Lagos Is More Expensive Than Los Angeles – BNXN

Nigerian singer Daniel Benson, popularly known as BNXN, has claimed that cost of living in Lagos is more expensive than Los Angeles in United States.

Naija News reports that the singer made the claim during a recent livestream on TikTok.

The singer said that aside from regular bills, life in the US feels more structured and less stressful compared to Lagos, noting the absence of street-level pressure such as unsolicited requests for money.

Speaking during a recent livestream on TikTok, BNXN said, “I was telling someone, since I got to the United States, nobody has asked me to give them money. And people are also suffering here.

“Lagos is super expensive. It is more expensive than Los Angeles. Aside from housing, every other thing in LA is not expensive. For instance, I am paying $12,000 monthly for my rent. Here you just pay your rent, and you’re good.”

Meanwhile, the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Economic Affairs, Tope Fasua, has advised Nigerians to cut their coat according to their size.

Fasua made the comment while responding to questions at a members-only Coffee Hangout organised by Kay Hikers Club in Abuja.

He urged Nigerians to adjust their spending patterns to match their income, insisting that households must “cut their coat according to their size” amid rising economic pressure.

Naija News reports that Fasua issued the warning during a heated discussion with a female attendee who criticised the worsening cost of living, insecurity, and declining purchasing power.

The woman had questioned the affordability of basic needs, arguing that food items had become out of reach for many Nigerians.

However, Fasua acknowledged that prices had risen but maintained that households could still manage their resources effectively.

“A modest family will feed for several days with ₦10,000,” he said.

He then urged Nigerians to adopt more disciplined spending habits.

“You will know how to cut your coat according to your cloth. You can go to the market, I go to the market too. I have customers in Utako market, in Wuse market. I like shopping. I like going to the market. I test things. You can buy foodstuff which you cook at home,” he added.

Fasua also argued that the government could not meet every expectation and that citizens needed to adjust to economic realities.

“I know things are expensive, more expensive than they were before. But if we want sensation, government will never win,” he said.