At Praxium Labs we build this for Nepali businesses every month; this is the field-tested version. Web development pricing in Nepal varies more than you might expect — the same site can be quoted at NPR 50,000 by a freelancer and NPR 350,000 by an agency. Both can be right. The difference is in scope, quality of code, performance, and post-launch reality. Here is what each band actually buys.
Landing page (NPR 30,000–80,000)
Single-page marketing site with a contact form. Two or three sections, a hero, a couple of CTAs. Built on a static-site generator (Astro, Eleventy) or a Webflow / WordPress page builder.
- What it includes: design (Figma), responsive build, contact form, basic SEO (title, meta, sitemap), 1 month support
- What it does NOT include: custom analytics, A/B testing, multi-language, complex animations
- Timeline: 1–3 weeks
- Where price varies: design originality (template vs custom), agency vs freelancer overhead
Business / corporate website (NPR 75,000–300,000)
Multi-page company site — home, about, services × N, case studies, blog, contact, careers. The bread-and-butter project for most Nepali web agencies.
- What it includes: full design system, 8–15 pages, CMS (WordPress, Sanity, or custom), blog, basic analytics, on-page SEO, 3 months support
- What it does NOT include: e-commerce, user accounts, custom integrations
- Timeline: 4–10 weeks
- Price drivers: page count, custom design vs template, CMS choice, content production
E-commerce site (NPR 200,000–1,000,000)
Product catalogue, shopping cart, checkout, payment integration (eSewa, Khalti, Fonepay), order management. Typically built on Shopify, WooCommerce, or a headless setup with Next.js + Sanity.
- What it includes: 50–500 SKU catalogue, payment integration, shipping rules, order email automation, basic SEO, 3-6 months support
- Where price escalates: custom checkout, multi-warehouse inventory, B2B pricing tiers, custom integrations with ERP/accounting
- Timeline: 6–16 weeks
- Hidden cost: ongoing maintenance — plan NPR 5,000-25,000/month
Custom web application (NPR 500,000–5,000,000+)
User accounts, role-based access, dashboards, custom workflows. Examples: SaaS products, internal company tools, marketplace platforms, banking customer portals. For related context, see our Next.js vs Astro vs SvelteKit for Nepali Startups in 2026 post.
- Price drivers: number of user roles, workflow complexity, real-time features, integrations, compliance requirements
- Timeline: 3–18 months
- What matters most: requirements clarity at kickoff (vague requirements double the cost), agency's recent experience with similar projects, post-launch retainer
Where the money goes (transparent breakdown)
- Discovery + design: 20-30% of total
- Frontend development: 30-40%
- Backend + integrations: 25-35%
- Testing + QA: 8-12%
- Deployment + handover: 5-10%
Freelancer vs agency in Nepal
- Freelancer: 30–60% cheaper, faster for simple scope, no team backup, variable reliability
- Small agency (3-15 people): the sweet spot for most SME projects in Nepal
- Large agency (50+ people): right for enterprise / bank scale projects with SLAs and procurement processes
- International agency: 3-10x Nepali prices, rarely worth it unless you need specialised expertise
Where to push for value (vs cut)
- Pay more for: real product / UX design (not just visual design), performance budget enforcement, accessibility, post-launch support contract
- Push back on: novel CMS choices "because they're trendy", exotic animations that hurt load time, "AI-first" marketing rhetoric without specifics, large up-front payments before any working code
Frequently asked questions
Why such a wide price range?
Scope and quality. A 5-page WordPress site copy-pasted from a template is a different product from a 5-page Next.js site with custom design, performance budget, and accessibility audit. Both call themselves "5-page websites". Insist on specifics before comparing prices.
Should I build on WordPress?
For pure content sites with frequent non-technical editing: yes. For e-commerce: increasingly we recommend Shopify (less maintenance) or a headless stack (long-term flexibility) over WooCommerce. For web apps with real logic: never — use a proper framework.
How much does ongoing maintenance cost?
Plan 10–20% of build cost annually for proper maintenance: security patches, content updates, monitoring, occasional bug fixes. Cutting this is the most common reason sites degrade rapidly after launch.
What about hosting?
NPR 1,000–15,000/month depending on traffic. Most Nepali SME sites run comfortably on a Hetzner / DigitalOcean VPS with Cloudflare in front for NPR 1,500–3,000/month all-in.
Can I get a fixed price quote?
Yes for clearly-scoped projects (landing page, defined business site). For custom apps, fixed price almost always means the agency padded the estimate or will compromise on quality when scope expands. Time + materials with weekly check-ins is healthier for both sides.
Who can build this in Nepal?
Praxium Labs — Nepal's AI and automation consultancy, based in Lalitpur — designs and builds the systems described in this guide for Nepali businesses and for international teams hiring from Nepal. Start a project or see all services.