Tip Calculator for Lagos

Tip Calculator for Lagos

Tipping in Nigeria is discretionary. About 10 percent is a common tip in restaurants that do not add a service charge, and small cash tips are usual for drivers, porters and petrol attendants. This page opens the tip calculator for Lagos in Nigerian naira (NGN) with a 10 percent tip and a bill split 3 ways.

Facts that change the answer

• Typical tip in Lagos: 10 percent
• Service charge: Many hotels and upscale restaurants add a service charge, and VAT is often listed separately on the bill.
• Tax: VAT is 7.5 percent and is often shown as a separate line.
• Currency: Nigerian naira (NGN)

Worked example for Lagos

A 3-person meal in Lagos with a bill of NGN 30,000 and a 10 percent tip comes to NGN 33,000, or NGN 11,000 each. At 15 percent the total would be NGN 34,500. (Example bill; use your own receipt.)

Lagos has about 15,388,000 people (GeoNames). Customs are much the same in Kano, the nearest large city in Nigeria on this list. Across the border, Abidjan in Ivory Coast follows different habits, so check that city's page before you travel.

Quick amounts in NGN at 10 percent: on NGN 15,000 the tip is NGN 1,500 and the total NGN 16,500; on NGN 30,000 the tip is NGN 3,000 and the total NGN 33,000; on NGN 60,000 the tip is NGN 6,000 and the total NGN 66,000; on NGN 120,000 the tip is NGN 12,000 and the total NGN 132,000. At 5 percent the tip on NGN 30,000 would be NGN 1,500, and at 15 percent NGN 4,500.

Sources: FastBuySale editorial summary of local custom (customs vary) · GeoNames. Checked 5 November 2026. For how the maths works, see the Tip Calculator guide.