Can I afford this home?
Check the standard move-in amount, your savings gap and the full shifts needed to cover it.
Standard move-in amount
Standard move-in cost = two weeks of rent in advance + one week agent fee. Shift estimates exclude taxes, bonuses and living expenses while saving.
Rent calculator inputs: Face-me-I-face-you with ₦0 saved
Choose Face-me-I-face-you in the rent calculator to use its ₦2,400 weekly rent and ₦7,200 standard move-in estimate. For this illustration, suppose your savings are ₦0. The remaining upfront gap is ₦7,200. Dividing that gap by the ₦9,900 base pay of a complete entry-level Tech shift gives 1 whole shifts when rounded upward. This rent calculator result is a gross savings target, not a claim that all shift income will remain available after tax or everyday expenses. Replace the sample savings and job with your own assumptions, then check whether recurring rent can also be covered after moving.
Rent calculator inputs: Self-contain with ₦5,000 saved
Choose Self-contain in the rent calculator to use its ₦6,000 weekly rent and ₦18,000 standard move-in estimate. For this illustration, suppose your savings are ₦5,000. The remaining upfront gap is ₦13,000. Dividing that gap by the ₦9,900 base pay of a complete entry-level Tech shift gives 2 whole shifts when rounded upward. This rent calculator result is a gross savings target, not a claim that all shift income will remain available after tax or everyday expenses. Replace the sample savings and job with your own assumptions, then check whether recurring rent can also be covered after moving.
Rent calculator inputs: Mini-flat with ₦10,000 saved
Choose Mini-flat in the rent calculator to use its ₦17,000 weekly rent and ₦51,000 standard move-in estimate. For this illustration, suppose your savings are ₦10,000. The remaining upfront gap is ₦41,000. Dividing that gap by the ₦9,900 base pay of a complete entry-level Tech shift gives 5 whole shifts when rounded upward. This rent calculator result is a gross savings target, not a claim that all shift income will remain available after tax or everyday expenses. Replace the sample savings and job with your own assumptions, then check whether recurring rent can also be covered after moving.
Rent calculator inputs: Duplex with ₦15,000 saved
Choose Duplex in the rent calculator to use its ₦250,000 weekly rent and ₦750,000 standard move-in estimate. For this illustration, suppose your savings are ₦15,000. The remaining upfront gap is ₦735,000. Dividing that gap by the ₦9,900 base pay of a complete entry-level Tech shift gives 75 whole shifts when rounded upward. This rent calculator result is a gross savings target, not a claim that all shift income will remain available after tax or everyday expenses. Replace the sample savings and job with your own assumptions, then check whether recurring rent can also be covered after moving.
Rent calculator inputs: Mansion with ₦20,000 saved
Choose Mansion in the rent calculator to use its ₦1,500,000 weekly rent and ₦4,500,000 standard move-in estimate. For this illustration, suppose your savings are ₦20,000. The remaining upfront gap is ₦4,480,000. Dividing that gap by the ₦9,900 base pay of a complete entry-level Tech shift gives 453 whole shifts when rounded upward. This rent calculator result is a gross savings target, not a claim that all shift income will remain available after tax or everyday expenses. Replace the sample savings and job with your own assumptions, then check whether recurring rent can also be covered after moving.
Rent calculator inputs: Hall of Residence with ₦25,000 saved
Choose Hall of Residence in the rent calculator to use its ₦1,200 weekly rent and ₦3,600 standard move-in estimate. For this illustration, suppose your savings are ₦25,000. The remaining upfront gap is ₦0. Dividing that gap by the ₦9,900 base pay of a complete entry-level Tech shift gives 0 whole shifts when rounded upward. This rent calculator result is a gross savings target, not a claim that all shift income will remain available after tax or everyday expenses. Replace the sample savings and job with your own assumptions, then check whether recurring rent can also be covered after moving.