How Much Does It Cost to Make a Website in Nepal? Domain, Hosting and Build Prices (2026)

How much does it cost to make a website in Nepal? If you build it yourself, the website cost in Nepal can be about Rs 1,700 a year. That covers a free .com.np domain and entry hosting at Rs 1,500 a year, plus 13% VAT. With a .com instead, the first year comes to roughly Rs 4,400 to Rs 4,900 at the two Nepali hosts checked for this guide. Hiring a freelancer or agency is a separate, quote-based cost.

So the bill has three parts: the domain, the hosting and the build. The first two have published prices. The third does not.

Method note: all prices were read on the providers' own pages on 30 October 2026, in Nepali rupees, and are shown before VAT unless stated. Anobee did not buy these plans. Prices change, so check the provider's page before you pay.

Website cost in Nepal at a glance

Domain price in Nepal: free .com.np or a paid .com?

The free .com.np domain

The official .np registry, run by Mercantile Communications at register.com.np, states that domain registration under .np is "free of cost" [1]. That includes .com.np, .org.np, .net.np and .name.np [1]. Free comes with rules, though.

• Who can apply: local companies and organizations, Nepalese citizens, and multinational companies that legally exist in Nepal [2].
• Which name you can take: a personal domain must match the applicant's name on a citizenship certificate, passport, driving licence, voter card, NRN ID card or resident visa [2]. A company domain must match its company name, brand, product or service [2].
• What you upload: a clear copy of your identity document, or for a company, the registration certificate and an official request letter [3].
• What gets rejected: surname-only or caste-name domains under a personal request, names that do not match your documents, and unreadable scans [3].

However, there is one practical catch. The application needs valid nameservers, written as a full domain name rather than an IP address [1]. So you need hosting or a DNS service set up before you apply. Approval takes at least 24 hours [1], and the registry says three to four business days or more is usual because every document is checked [2].

A paid .com domain

A .com has no name rules: anyone can buy any name that is still available. At Nepali registrars it cost Rs 2,400 a year at Prabhu Host, with the same price for transfer and renewal [4], and Rs 2,500 a year at Nest Nepal [7]. Prabhu Host also lists cheaper extensions, starting from Rs 1,775 a year [4].

By contrast, international registrars price .com in US dollars. They need a card that works for international online payments. Nepali hosts take local payment instead: Prabhu Host lists eSewa, Khalti and bank transfer [4]. For choosing a registrar on renewal price, see how to buy a domain.

Which should you pick? Take the free .com.np if your audience is in Nepal and the name you want matches your own name or your registered business. Pay for a .com when you want a brand name that is not your legal name, or when your readers or clients are mostly abroad.

Hosting cost in Nepal

Hosting is the one cost every website pays. Both hosts checked here say their entry plans renew at the same price. Not every host does that, so confirm it before you buy.

Nest Nepal states that its prices are listed without VAT and are "exclusive of 13% VAT" [6]. Similarly, Prabhu Host says VAT is added at the local rate [4]. Budget for it, because it is not in the headline number.

Paying three years upfront lowers the yearly cost at Nest Nepal from Rs 1,800 to about Rs 1,080. Still, it also ties you to one host. For a first website, one year is the safer test.

What a full first year costs

These three setups use only the prices above. The totals include 13% VAT on both domain and hosting.

So the website cost in Nepal for a do-it-yourself site sits between about Rs 1,700 and Rs 4,900 in the first year with these providers. Since both hosts state same-price renewals, year two should cost about the same.

Costs that are not in the table:

• Business email on your domain, if your hosting plan does not include it.
• Premium themes or plugins, which are often sold in US dollars.
• A payment gateway if you sell online.
• Your time, or someone else's, to build and maintain the site.

How to make a website in Nepal: DIY, freelancer or agency

The build is where website prices in Nepal vary most. Unlike domains and hosting, freelance and agency builds have no published, comparable price lists that Anobee could find. Any single number would be a guess.

For example, WordPress is the common choice for the do-it-yourself route. The WordPress setup guide walks through installing it on shared hosting. If you would rather avoid hosting altogether for now, the guide to blogging platforms for Nepal compares free options.

If you hire someone, ask every quote to list the same items:

1. Number of pages and who writes the content.
2. Design: a template or custom work, and how many revisions.
3. Whether domain and hosting are included, and whose name they are registered in. Keep them in your own name or your company's.
4. Training, so you can edit the site yourself.
5. Maintenance after launch, and its yearly price.

Then compare quotes line by line to see what each price really covers.