How Much Does a Website Cost in Nigeria? A Straight Answer

Ask five developers in Lagos what a website costs and you will get five numbers, and some of them will not make sense next to each other. One person says ₦80,000, another says ₦1.5 million, and a third refuses to quote until you have "had a meeting". That is not because anyone is lying. "A website" can mean a single page with your phone number on it or a full online shop taking card payments at midnight. Same word, wildly different work.

Where these figures come from

The figures in this guide come from published price lists and cost guides from Nigerian web agencies, hosting companies and domain registrars, which we read on 6 October 2026. Where a figure is a naira range, several sources agreed on it. Two things you should know:

• They are published by the people selling the work. Agencies have an interest in what they publish, so treat these as the market's asking prices, not a neutral survey and not a quote from us.
• Sources disagree in places, and we say where. Prices in naira also move, so check the date, and confirm anything important with the provider. Dollar figures use about ₦1,330 to the dollar, the rate we used in early October 2026.

What a website costs, by type

Some sources put small, template-based stores as low as ₦150,000–₦500,000 and fully custom ones at ₦1 million to ₦10 million or more, so the top of the store and app ranges has no real ceiling. If someone quotes far below a range, ask what is left out. If someone quotes far above it for a simple site, ask why. For one example of how packages are priced, one Nigerian agency's published list runs from ₦200,000 for a one-page site to ₦450,000 for five pages, ₦700,000 for ten, and ₦2,500,000 for twenty with a payment gateway, with extra pages charged at ₦30,000 each.

What you pay for that is not the design

The visible part of a website is perhaps half the effort. The rest is quieter work:

• Setting up payments. Connecting a gateway is not hard, but testing it properly, handling failed transactions and making sure the customer gets the right email takes time. One guide puts a developer's gateway integration at ₦40,000–₦60,000.
• Speed on Nigerian networks. A site that loads fine on office wifi can crawl on a phone in a weak 4G area. Compressing images and keeping the code light is real work.
• Content. Somebody has to write the words and take or edit the photos. Some developers include this and many do not. Ask.
• Search basics: page titles, descriptions, headings and a sitemap.

The running costs after launch

A website is not a one-time purchase. It is more like renting a shop and keeping the lights on. Here are the yearly and monthly items to ask about before you sign anything.

• Domain name. A .com.ng was listed by one registrar at ₦5,500 (₦6,500 before a discount), and a direct .ng at about ₦14,000 in the first year and ₦15,000 on renewal. Some older guides still quote ₦1,500–₦3,000 for a .com.ng, but the registrar prices are what you will actually pay. Registrars set their own fees, so compare a few.
• Hosting. The cheapest Nigerian shared plans we found were about ₦18,500–₦24,000 a year, while premium shared plans were around ₦110,000. Guides give ranges of roughly ₦10,000–₦30,000 and ₦24,000–₦100,000 a year for shared hosting, ₦50,000–₦150,000 a year or more for a VPS, and much more for cloud hosting. An online store with real traffic needs something stronger than a basic plan.
• Business email: about ₦5,000–₦20,000 a year in one guide.
• SSL certificate (the padlock in the browser). It is now often included free.
• Maintenance: updates, backups, security checks and someone to call when the site breaks on a Friday evening. Guides put it at ₦10,000–₦150,000 a month overall. Light plans are around ₦20,000–₦75,000, heavier ones ₦100,000 and up, and stores are often quoted at ₦150,000–₦250,000. Some agencies charge a flat ₦100,000 a month.
• Platform fees, if you use a hosted shop builder. One guide puts Shopify at about ₦11,000 a month to start and nearer ₦50,000 a month for a decent setup. WooCommerce itself is free but needs hosting and often paid add-ons.
• Payment gateway fees are charged on each sale. One guide quotes Paystack at 1.5% plus ₦100 per transaction, but check the gateway's own page for its current rate.

If a quote does not mention who pays for the domain and hosting, and in whose name they are registered, stop and ask. It happens more than it should: a developer registers the domain under their own name, the relationship sours, and the business owner cannot move their own website. Your domain should be in your name, with you holding the login.

Where the sources disagree

• Domain prices. They range from ₦1,500 to ₦6,500 for a .com.ng, depending on how recent the guide is. Trust a registrar's current page over a blog.
• Maintenance. A few thousand naira for a basic plan from a small provider, versus ₦100,000 a month from some agencies, for services that sound similar. Ask exactly what is included.
• Store prices. A "store" can be a template shop with a payment button or a custom marketplace. The label does not tell you which.

Who builds it changes the price

The same site costs different amounts depending on who makes it. A do-it-yourself builder such as Shopify, Wix or Bumpa is cheapest up front, but you pay monthly and do the work yourself. A freelancer is usually cheaper than an agency and more flexible, though everything depends on one person. An agency costs more and gives you a team and more continuity. A platform with the pieces already built can save a large part of the cost when your needs are standard, and we built a business website builder and an ecommerce one for exactly that reason. Starting is free, and the pricing page shows the current plans.

Why the cheap quote can cost more

We have all seen the ₦50,000 "complete website" offers. Sometimes they are fine, honestly, for a very small need. But watch for the usual ways cheap goes wrong: a pirated theme that gets your site hacked, no backup, no mobile testing, a contact form that quietly never delivers, or a developer who disappears after collecting the deposit. Redoing a broken site often costs more than building it properly the first time. The opposite is also true: a very high quote is not automatically better. Some agencies price for a corporate client and simply do not fit a small shop in Enugu or a clinic in Kano. Fit matters more than size.

A first-year budget, worked out

Illustrative example: the figures are drawn from the ranges above and are made up to show the arithmetic. They are not a quote.

• A small business site. Build ₦250,000, domain ₦6,000, shared hosting ₦24,000, business email ₦10,000, and a light maintenance plan at ₦30,000 a month (₦360,000 over the year). That is about ₦290,000 to launch and roughly ₦650,000 over the first twelve months. You can skip the maintenance plan and handle updates yourself, which brings the first year to about ₦290,000.
• A simple online store. Build ₦700,000, payment gateway set-up ₦50,000, domain ₦6,000, hosting ₦60,000, maintenance ₦150,000 a month (₦1,800,000 a year). About ₦820,000 to launch, and the maintenance dominates the year, so ask what it includes before you agree.

Notice how much of the first-year cost can be running costs, not the build. Compare quotes on the whole first year, not only the build price.

Ways to lower the bill without lowering the quality

• Start with what you need this quarter. You do not need a customer portal on day one. Launch the essential pages, get real customers, and add features when they earn their keep.
• Bring your content ready: photos, text, logo, price list. Every week a developer waits for your material is a week of their time you are probably paying for.
• Use a builder when it genuinely fits. If you sell airtime and data, run a blog, open a store or take bookings, a platform with those things already built can save a lot. If your idea really is unusual, that is where a custom build earns its price.
• Agree the scope in writing: number of pages, what "revision" means, what happens if you change your mind halfway. Vague scope is the most common source of a bill that grows.

How to read a quote

Before you accept one, check that it answers these plainly: what exactly is being built, how many rounds of changes are included, who owns the code and the domain, how long it will take, what is paid upfront and what is paid on delivery (splitting it is normal), and what support you get after launch. Our guide on briefing a developer and getting a quote you can compare shows how to get quotes that are comparable. A quote that answers these in a paragraph is usually from someone who has done this before.

So what should you budget?

For a typical Nigerian small business wanting a proper presence online, published guides commonly suggest a budget of roughly ₦200,000 to ₦500,000 for the site itself, plus a modest yearly amount for the domain and hosting, which one guide puts at ₦15,000–₦80,000. For a store that takes payments, budget more and expect it to take longer. If your number is far from those ranges, that is a reason to ask questions, not a reason to panic.

If you would like a straight answer for your particular project, you can tell us what you have in mind and we will come back with a number that fits your budget, rather than a brochure price. We build both ways, from ready-made platforms to custom projects, so we can tell you honestly which suits you. See also our custom development.