Cost of healthy diet records first decline, now at N1,255

Oct. 4, 2024 - Vanguard

By Elizabeth AdegbesanThe Cost of a Healthy Diet (CoHD) fell by 0.8 percent month-on-month (MoM) to N1,255 per adult per day in August from N1,265 per adult per day in July.

This is a lower bound (or floor) of the cost per adult per day excluding the cost of transportation and meal preparation. NBS, in the report, stated: “The national average cost of a healthy diet was N1,255 per adult per day in August 2024.

“At the zonal level, the average CoHD was highest in the South West Zone at N1,554 per day, followed by the South-South zone with N1,381 per day. “The lowest average Cost of a Healthy diet was recorded in the North West zone with N1,041 per day.

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