The cost of building a simple professional website for your business varies and depends on a number of factors. Generally, Websites with simple design layouts, fewer pages such as landing page or a one pager site are not as costly to build likesophisticated website with a number of unique features or custom designs.
You can carefully set a budget for your web design when you have an insights of what is required.
How Much Does It Cost To Design A Professional Website In Nigeria?
Businesses and brands use websites as a marketing tool to reach out to more prospects, sell their services they offer or their activities generally.
In other to draw a conclusion on the current price of designing a website, several factors must be into consideration, such as the foreign exchange rate, the choice of web developer, and the purpose of creating a website.
On this note, website developers do not have a fixed price for creating a customized business website.
However, in this post, we will attempt to expose the costs involved in creating a standard website, thus painting a picture for website owners to budget before hiring a web designer.
A simple professional Website can cost between NGN150,000 to N3,000,000 to set up while a more sophisticated website or web app may cost between N3m to N50m and above to set up.
What Influences the Price Of Designing A Website
The following factors are put into consideration to have an idea of the entire cost before a web developer issues an invoice or standard rate card for the development of the website.
Domain Name:
A domain name points to the unique identity of the website’s URL. A websites domain has to be creatively crafted or brainstormed.
These brandable domain names are gotten from domain name registrars, where users will be able to register their domain of choice provided it’s available to be owned.
Domain name service providers are intermediaries when it involves registering names on the domain name system (DNS). They also set certain rules that guide the selection of a domain name.
For example, domain names cannot contain special characters like {@*$-+(?)/} etc.
The cost of the domain is also dpending on the type of domain; traditional top level domains such as .com and .net can cost from $1 to around $20 and Internationalized country code top-level domain (IDN ccTLD) for example for Nigeria can cost between
Hosting Account
Hosting accounts act as the brains of every website. It helps in the setting up of a website, modifying changes to the styles and designs, managing contents, and it also stores important data used in running the website.
Hosting service providers do not charge a fixed price for their hosting service. Some hosting service providers charge a very low fee within the first 12 months and may double or triple the check after a year. However, the cost of purchasing a reliable hosting service ranges between NGN15,000 to NGN80,000.
SSL Certificate
Aside from purchasing a domain name, websites are strongly advised to have a secure socket layer (SSL) certificate. This feature acts as a form of security protecting the website from exploitation. Websites that lack an SSL certificate are usually portrayed as insecure or harmful to visitors thus sending visitors away.
SSL certificates are not just important for enhancing website encryption, they also boost website visibility on the World Wide Web. The price of acquiring an SSL certificate for a blog or website costs between N4800 to N300,000 after several factors have been put into consideration such as the warranty, the number of domains it’s encrypting, etc.
Web Developer Service Charge
Every web developer fee is not static because several things are put into consideration before the developer arrives at the total cost. The website type, size, and design preference, determine the developer price. For example, people who create a website where they display information about their business will pay less compared to businesses that want to create an e-commerce website like Konga, or Jiji.ng, Temu,
Another thing to consider is that website designs come in different grades. Some websites appear static while some websites are responsive. The basic websites can be created using HTML while a premium website can only be designed using a complex programming language such as CSS, Python, etc.
Responsive websites are considered more attractive and professional when compared with basic websites. It also boosts visibility on several search engines.
A web designer can charge between N80,000 to N210,000 to create a basic one pager or a sales landing page website while a website with advanced functionality may cost between N80,000 to N500,000. However, do note that depending on the type of website, some web developers can charge millions of Naira to create a fully functional Website.
Website owners also have a choice of using different website templates to reduce the service charge of website developers. Website templates are more affordable when compared with building a website from scratch. However, designing a website offers a more unique look as opposed to using a ready-made template.
Online Shop Design Cost
Ecommerce website designs are generally more expensive because website developers integrate extra features such as payment gateway, responsive chatbots, product listings, etc.
The cost of integrating a payment gateway is between N200,000 to N300,000 which is relatively higher than the price of designing some websites. The web developer has the requisite knowledge to recommend payment gateways with low transaction charges.
Here is another post on the complete breakdown of ecommerce web development cost in Nigeria; it analyses projected for building ecommerce wesbites using top ecommerce solutions such as WooCommerce, Shopify, Opencart etc.
The above analysis explains why it shouldn’t come as a shock that people pay millions of Naira to create their w:so bear in mind that starting a website is not a one-off expense. Rather recurring payment is paramount to help keep websites running.
Domain name service, hosting management, and SSL certificate can either be renewed annually, quarterly, or monthly depending on the service provider and the plans purchased.
Cost Overview of Web Design Resources
This section examines all the expenses involved with designing a website from scratch. As stated above, there is no fixed price for designing a website since several factors can affect the price. The foreign exchange rate to Nigerian currency is also a major determinant since the prices of website services are charged in dollars.
The current dollar exchange rate for 2025 is NGN1650 per USD
Domain Name Estimate
N20,000 to N50,000 (GoDaddy.com)
Registering your domain name from top domain brokers may cost as high as N20,000 but it’s cheaper when you opt for other naming providers like Namecheap. The cost of purchasing a domain name with a .ng, .com.ng is relatively cheaper than domain names with a .com extension.
Website owners who want specific names that have been registered by someone else, or want premium names will have to pay higher than the estimate above, and these may cost up to 1 million Naira or above.
I recommend choosing a domain name with a .ng or .com.ng extension if your target audience is Nigerians. Meanwhile, website who seeks global visibility must only select .com domain extensions.
Shared Hosting
[ $50 = N75,000/year (Hostinger) ]
Virtual Private Server
[ $50 = N75,000 /pm (Hostinger) ]
VPS/cloud Hosting
[ $102 = N170,000/year (Hostinger ]
Each of the above Hosting types has its pros and cons. Websites with large daily visitors will crash when using a shared or VPS hosting service. It is recommended to use shared hosting if the website is in its early stage or designed to accommodate a few visitors.
SSL Certificate Cost
NGN20,000 – NGN250,000
Most hosting providers like WhogoHost, and Hostinger offer free SSL certificates to customers for no additional cost.
Web Developer’s Fee
NGN150,000 – NGN10 Million
Web Design Rate Cards
Basic Website Estimate
| Website Services | Cost (NGN) |
| Domain Name Extension | 30,000 |
| Web Hosting | 75,000 |
| SSL Certificate | 20,000 |
| Web Themes/Templates | 110,000 |
| Web Developer Fee | 100,000 |
| Total Website Cost Breakdown | N335,000 |
Professional Website Estimate
| Website Services | Cost (NGN) |
| Domain Name Extension | 30,000 |
| Web Hosting | 160,000 |
| SSL Certificate | 150,000 |
| Web Templates | 200,000 |
| Web Developer Fee | 340,000 |
| Total Website Cost Breakdown | N880,000 |
Premium Website Estimate
| Website Services | Cost (NGN) |
| Domain Name Extension | 50,000 |
| Web Hosting | 1,200,000 |
| SSL Certificate | 250,000 |
| Web Templates | 300,000 |
| Web Developer Fee | 2,500,000 |
| Total Website Cost Breakdown | N4,300,000 |
Proven Methods Of Reducing Cost Of Designing Website In 2025
Engage an experienced Web developer
engaging the service of a web developer can help you to save a considerable level of cost. First for making the right decision of working with an experienced web designer, you save some
Use Website Themes/Templates
Also referred to as Website themes, some website templates are free to use and they perform the same functions as websites that were designed from scratch. People who use website themes pay less money to website developers because it eliminates the need for complex coding experience.
Domain Extensions
Domain names with .com extensions are inarguably the best in the world and can sometimes be the costly, as at the time of review this post, the cost ordering a .com domain sits at N35,000, but if you’re on budget you can consider going with cheaper and also effective options such as CCTLDs such as .com.ng .net or .ng which cost around N8000. .Ng domain now costs around N16,000 to order.
Hosting Fee
Shared hosting is considered the cheapest in Nigeria. Shared hosting can be classfied into two; opting or local web hosting providers such as ThriveHost, Truehost, HostAfrica and the second option which is international hosting provider such as Hostinger, Bluehost and hostgator. The later is recommended for entrepreneurs looking for all things premium from their web hosting, which the local option are suitable for starters who are on a strict budget.
In summary, all the above points put into consideration will help a website owner to continually publish their content on the web. Many blogs and websites are nowhere to be found today because the owners can no longer afford the renewal fees.
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Conclusion
The cost of designing a functional website is dependent on several factors which include features, layout size, and types of websites. Expenses incurred when creating a website are domain name registration, choice of Hosting plan, and the web developer service charge.
A simple website can be launched with as low as NGN250,000 depending on the features to be onboarded and the resources needed to deploy such website. If you looking for nothing less than a ultra-premium website with all the necessary feature to upscale your business in grandstyle then you can look at expending from around NGN4 million to NGN10 Million.
