How much does a website cost in Nigeria? (2026)

Website design cost in Nigeria varies widely because quotes differ in scope, not taste. My websites start from $2,500 for one agreed scope, with the pages, features and exclusions written in a quote that includes a delivery date. Below is what moves the price and how to compare quotes.

Key points

• I quote from $2,500 for one agreed scope, in US dollars, in writing, with a delivery date.
• Five things move a quote: pages, forms, accounts and logins, integrations, and who writes the words.
• Add the running costs: domain renewal, hosting, updates, and search work if you want to rank.
• Compare quotes with six questions about scope, dates, ownership, hosting and support.

How much does a website cost with me?

From $2,500 for one agreed scope: the pages, the features and what is left out. The final number comes in a written quote before I start. I quote in US dollars because the naira amount of any fixed price moves with the exchange rate. To hire me, see website design in Lagos. If you are still setting a budget, keep reading.

What decides the price of a website?

• The number of pages. Ten pages take longer to write, design and check than three.
• Forms and what happens to them. A form that sends an email is simple. A form that books, charges or routes enquiries is not.
• Accounts and logins. Once visitors can sign in, you pay for security, password reset, support and testing.
• Integrations. Payments, a booking calendar, a CRM or a data feed each add work and can break after launch.
• Who writes the words. A site is only as good as its text. If you need the copy written, that is part of the work and the price.

What does the $2,500 starting price cover?

One agreed scope for a business, service or content site. The list of pages and features is written down before work begins, and so is what is left out. You own the code and the assets once the project is paid for. Every project ends with a support step, and what it covers is written in your quote.

I build with React and write a static HTML file for every page, so a crawler can read the full text without running scripts. That is why my sites can be found when the content is good. It does not guarantee a position on Google, and I price ranking separately.

What costs money after launch?

• Domain name. A yearly fee. Ask for the renewal price, not only the first year price.
• Hosting. I choose hosting for each project and put the monthly cost in the quote. My own site eliteplanners.ng is hosted on Vercel.
• Updates and fixes. Content changes, security updates and small repairs. Decide before launch who does them and what it costs.
• Search work. A site that should rank needs ongoing work. SEO services start from $1,200 per month with a three month minimum, separate from the build.

A rough formula for the first year: build price, plus the domain, plus twelve months of hosting, plus an allowance for updates, plus search work if you want it. Write each number down before you sign.

A first year worksheet you can fill in

I will not guess the amounts for you, because domains and hosting differ by provider. Ask each provider for the number and write it in.

A site build at $2,500 plus the three month SEO minimum of $3,600 is a different budget from a build alone, so decide before you ask whether search work is in scope.

What should I prepare before I ask for quotes?

1. List the pages you expect, even roughly: home, services, about, contact.
2. Decide what a visitor should do: call, message on WhatsApp, book or buy.
3. Gather your logo, photos and the text you already have.
4. Pick two or three sites you like and note why.
5. Set a launch date that matters, such as a season or an event.

With those five items, two providers can quote the same job, and the comparison becomes fair.

Why can the lowest quote cost more?

A very low quote is usually a template with your logo on it. That can be fine for a page you will replace in six months. It gets expensive when the site cannot grow, when you do not own the files, or when the host holds your login. Ask what you will pay when you want one more page, one more form or a new developer.

How do I compare website quotes?

1. Ask for the scope in writing: pages, features and what is not included.
2. Ask for a delivery date, not a range of weeks.
3. Ask who owns the code, the design files and the domain.
4. Ask for the monthly hosting cost and who pays the hosting bill.
5. Ask what happens after launch, and for how long.
6. Ask whether each page is delivered as HTML that search engines can read without scripts.

If two quotes differ by a lot, the difference is almost always in these six answers. Put them side by side and the gap usually explains itself.

Once the site is live it needs looking after, so read what website maintenance includes. If you want it found on Google, start with how to rank on Google in Nigeria for free. To get a written quote from me, send your page list and launch date through the contact page, or read about website design in Lagos.

How I wrote this

I wrote this from how I scope and quote my own projects, using the prices on my services pages, checked on October 15, 2026. I removed the naira range from the earlier version because I had no source for it. I updated this post on October 15, 2026.