{
  "id": 1655860,
  "title": "Top 10 most expensive states to live in July 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/top-10-most-expensive-states-to-live-in-july-2026",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-18T06:31:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nairametrics",
    "slug": "nairametrics",
    "url": "https://nairametrics.com/2026/08/18/top-10-most-expensive-states-to-live-in-july-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In July 2026, Nigeria's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported that the country's headline inflation rate decreased to 15.43%, marking a 0.48 percentage-point drop from the 15.91% recorded in June. However, the cost of living varied significantly across different states within the nation. Adamawa had the highest inflation rate at 33.0%, while Bauchi and Akwa Ibom followed closely with 17.7% and 19.9% respectively. Yobe was second with 25.2%, and Anambra, Delta, and Abia rounded out the top five with inflation rates of 24.0%, 22.6%, and 20.9% respectively. Despite the national moderation, these figures highlight a wide disparity in the cost of living across the country, with some states experiencing inflation rates more than double the national average.",
  "summary": "Nigeria’s headline inflation rate declined to 15.43% in July 2026, representing a 0.48 percentage-point decrease from the 15.91% recorded in June. The post Top 10 most expensive states to live in July 2026 appeared first on Nairametrics .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}