Monthly spending on household electricity consumption Nigeria 2023, by billing method
Based on a survey conducted in 2023, most respondents with no electricity meter paid between 1,000 and 5,000 Nigerian naira (1.31 U.S. dollars and 6.54 U.S. dollars). Around 57 percent of the respondents spent within this pay band for electricity monthly via estimated or direct billing. Comparably, individuals with a post-paid meter (47 percent) and prepaid meter (46 percent) also paid from 1,000 to 5,000 Nigerian naira per month. Furthermore, only two percent of the respondents with post-paid meters reported paying over 51,000 Nigerian naira (66.67 U.S. dollars).