How Much Does a Website Cost in Syria in 2026?

What you are actually paying for

When someone in Homs quotes you "a website", the price is really a bundle of separate things. Once you see the parts, it becomes much easier to compare quotes and spot padding.

• Domain: your address, such as yourshop.com. Rented by the year from a registrar. A standard .com is a modest yearly fee, usually tens of dollars, not hundreds.
• Hosting: the computer that stores and serves your pages. A small shop site needs very little.
• Design and build: turning your information into pages that look good and work on a phone. This is the main labour cost.
• Writing: your services, menu or product descriptions in clear Arabic and English. Often forgotten, always needed.
• Photos: real pictures of your shop, products and team. Good photos do more for trust than any design trick.
• Google setup: claiming and filling in your Google Business Profile with categories, hours, photos, map pin and phone, and connecting it to your site.
• Yearly renewal: keeping the domain and hosting paid so the site stays online.

One-time costs vs yearly costs

A fair quote separates these clearly. One-time costs are the design, building, writing, photos and initial setup. Yearly costs are the domain and hosting renewal, plus any ongoing service you choose, such as updating your menu or prices.

If a quote gives you a single number with no breakdown, ask for one. You should know exactly what you will pay next year to keep the site alive, before you agree to anything this year. A cheap build with an expensive, unexplained yearly fee can cost you more over three years than a fair build with a small renewal.

How shop owners get overcharged

Most overcharging is not about the headline price. It is about what is hidden, missing or held back. These are the patterns worth watching for.

1. The domain is registered in the agency's name. The site looks like yours, but legally the address belongs to someone else. If you fall out, or they disappear, you can lose your address and everything printed on your cards and sign.
2. Renewal surprises. The first year is cheap, then the renewal arrives at several times the price with no warning.
3. Paying for things you will not use. An online shop with a card checkout sounds impressive, but according to EnterpriseAM and PaymentsJournal reporting in 2026, cash is still dominant in Syria and card acceptance remains limited. International processors like Stripe do not currently onboard Syrian-registered businesses. For most shops, a clear catalogue plus a WhatsApp order button does the job today.
4. Charging for Google like it is a product. Google Business Profile is free from Google. You may reasonably pay someone for the time to set it up well, but not a "Google fee".
5. Template sold as custom. Templates are fine, and they keep costs down. Paying a custom-design price for one is not.
6. Full payment upfront with nothing to see. You hand over the money, then wait weeks with no preview.
7. No logins handed over. You should receive access to your domain account and Google profile, not just a link to look at.

Why we publish our prices

Most agencies in Syria do not publish prices. You message, they size you up, and the number depends on who you seem to be. That makes it hard to compare and easy to overpay.

We publish ours because a shop owner in Al-Khalidiya and a relative paying from abroad should see the same number. It also forces us to be clear about what is inside each package, which is exactly what you should demand from anyone you hire.

Our two packages, in full

Both packages include Google Business Profile setup: claimed, categories, hours, photos, map pin and your WhatsApp number.

The Business Spot: $120 per year

• A page at homsweb.com/business/your-name.
• Up to 10 photos, and we can come and take them.
• Your services or menu written for you in Arabic and English.
• Hours, phone, WhatsApp click-to-chat and a map pin.
• Listed in the HomsWeb directory under your category.
• One round of changes. Live in days.

Your Own Website: from $400 one-time

• Everything in the Business Spot.
• Your own domain, registered in your name.
• A multi-page site (Home, About, Services or Menu, Gallery, Contact) in Arabic and English, with custom design.
• A contact form that sends messages to your WhatsApp.
• Google Business Profile verified and linked to your site, plus basic Google setup.
• 30 days of fixes after launch. Launch in 2 to 3 weeks.

Add-on: a photo day, a half-day shoot at your shop, for $50. Domain renewal is a yearly cost with any provider, so ask us to confirm that figure on WhatsApp before you start.

Payment is agreed on WhatsApp before any work starts: bank transfer, local agents or crypto. You pay nothing until you approve the preview. Family abroad can also pay for a relative's business page. See the full comparison on our pricing page.

Questions to ask any web designer before you pay

• Whose name will the domain be registered in, and will I get the login?
• What exactly will I pay next year, and the year after?
• Who writes the text, in which languages?
• Are photos included, or do I provide them?
• Will you set up and verify my Google Business Profile? Verification methods vary by business, so how will we handle it?
• Will I see a preview before paying in full?
• How many rounds of changes are included, and what do later changes cost?
• Will the site load quickly on mobile data in Syria?

If the answers are vague, the price is not really a price. For more on what a site is made of, read how a website actually works, and if you are unsure whether you need a site at all, see Facebook page vs website.

What is right for your budget?

If your goal is to be found on Google Maps and give customers one clean page with your menu, photos and WhatsApp, the Business Spot covers it for $120 a year. If you want your own brand, your own address and a full site for customers in other cities or abroad, Your Own Website is the step up.

Not sure which fits? Message Mahmoud on WhatsApp with your shop name and what you sell, or read how HomsWeb works for businesses.