The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Friday that the average cost of a healthy diet per day in the country stood at N1,041 in May.
The NBS disclosed this in its Cost of a Healthy Diet (CoHD) report last month released in Abuja.
The bureau said CoHD in May increased by one per cent compared to N1,035 recorded in April.
According to NBS, CoHD is the cheapest combination of local ingredients and meets consistent global food-based dietary guidelines.
The agency added that the parameters are used as a measure of physical and economic access to healthy diets.
The report reads: “This is the lower bound (or floor) of the cost per adult per day excluding transportation and food preparation costs.
“To calculate the CoHD indicator, data on Retail Food Prices, Food Composition Data and Healthy Eating Pattern Standards are needed.
“In May, the highest average CoHD was in the South West region at N1,189 per adult per day, followed by the South East region at N1,190 per day.
“The lowest average CoHD was recorded in the North West at N919 per adult per day.
“At state level, Ebonyi, Abia and Anambra recorded the highest CoHD of N1,225, N1,215 and N1,205 respectively.
“On the other hand, Kano recorded the lowest CoHD at N898, followed by Jigawa at N899, and Yobe and Katsina at N906.
“The CoHD in May 2024 was 32 percent higher than that recorded in December 2023 at N786 and one percent higher than the CoHD in April 2024 which was N1,035.
“The food groups that cause the greatest increase in CoHD are starchy staple foods, legumes, nuts and seeds, and animal source foods.
“On the other hand, vegetables and fruits recorded the lowest price increases on a monthly basis.”
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