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Official NBS data · May 2026

Price of bread (sliced) in Nigeria

National average price per 450g loaf, how it has changed, and where it is cheapest and dearest.

National average · May 2026₦1,687.18per 450g loaf
Change from April 2026▲ Up ₦4.580.3% higher · was ₦1,682.60
Change from May 2025▲ Up ₦29.591.8% higher · was ₦1,657.59
Cheapest and dearest state

CheapestYobe₦1,026.70

DearestAdamawa₦1,970.00

Price history

National average per 450g loaf, January 2025 to May 2026. Hover or tap for each month.

By region · May 2026

Average price in each geopolitical zone.

North West: ₦1,773.54

South West: ₦1,745.21

North Central: ₦1,726.83

South South: ₦1,706.83

South East: ₦1,659.35

North East: ₦1,485.70

Key facts

In May 2026, the national average price of bread (sliced) (450g loaf) was ₦1,687.18, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.

That is 0.3% higher than in April 2026 (₦1,682.60) and 1.8% higher than a year earlier, in May 2025 (₦1,657.59).

Adamawa recorded the highest state average (₦1,970.00) and Yobe the lowest (₦1,026.70).

By region, prices were highest in the North West (₦1,773.54) and lowest in the North East (₦1,485.70).

Since January 2025, the price has ranged from ₦1,604.78 (January 2025) to ₦1,688.40 (April 2025).

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Source: National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Selected Food Price Watch. Figures are NBS averages of prices collected across all 36 states and the FCT, published monthly. The latest release is for May 2026. Prices in your market may differ.