Cost Of Building Materials in Nigeria – The Latest Price List

What are the current prices of building materials in Nigeria in 2020? What is the price of Dangote cement per bag in Nigeria today?

I have answered this question below with a compiled list of building materials used for construction in Nigeria and their average cost price in Naira in the market.

This Nigeria building materials price list was compiled to help real estate investors who want to plan towards a building project (especially those staying abroad) and those who want to invest in buying and selling building materials (supply) both imported and local building materials in Nigeria.

So, approximately how much does it cost to build a house?

In this post, I have combined the price of imported and local building materials in Nigeria. Below are the latest price quotes for building materials in Nigeria.

Some of the questions answered in this post include: How much is a trip of sand in Lagos, how much is a 50kg bag of sharp sand in Abuja etc? What is the cost of plastering in Nigeria? How much is a block now in Nigeria today? How much does gravel cost? What is the average price of compound tiles? Do you know how much a tipper load of sand costs? What is the current price of a bundle of aluminum zinc roofing sheets? What is the cost of floor tiles per square meter in Nigeria? Need the average price of a 12mm iron rod in Nigeria? What is the cost of the PVC ceiling in Nigeria now? How much is a bag of cement in Nigeria today? How many sheets of zinc are in a bundle?

I’ll also love it if you help update the price of building materials in Nigeria for different towns, cities, and states.

List Of Building Materials In Nigeria And The Price Quotes

Price Quotes For Building Materials In Nigeria + Cost of Cement, interlocking block, and Finishing. So what is the price of cement in Nigeria?

SEE: HOW TO REDUCE BUILDING COSTS

BUILDING MATERIALS LIST

BRANDS OF CEMENT

Price of a 50kg bag of Dangote cement ==>   ₦2,570
Price of a 50kg bag of Elephant cement ==>   ₦2,550
Price of a 50kg bag of Ibeto cement ==>         ₦2,550
Price of a 50kg bag of Ashaka cement ==>     ₦2,550
Price of a 50kg bag of Cellular Concrete cement ==>    ₦1,800

ROOFING SHEETS, LONG SPAN

A sheet of 0.45 Aluminium roofing sheet costs ==> ₦1,650 – ₦1,750
A sheet of 0.55 Aluminium roofing sheet costs ==> ₦1,900 – ₦2,250
A sheet of 0.70 Aluminium roofing sheet costs ==> ₦2,450 – ₦2,550
A sheet of 0.90 Aluminium roofing sheet costs ==> ₦2,650 – ₦3150

CEMENT BLOCKS

1 unit of vibrated 9-inch block ==> ₦120 – ₦150
1 unit of vibrated 6-inch block ==> ₦110 – ₦130
1 unit of hand moulded 9-inch block ==> ₦120 – ₦130
1 unit of hand moulded 6-inch block ==> ₦95 – ₦120

RODS

Price of 1 whole length of 25mm steel rod ==> ₦4,550
Price of 1 tonne (42pcs/tonne) of 25mm steel rod ==> ₦180,500
Price of 1 whole length of 20mm steel rod ==> ₦2,650
Price of 1 tonne (74pcs/tonne) of 20mm steel rod ==> ₦180,500
Price of 1 whole length of 16mm steel rod ==> ₦1,550
Price of 1 tonne (120pcs/tonne) of 16mm steel rod ==> ₦170,500
Price of 1 whole length of 12mm steel rod ==> ₦1,150
Price of 1 tonne (176pcs/tonne) of 12mm steel rod ==> ₦165,050
Price of 1 whole length of 10mm steel rod ==> ₦1,050
Price of 1 tonne (185pcs/tonne) of 10mm steel rod==> ₦165,500
Price of 1 whole length of 8mm steel rod ==> ₦750
Cost of 1 tonne (282pcs/tonne) of 8mm steel rod ==> ₦165,000
Cost of 1 roll of BRC Mesh 3.5mm – 20m ==> ₦14,000
Cost of 1 roll of BRC Mesh 4.0mm – 20m ==> ₦17,000
Cost of 1 roll of BRC Mesh 4.0mm – 25m ==> ₦25,000

WIRES

Cost of 1 bundle of flexible Binding wire ==> ₦5,600
Cost of 10kg roll of flexible binding wire ==> ₦45,500
Cost of 1 bundle of stiff binding wire ==> ₦6,500
Cost of 10kg roll of stiff binding wire ==> ₦47,500

SAND

Cost of 20 tonnes of Sharp sand (Highly silty) ==> ₦42,500
Cost of 20 tonnes of Sharp sand (Moderately silty) ==> ₦40,500
Cost of 20 tonnes of Sharp sand (fairly silty) ==> ₦35,500
Cost of 7 tonnes of Smooth/plaster sand (very smooth) ==> ₦25,500
Cost of 7 tonnes of Smooth sand (fairly smooth) ==> ₦18,500
Cost of 7 tonnes of Smooth sand (sticky/gum) ==> ₦25,500

PLYWOOD

Price for 1 full sheet of Plywood (1/4 inch, Afara) ==> ₦2,600
Price for 1 full sheet of Plywood (1/2 inch, Afara) ==> ₦3,400
Price for 1 full sheet of Plywood (3/4 inch, Afara) ==> ₦5,300
Price for 1 full sheet of Plywood (1/4 inch, Obeche) ==> ₦1,600
Price for 1 full sheet of Plywood (1/2 inch, Obeche) ==> ₦3,100
Price for 1 full sheet of Plywood (3/4 inch, Obeche) ==> ₦4,200
Price for 1 full sheet of Plywood (1/4 inch, Mgs) ==> ₦1,800
Price for 1 full sheet of Plywood (3/4 inch, Marine) ==> ₦8,600
Price for 1 full sheet of Plywood (1/4 inch, Resin coated) ==> ₦2,200
Price for 1 full sheet of Plywood (1/2 inch, Resin coated) ==> ₦2,900
Price for 1 full sheet of Plywood (3/4 inch, Resin coated) ==> ₦3,500
Price for 1 full sheet of Plywood (1/4 inch, veneer) ==> ₦2,500
Price for 1 full sheet of Plywood (1/2 inch, Veneer) ==> ₦2,900
Price for 1 full sheet of Plywood (3/4 inch, Veneer) ==> ₦3,700

WINDOW

Casement

600 x 600 mm Aluminium glazed==> ₦7,000 – 8,000
600 x 600mm Bronze-plated ==> ₦7,000 – 8,000
600 x 750mm bronze plated ==> ₦9,000 – 10,500

Sliding

600 x 600 mm Aluminium glazed ==> ₦4,500
600 x 600mm Bronze-plated ==> ₦7,500
600 x 750mm bronze-plated ==> ₦7,600

Fixed

600 x 600mm Aluminium glazed ==> ₦3,700
600 x 600mm Bronze Plated ==> ₦6,600
600 x 750 mm bronze plated ==> ₦7,500

Louvre

750 x 750mm louvre window ==> ₦1,900
1500 x 1200mm louvre window ==> ₦8,500
1800 x 1200mm louvre window ==> ₦10,500

CABLE WIRES

1 unit of 1.5mm ==> ₦5,400
1 unit of 2.5mm ==>  ₦6,800
1 unit of 4mm ==>  ₦9,700
1 unit of 6mm ==>  ₦13,700
1 unit of 16mm ==> ₦37,000
1 bag of (1 inch) ==> ₦6,200
1 bag of (2 inches) ==> ₦5,800
1 bag of (2 1/2 inches) ==> ₦6,500
1 bag of (3 inches) ==> ₦6,400
1 bag of (4 inches) ==> ₦6,700

Concrete nails

1 pack of 2 inches ==> ₦940
1 pack of 3 inches ==> ₦1,500
1 pack of 4 inches ==> ₦1,250

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The cost of building materials in Nigeria is dependent on the dollar to the naira exchange rate.

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One Comment

  1. Akinwale Gbadamosi says:

    What is the initial cost of starting a 5 bedroom duplex from scratch to lentil stage in Lagos. And subsequently, the overall cost of construction.

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