharge & Data Kiosk

₦150,000 to buy

Pays ₦2,500–₦5,000 a day, minus ₦1,800 daily costs. Bad day (10% chance): −₦2,000. Rough payback ≈ 14 weeks.

Airtime, data bundles and phone charging. Tiny money, but it's yours.

🥤 YABA

Zobo & Chapman Stand

₦300,000 to buy

Pays ₦5,000–₦9,000 a day, minus ₦3,200 daily costs. Bad day (10% chance): −₦3,500. Rough payback ≈ 14 weeks.

Chilled zobo for the students and the Yaba heat. Sells itself when the sun is out.

🏧 YABA

POS Stand

₦500,000 to buy

Pays ₦5,000–₦11,500 a day, minus ₦2,000 daily costs. Bad day (10% chance): −₦4,500. Rough payback ≈ 14 weeks.

Withdrawals, transfers and "network is bad". Small money, every day.

🍛 SURULERE

Buka (Mama Put)

₦2,500,000 to buy

Pays ₦30,000–₦61,000 a day, minus ₦18,000 daily costs. Bad day (10% chance): −₦19,500. Rough payback ≈ 16 weeks.

Amala, ewedu and gbegiri. The lunch rush pays the bills.

💈 IKEJA

Barbing Salon

₦6,000,000 to buy

Pays ₦66,000–₦133,000 a day, minus ₦40,000 daily costs. Bad day (8% chance): −₦42,500. Rough payback ≈ 17 weeks.

Low cuts, fades and gist. Saturday is the big day.

🧽 LEKKI

Car Wash

₦15,000,000 to buy

Pays ₦167,000–₦309,000 a day, minus ₦105,000 daily costs. Bad day (8% chance): −₦95,000. Rough payback ≈ 19 weeks.

Lekki drivers want their car shining. Foam, wax and interior.

🎪 IKOYI

Event Centre

₦60,000,000 to buy

Pays ₦585,000–₦1,171,000 a day, minus ₦430,000 daily costs. Bad day (10% chance): −₦320,000. Rough payback ≈ 23 weeks.

Owambes every weekend. Aso-ebi, small chops and big bookings.

🪩 VICTORIA ISLAND

Quilox Share (5%)

₦250,000,000 to buy

Pays ₦1,795,000–₦3,585,000 a day, minus ₦1,150,000 daily costs. Bad day (8% chance): −₦1,100,000. Rough payback ≈ 27 weeks.

Own a piece of the most famous club in Lagos. Bottles pop, you get paid.

The trailer is not a shop

Mack Haulage Trailer: ₦18,000,000 each, up to 3. Pays ₦117,000–₦209,000 a day minus the driver's ₦30,000 daily cut; a breakdown day (8% chance) costs the ₦95,000 repair bill instead. Not a shop: a truck. Pays daily like a business, minus the driver's daily cut; a breakdown day costs the repair bill. You can run up to 3.

Rough payback is an estimate, not a promise: Rough payback figures assume average luck, no tax and no economy-event swings; the game can apply tax to payouts and economy events can move daily income.

Fund it from a job — run your week → Nepo vs LAPO starts

Short answers

What is the cheapest business in Lagos Life?

The Recharge & Data Kiosk in Ojuelegba at ₦150,000. It pays ₦2,500–₦5,000 a day before costs — small money, but it is yours, and it stacks on top of a job.

When do businesses pay out?

Once per in-game day, from 6 PM. A good day pays a roll inside the income range minus daily costs; a bad day pays nothing and costs the bad-day loss instead. Each business lists its bad-day chance.

How is the rough payback figure calculated?

Price divided by expected daily net: the good-day average (midpoint of the income range, minus daily costs) weighted against the bad-day chance and its loss. Rough payback figures assume average luck, no tax and no economy-event swings; the game can apply tax to payouts and economy events can move daily income.

Can I sell a business later?

Yes — businesses resell at 60% of the purchase price, so a wrong call costs you 40%, not everything.