Ask three developers in Multan what a website costs and you will get three answers between 15,000 and 300,000 rupees. That spread is not because anyone is lying. It is because they are quoting for completely different things, and nobody explains which is which.
This breaks down what each price band actually buys, what the recurring costs are, and how to work out which band your business genuinely needs.
Realistic price bands in Multan
| Band | Price (PKR) | What you actually get |
|---|---|---|
| Template setup | 15,000 – 40,000 | A purchased or free theme installed with your logo and text dropped in. Little to no custom design. |
| Landing page | 25,000 – 60,000 | One properly designed page built to convert ad traffic, with a lead form and WhatsApp button. |
| Small business site | 60,000 – 150,000 | Five to eight pages, custom design to your brand, mobile responsive, basic SEO, contact flows. |
| Larger custom site | 150,000 – 400,000 | Ten to twenty pages, bespoke design throughout, custom functionality, full technical SEO and schema. |
| WooCommerce store | 150,000 – 600,000+ | Products, payment gateway, shipping and tax rules, order management, staff training. |
Most local businesses that are serious about the website generating enquiries land in the 60,000 to 150,000 band. Below roughly 40,000 you are buying a template setup, which is a legitimate product but should be sold to you as one.
The recurring costs nobody quotes
The build fee is one-time. These are not:
- Hosting — roughly 4,000 to 15,000 PKR per year for shared hosting suitable for a business site. Cheaper than that usually means an overloaded server that caps your site speed permanently.
- Domain — around 3,000 PKR per year for a .com, and typically 2,500 to 4,000 for a .pk.
- Premium plugin licences — where the build needs them, commonly 15,000 to 60,000 PKR per year in total. Ask which ones and who is paying for renewals.
- Maintenance — 8,000 to 25,000 PKR per month for updates, backups, uptime monitoring and small fixes. Optional in theory. In practice, sites without it are the ones that get hacked.
- Changes after launch — agree an hourly rate before you need it, not after.
A useful sanity check: budget roughly 15 to 25 percent of the build cost per year to keep the site healthy.
What actually pushes the price up
Page count matters far less than people assume. What genuinely moves a quote:
- Custom design versus template. The single biggest factor. Designing every section from scratch is many times the work of configuring a bought template.
- Content. If you supply finished Urdu or English copy and real photographs, you save a substantial amount. If the developer has to write it and source stock images, that is real hours.
- Functionality. Booking systems, calculators, member logins, multi-currency and CRM integrations each add discovery, build and testing time.
- Number of unique layouts. Twenty pages using four templates is much cheaper than eight pages that each need their own design.
- Revision rounds. Unlimited revisions is not a real offer. Two or three defined rounds is, and it keeps the price honest.
Why the cheapest quote usually costs more
A large share of the rescue work we take on locally follows an identical pattern. The site was built for 15,000 to 25,000 rupees on a nulled premium theme with pirated plugins. Nulled software receives no security updates and frequently ships with a backdoor deliberately included, which is why these sites get hacked so reliably. There is no child theme, so the first theme update erases the customisations. There are no backups. The developer became unreachable after a few weeks.
Rebuilding from that position costs more than building correctly would have, because the mess has to be untangled and the domain reputation repaired first. We have written up the full cleanup process if you want to see what that involves.
None of this means you must spend a lot. It means that if the budget is tight, the right response is to cut scope rather than cut quality. Three genuinely good pages beat ten bad ones, and you can add more as the business grows.
Questions to ask before you pay a deposit
- Can I see three live sites you built, as URLs I can open on my phone?
- Are all themes and plugins properly licensed? Ask directly and get a yes or no.
- Will the domain and hosting be registered in my name, with my access?
- How many revision rounds are included, and what is the rate after that?
- Can I edit text and images myself afterwards without calling you?
- What is included if something breaks in the first month?
- Is there a written scope, timeline and payment schedule?
A developer who answers those clearly and in writing is worth paying more for than one who does not. If you want a fixed number for your own project, our Multan services page has the detail and you can send us the brief.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a basic website cost in Multan?
A basic five to eight page business website with custom design typically costs 60,000 to 150,000 PKR. A single well-built landing page runs 25,000 to 60,000 PKR. Template setups below 40,000 PKR exist and can be fine for very simple needs, but they involve little or no custom design work.
What is the cheapest way to get a website in Multan?
Reduce scope rather than quality. Build one strong landing page or three well-made pages on properly licensed software, then add pages as the business grows. This costs less than a ten-page template build and will not need rebuilding in a year.
How much is website hosting in Pakistan?
Shared hosting suitable for a business site typically costs 4,000 to 15,000 PKR per year, whether from a local or international provider. A .com domain adds around 3,000 PKR per year. Hosting priced far below this is usually heavily oversold and will limit your site speed regardless of how well the site is built.
Should I pay monthly for website maintenance?
For a business site that matters, yes. Maintenance at 8,000 to 25,000 PKR per month covers updates, backups, monitoring and small fixes. The alternative is discovering a problem when a customer tells you, and paying emergency rates to fix something that a routine update would have prevented.
How long does it take to build a website in Multan?
A landing page takes a few days. A five to eight page business website takes two to four weeks. A WooCommerce store takes four to eight weeks. Projects slip most often because content is not ready, so agree who writes the copy before the build starts.