Complete Breakdown of Web Design Cost in Nigeria In 2024

How much does it cost to design a website in Nigeria? This is the most comprehensive price breakdown of all expenses associated with owning a website

Detailed Guide on Price of Website Design in Nigeria

Up-to-date breakdown of what it will cost you to own a website in 2024

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Web design cost varies a great deal from one designer to the next. In fact, it is safe to say there is no universally accepted price for any web design project.

However, in this article, I will attempt to give you an idea of what it will cost you to design a functional quality website. The breakdown I give here will be greatly influenced by my own 12-year experience as a web developer and interaction with several other top-notch web designers in Nigeria.

The cost of creating a website can be divided into 4 basic categories. These include;

  • Domain Name,
  • Hosting fee,
  • SSL Certificate and
  • programmer’s fee.

Note: SSL certificate is now a must for all browsers and search engines. So if your site doesn’t have it, it will be flagged as insecured. That alone is a big dent on your reputation. So, therefore, it’s now a must-have feature.

So below is an outline of all the monies you are likely to spend on your next web design project. Also beware that since there is no fixed price, I will stick to price ranges. Finally, Naira/dollar exchange rate fluctuation is one of the most important factors you need to have in mind. For the purpose of this article, exchange rate is pegged at NGN1500/dollar

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    01.
    Domain name
    N3000 – N5000 per year
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    The average price of domain names in Nigeria

    Domain name registration

    N10000 – N20000 per year. Owing to the increase in the exchange rate, this is the price you are most likely to pay for a name that is free and available for registration. If you need a .ng domain, the price ranges between N12,000 – N18,000. However, you may want a name that is already taken by someone else. For that, you will have to place a backorder for it (that is contracting a domain broker like Godaddy or Namecheap to purchase it for you as soon as it is free). This costs about $69. But if you are buying from another individual, then the price can be a lot higher – running into thousands of dollars. Generally, if you don’t have a specific need for a particular name, just choose an alternative.

    Personally, my normal strategy for getting the names I want is to go for the .com.ng or .ng extension. For example, when I was launching a new startup back in 2015, I wanted www.thesummary.com but of course, that wasn’t available and I couldn’t change the name of the business, so I simply opted for thesummary.com.ng. And the site went on to do quite well. You too may apply this same strategy.

    The average cost of web hosting

    Web hosting fees

    web hosting comes in various categories. It could be;

    • Shared hosting,
    • Virtual Private Server (VPS)
    • Cloud hosting
    • Dedicated server

    The category you choose depends on the number of visitors that come to the website on a monthly basis. If you need just a business website for your company, it is okay to use shared hosting. On the other hand, if your website is going to serve a large audience, it’s safest to go for a VPS or cloud hosting. This type of hosting is recommended for blogs with a lot of visitors monthly or a church or association with a large membership

    Shared hosting = $60 – $168 (N90,000 – N252,000) per year

    VPS/cloud hosting ranges from = $360 – $1700 (N540k – N2.55Million+ per year)

    Dedicated server = $1600 – $4200 (N2.4Million+ – N6.3Million+) per year

    02.
    Web Hosting
    hosting
    03.
    Web Developer’s Fee
    developer fees
    How much should you pay your web designer?

    Web Developer fees

    This is a very important factor that influences web design cost. The programmer’s fee is largely determined by the type of website you want: static, dynamic site (Content Management System), or eCommerce.

    While I cannot speculate any fixed price that a web programmer will fix, the price of a basic static 5-page website ranges from N70,000 to N300,000 or much more depending on the level of experience. And it generally increases if you request more pages and functionalities. Anything less than this, you should be weary.

    For a dynamic site, the fee varies so much. While some programmers will take as little as N70k, others may charge as high as N5-10million. It all depends on the type of client, quality, and years of experience of the website developer.

    The uniqueness and functionality of the site also play a key role. If you want a unique bespoke website design from scratch, then be prepared to pay a much higher price than the person whose website is designed using a $60 template. I generally advise my clients to opt for templates (if you just need a basic corporate website) as it makes the work faster and even 10x cheaper while offering the same or even better functionality than the so-called bespoke design.

    The programmer’s fee for an E-Commerce website is usually not the same as it is for a CMS-driven dynamic website above. It may be a bit higher. Also the extra features as well as the number of products you want to sell on the website also play a key role in deciding the final price you will pay.

    For example, if you want to accept payment online in Nigeria using Interswitch payment gateway, the price of the gateway alone is between N150,000 to N200,000. And this will be built into the programmer’s fee most times. Most people prefer Paystack, flutterwave etc. because creating account is free and they charge just 1.5% per transaction.

    So when your web developer starts quoting N500k – N2million, you have an idea of what the money will be spent on and why.

    Recurrent Annual cost

    It is important for you to know that having a website is not a one-time expenditure. This means that for your website to remain online you will have to be paying annual hosting and domain name renewal fee. And it varies a lot from one website to another.

    In conclusion, your web design expenses revolve around the domain name, cost of hosting, SSL Certificate, and programmer’s fee which is determined by factors such as the type of website you need and the features involved.

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    Summary of web design cost

    Website Feature Cost
    Domain name  
    .com/.net/.org NGN15,000
    .ng NGN12,000 – NGN18,000
    Backorder domain ($69) NGN103,500
    Web Hosting  
    shared hosting ($60-$168) NGN90,000 – NGN252,000
    Cloud/Virtual Private Server (VPS) ($360 – $1700) NGN540,000k – NGN2.55Million per year
    dedicated server ($1600 – $4200) NGN2.4Million – NGN6.3Million per year
    SSL Certificate  
    SSL Certificate ($30 – $1000) NGN45,000 – NGN1,500,000
    Templates   
     WordPress/Joomla theme ($60 – $250) NGN90,000 – NGN375,000
    Web Developer’s Fee  
    1-5 Pages NGN70,000 – NGN350,000 (depending on the level of experience)
    TOTAL WEBSITE COST BREAKDOWN NGN265,000 (Excl SSL certificate) (NGN310,000 (Incl SSL certificate)

    Note: extra features like Google Analytics, Live chat, payment gateway, booking system, database integration, SEO, CRM integration etc. will drive up the cost even further.

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