How Much Does a Website Cost in Nigeria? (2026 Pricing Guide)

Quick answer: In Nigeria, a professionally built business website usually costs from about ₦250,000, an online store from about ₦400,000, and custom web applications from around ₦1,000,000 upwards, depending on features. Much cheaper quotes exist, but they usually leave out SEO, security, an admin dashboard or support after launch. Our own prices are published on our pricing page: business websites from ₦250,000 and ecommerce stores from ₦400,000.

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Why Website Prices in Nigeria Vary So Much

Ask five developers for a quote and you can get five answers between ₦50,000 and several million naira. The difference is rarely the design. It is what is included, and what is left out:

• Number and depth of pages. A five-page business site is a different job from a thirty-page corporate site.
• Selling online. A cart, checkout, product variations and payment gateway roughly double the work.
• Custom features. Bookings, portals, result checkers and integrations are scoped separately.
• SEO. Planning pages around real searches takes time. Skipping it is the most common way to cut a price.
• An admin dashboard. Some developers charge extra for it or leave you without one.
• Support after launch. Updates, fixes and SEO work after the site goes live.

Typical Website Prices in Nigeria (2026)

These are typical ranges for professionally built websites. Individual quotes vary with scope, so treat them as a guide rather than a price list.

Website type	Typical range	What usually drives the price
Landing page or one-page site	₦100,000 to ₦250,000	Design, copy, one contact route
Business website (5 to 10 pages)	₦250,000 to ₦700,000	Pages, SEO, dashboard, integrations like WhatsApp and Maps
Corporate website	₦500,000 to ₦1,500,000	Departments, staff profiles, documents, review rounds
Ecommerce store	₦400,000 to ₦2,500,000+	Number of products, payment gateways, delivery options
School website or portal	₦250,000 to ₦2,000,000	Result checker, admissions, logins, fee payment
Custom web application	₦1,000,000+	Screens, user roles, integrations, data migration

What a Professional Website Should Include

Whatever you pay, check that the quote includes the things that make a website work, not just look finished:

• Mobile-first design tested on real phones
• Fast loading on mobile data
• HTTPS (an SSL certificate)
• Contact form, WhatsApp button and Google Maps
• SEO basics: unique page titles and descriptions, clean URLs, a sitemap and structured data
• Google Search Console and Analytics set up
• An admin dashboard so you can update content yourself
• A plan for what happens after launch

Cheap Websites That End Up Costing More

A ₦50,000 website is not always a bad deal, but it usually saves money in one of these places:

What gets cut	What it costs you later
SEO planning	A site nobody finds, and pages rebuilt later to fix it
Admin dashboard	A fee every time you change a price or phone number
Speed and mobile testing	Visitors leaving before the page loads
Security and backups	A hacked or lost site with no way back
Domain in your name	A website you do not fully own

Hidden Costs to Budget For

The build is not the only cost. Plan for these as well:

• Domain name, renewed yearly
• Hosting, renewed monthly or yearly
• Business email, if you want addresses on your own domain
• Premium plugins or licences on WordPress sites (see WordPress website cost in Nigeria)
• Maintenance: updates, backups and fixes (see website maintenance cost in Nigeria)
• Content and photos, if you need them written or taken for you

WordPress or Custom Development?

WordPress suits content-led websites with standard features and a team that will edit pages and posts. A custom build suits websites with logins, portals, bookings or workflows. The build price can be similar; the running costs and flexibility are not. Our guide to WordPress vs custom website development compares them in detail.

How to Keep the Cost Down Without Cutting Quality

• Decide what the website must achieve before asking for quotes.
• Prepare your text and photos early. Late content is the most common cause of delays.
• Start with the pages and features you need now, and add more later.
• Compare quotes on what is included, not just the total.
• Check live websites the developer has built before paying anything. Our hiring checklist covers what to ask.

What We Charge at Website Developer Tech

Plan	Price	Includes
Business website	From ₦250,000	Up to 5 pages, admin dashboard, on-page SEO, SSL, WhatsApp and Maps, 2 months of SEO
Ecommerce store	From ₦400,000	Store setup, Paystack or Flutterwave, dashboard for products and orders, 2 months of SEO
Custom website or web application	Quoted	Scoped to your features, full admin dashboard, 2 months of SEO

Every price is a one-time project fee agreed before work starts. Hosting and domain are paid separately to your provider. The same process took IMT Computers to page one on Google, with 46 registrations in its first 10 days.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a business website cost in Nigeria?

A professionally built business website usually costs from about ₦250,000 to ₦700,000, depending on the number of pages, SEO work and features. Ours start from ₦250,000.

How much does an ecommerce website cost in Nigeria?

Usually from about ₦400,000, rising with the number of products, payment gateways and delivery options. Ours start from ₦400,000.

Why are some websites so cheap?

Very low quotes usually leave out SEO, an admin dashboard, security, backups or support after launch, or use an unmodified template. Compare what is included, not just the price.

Is SEO included in the price?

It should be. At minimum a website needs SEO foundations built in; ours also include two months of hands-on SEO after launch.

How long does it take to build a website?

A business website typically takes 5 to 10 days and an ecommerce store 15 to 25 days, once the content is ready. Custom web applications usually take 25 to 45 days.

Are there ongoing costs after the website is built?

Yes: domain and hosting renewals, and optionally maintenance, business email and content. The build itself is a one-time fee.