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    Lagos Life Food & Groceries

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    Compare grocery prices, find a recipe for your time and Hunger, or choose a ready-to-eat snack.

    Groceries · Cooking · Snacks

    Groceries comparison table

    Groceries
    Maggi Star Cubesstrip of 10₦10010₦10
    Dangote Sugar1 pack₦20010₦20
    Eggshalf crate₦35015₦23.33
    Ijebu Garripaint bucket₦1506₦25
    Peak Milk10 sachets₦30010₦30
    Gala Sausage Roll3 rolls₦1003₦33.33
    Gino Tomato Paste3 sachets₦1003₦33.33
    Indomie Chickenpack of 5₦2005₦40
    Zobo3 bottles₦1503₦50
    Milo Refill400g₦5008₦62.5
    Agege Bread1 loaf₦2003₦66.67
    Kings Vegetable Oil1 litre₦4006₦66.67
    Palm Oil1 litre₦3505₦70
    Maltina4 cans₦3004₦75
    Plantainbunch of 3₦2503₦83.33
    Hollandia Yoghurt2 bottles₦2502₦125
    Ponmo4 pieces₦5004₦125
    Ground Egusi3 derica₦4003₦133.33
    Mama Gold Rice2kg · 4 pots₦5504₦137.5
    Efo Tete (spinach)2 bunches₦3002₦150
    Golden Penny Flour1kg · 4 bakes₦6004₦150
    Semovita1kg · 4 wraps₦8004₦200
    Smoked Shawa Fish3 fish₦6003₦200
    Titus Fish2 fish₦9002₦450
    Frozen Chicken1kg · 3 portions₦2,5003₦833.33

    Which meal fits my time and Hunger?

    Microwave Rice & Stew

    Hunger
    34 points
    Equipment
    Microwave
    Time / training
    6 min · —
    Ingredients
    1 game units of Mama Gold Rice; 1 game units of Gino Tomato Paste
    Requirement
    No skill requirement

    Hollandia & Gala

    Hunger
    22 points
    Time / training
    8 min · —
    Ingredients
    1 game units of Hollandia Yoghurt; 1 game units of Gala Sausage Roll
    Requirement
    No skill requirement

    Blend a Smoothie

    Hunger
    16 points
    Time / training
    10 min · 0.07 training points
    Ingredients
    1 game units of Hollandia Yoghurt; 1 game units of Dangote Sugar
    Requirement
    No skill requirement

    Agege Bread & Egg

    Hunger
    32 points
    Time / training
    15 min · 0.13 training points
    Ingredients
    1 game units of Agege Bread; 1 game units of Eggs
    Requirement
    No skill requirement

    Bread & Tea at the Table

    Hunger
    40 points
    Equipment
    Dining Table
    Time / training
    25 min · —
    Ingredients
    1 game units of Agege Bread; 1 game units of Milo Refill; 1 game units of Peak Milk
    Requirement
    No skill requirement

    Shawa Fish & Boiled Plantain

    Hunger
    45 points
    Time / training
    30 min · 0.3 training points
    Ingredients
    1 game units of Smoked Shawa Fish; 1 game units of Plantain
    Requirement
    No skill requirement

    Peppered Chicken

    Hunger
    50 points
    Time / training
    40 min · 0.67 training points
    Ingredients
    1 game units of Frozen Chicken; 1 game units of Kings Vegetable Oil; 1 game units of Maggi Star Cubes
    Requirement
    No skill requirement

    Bake Chin-Chin

    Hunger
    30 points
    Time / training
    50 min · 1.17 training points
    Ingredients
    1 game units of Golden Penny Flour; 1 game units of Dangote Sugar; 1 game units of Eggs
    Requirement
    Requires Cooking 2.

    Cook Jollof

    Hunger
    65 points
    Time / training
    60 min · 1.1 training points
    Ingredients
    1 game units of Mama Gold Rice; 1 game units of Gino Tomato Paste; 1 game units of Maggi Star Cubes; 1 game units of Kings Vegetable Oil
    Requirement
    No skill requirement

    Titus Stew & White Rice

    Hunger
    75 points
    Time / training
    60 min · 1.1 training points
    Ingredients
    1 game units of Titus Fish; 1 game units of Mama Gold Rice; 1 game units of Gino Tomato Paste; 1 game units of Kings Vegetable Oil
    Requirement
    No skill requirement

    Efo Riro & Semo

    Hunger
    80 points
    Time / training
    70 min · 1.52 training points
    Ingredients
    1 game units of Efo Tete (spinach); 1 game units of Palm Oil; 1 game units of Ponmo; 1 game units of Semovita; 1 game units of Maggi Star Cubes
    Requirement
    Requires Cooking 2.

    Egusi Soup & Eba

    Hunger
    75 points
    Time / training
    75 min · 1.63 training points
    Ingredients
    1 game units of Ground Egusi; 1 game units of Palm Oil; 1 game units of Maggi Star Cubes; 1 game units of Ijebu Garri
    Requirement
    Requires Cooking 2.

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    Pure water

    Fee
    ₦50
    Hunger
    +10 points
    Fun
    +1 points
    Other needs
    +4 Energy
    Hours
    Any hour

    Gala

    Fee
    ₦200
    Hunger
    +12 points
    Fun
    —
    Other needs
    No direct need effect
    Hours
    Any hour

    LaCasera

    Fee
    ₦300
    Hunger
    +8 points
    Fun
    +12 points
    Other needs
    No direct need effect
    Hours
    Any hour

    Roast corn

    Fee
    ₦300
    Hunger
    +20 points
    Fun
    +6 points
    Other needs
    No direct need effect
    Hours
    Any hour

    Zobo

    Fee
    ₦300
    Hunger
    +6 points
    Fun
    +8 points
    Other needs
    No direct need effect
    Hours
    Any hour

    Agege bread

    Fee
    ₦500
    Hunger
    +35 points
    Fun
    —
    Other needs
    No direct need effect
    Hours
    Any hour

    Suya

    Fee
    ₦1,500
    Hunger
    +30 points
    Fun
    +8 points
    Other needs
    No direct need effect
    Hours
    18:00–24:00

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    Buy the ingredients your next meal needs

    Buy the ingredients your next recipe uses, then compare the price per game unit to stretch your pantry budget. Maggi Star Cubes have the lowest unit price in the grocery table at ₦10; Indomie & Egg is a quick cooked meal when you already have its ingredients.

    A grocery pack adds its listed game units to your pantry. The packaging label describes the item; the Units column tells you how many recipe uses you receive. Compare ingredients within the meal you plan to cook so a cheap seasoning does useful work in your shopping basket.

    Maggi Star Cubes cost ₦100 for 10 units. Dangote Sugar costs ₦200 for 10, or ₦20 per unit; Ijebu Garri costs ₦150 for 6, or ₦25 per unit. Mama Gold Rice costs ₦550 for 4, or ₦137.50 per unit. Use the pack price to check what you can buy now and the unit price to compare what lasts longer. Shop for missing pantry ingredients first: the units a recipe consumes and the full packs you must buy have different costs.

    Market groceries are 15% cheaper than the base price; supermarkets use the base price. Delivery costs 10% more plus a ₦200 delivery fee. The food subsidy takes a further 30% off. Item quotes round to ₦50 before your personal price tier applies. Check the shopping quote for the channel you choose.

    Quick meals and snacks

    For a quick cooked meal, choose Indomie & Egg: it takes 15 game minutes and adds 38 Hunger on completion. Stock one game unit each of Indomie Chicken and Eggs. For a larger meal, Cook Jollof takes 60 minutes and adds 65 Hunger; it uses one unit each of Mama Gold Rice, Gino Tomato Paste, Maggi Star Cubes and Kings Vegetable Oil.

    Efo Riro & Semo, Egusi Soup & Eba and Bake Chin-Chin require Cooking level 2. Efo takes 70 game minutes and adds 80 Hunger on completion, using Efo Tete, Palm Oil, Ponmo, Semovita and Maggi Star Cubes. Below Cooking 2, choose Indomie & Egg or Jollof to eat and train Cooking. Base training points compare each recipe's training contribution before level slowdown; your skill grows more slowly at higher levels, including after crossing a whole level during cooking. Skills helps you choose further training.

    For bought food, University of Lagos offers Pure Water & Gala for ₦150 over 8 game minutes, adding 15 Hunger. Bread & Akara costs ₦200 for 15 minutes and adds 35 Hunger; Rice, Beans & Dodo costs ₦350 for 30 minutes and adds 68. Choose the quick snack when you need to resume your routine soon and the rice meal when your bar needs a larger refill.

    Street-shop snacks add their effects immediately when you buy them. Choose Roast corn with a ₦300 base budget for 20 Hunger and 6 Fun, or LaCasera at the same price for 8 Hunger and 12 Fun. Street Suya is sold from 18:00–24:00 game time. Read the snack quote before buying.

    What do I start with in the pantry?

    Your starting pantry has 2 units each of Mama Gold Rice, Gino Tomato Paste, Agege Bread and Plantain; 6 each of Maggi Star Cubes and Eggs; 4 each of Kings Vegetable Oil and Ijebu Garri; 5 of Dangote Sugar; 3 of Indomie Chicken; and 1 of Zobo. Check the pantry before shopping, then buy the ingredient your chosen recipe is short of.

    This stock lets you begin with the quick Indomie & Egg recipe or the Jollof ingredients already available. Restock before repeating recipes that consume the same items.

    Which food gifts are available?

    Food gifts include Jollof, Dodo & Chicken; Amala & Ewedu; Goat Meat Pepper Soup; Suya & Chapman; Chicken Shawarma; Small Chops Tray; and Owambe Party Pack. Compare the recipient's Hunger and your gift budget in the food-gift menu.

    Jollof, Dodo & Chicken lists a ₦2,000 base price and 75 Hunger; Amala & Ewedu lists ₦1,500 and 70 Hunger. Owambe Party Pack lists ₦15,000 and 100 Hunger. Choose Amala & Ewedu for the lower-price meal gift among those examples, and check your quoted price before sending. Family covers dates, weddings and shared home activities.

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