Getting Started in Lagos Life

Plan your weekly wages, rent and repayments, then compare the two starting backgrounds.

Plan your weekly budget

Choose your city and background, then select a job, rank, salary grade and home. The calculator starts with that job's scheduled shifts; change the number for the shifts you plan to complete, then add your other weekly spending.

The result adds your base shift wages for the game week, applies the weekly wage-tax allowance and bands, then subtracts rent, LAPO repayment and other spending. Nepo's starting home has its rent covered; when you choose another home, its base rent goes into the budget. Use the remaining amount to plan food, travel and your next purchase.

These are base game values. Skills, degrees, employee bonuses and active salary policies can change your in-game wage quote. The starting cash and loan proceeds are separate from the recurring weekly income shown here.

Compare Nepo and LAPO

Choose Nepo Baby for a furnished home, an established career and ₦500,000 pocket money. Choose LAPO Baby for a loan-funded start and a training bonus, with ₦12,000 due each game week. All ₦ amounts here are Game Naira.

Nepo suits a start with an established job and fewer immediate rent commitments. LAPO suits a character you want to build through training and work: keep the weekly repayment in your budget before buying optional furniture or a car. Skill growth slows as your current skill rises; LAPO's bonus applies alongside that slowdown.

City-specific starting homes and careers

The hard homes have the lower base rent per game week: ₦2,400 in Mushin, ₦2,800 in Kubwa and ₦2,600 in Rumuokoro. Each balanced home above has ₦6,000 base rent per game week. If you choose LAPO, budget for rent plus the ₦12,000 weekly loan payment before food or transport. Compare the full rent and space options in Homes & Furniture.

Nepo's career changes with the city. Open Jobs for the full rank ladder, salary grades and schedule. Use Character & Needs for traits and Skills when planning training.

Your first-day plan

Eat, sleep and wash when your needs bars run low. Select the relevant object at home, then choose its activity. If you chose LAPO, open Phone → Jobs to choose a career. If you chose Nepo, check your existing city job and schedule there. At work time, use Go to work; the Go automatically option helps you follow the schedule.

Open the map to pick a destination, select a place during its opening hours, then open Things to do for activities or People here for social choices. At home, open Buy, select furniture and place it in a free space. Check the catalogue price before confirming; return to Food & Groceries or Money & Banking when food or cash becomes your next decision.

Early goals and fixed rewards

Check the goal panel before planning extra actions. Nepo's existing career satisfies Get a job, and both backgrounds start with a level 2 skill that satisfies Reach level 2 in a skill. Use the steps below for goals still unfinished, then check the panel for completion and the reward. The local buka destination can vary with your starting city; follow the destination shown by your own goal.

Keyboard shortcuts and basic controls

On a phone, use the visible Map, Phone, Buy, Things to do and People controls. With a keyboard, use the shortcuts below. Buy and furniture controls apply at home; venue controls apply while visiting a place.

When the game switches to Saver mode for a low battery or slow connection, you can change the mode in Settings. Use Play & Accounts for the official game entry and account help.