A Hong Kong website costs between HK$5,000 and HK$120,000, and the gap comes down to four things: layout, admin panel, features and handover. The same “company website” can differ twentyfold without anyone being dishonest.
Four price points for four needs
Layout | Price | Who it suits |
|---|---|---|
Single-page landing | HK$5,000 | One service, one campaign, an ad landing page |
Company site | HK$12,000 | 5–10 pages: about, services, work, contact |
E-commerce | HK$30,000 | Products, cart, order management |
Custom system | From HK$100,000 | Your process is unique and off-the-shelf software cannot do it |
Those four cover design, front end and basic functionality. Everything below is an add-on, because not everyone needs it.
Add-ons, priced individually
Item | Price | When you need it |
|---|---|---|
Admin panel (built-in) | HK$0 | You want to edit copy and add case studies yourself |
Admin panel (custom fields) | HK$20,000 | Complex content structures — specs, practitioner profiles |
Multilingual | HK$5,000 | Chinese and English versions |
SEO structure | HK$5,000 | Clean indexing, sitemap, structured data |
Booking system | HK$10,000 | Customers pick their own time slot |
Payments | HK$20,000 | Take payment or deposits |
Payment method integration | HK$10,000 | More than one gateway (card plus FPS, for example) |
Membership | HK$20,000 | Logins, member pricing, order history |
Three real combinations
Basic company site: 12,000 + 0 (built-in admin) = HK$12,000
Bilingual with SEO: 12,000 + 5,000 + 5,000 = HK$22,000
Online shop taking payment: 30,000 + 20,000 + 10,000 = HK$60,000
If your process is genuinely unique — wholesale ordering, scheduling, internal approvals — that is a custom system: from 100,000, plus 20,000 for a custom admin panel. Not everyone needs it, but if off-the-shelf software forces you to change how you work, it is more expensive over time.
Why the same site can differ twentyfold
Layout: a template, or designed from scratch?
Admin: does changing a sentence require a developer?
Features: payments, membership, booking?
Handover: do you own the domain, hosting and source code?
The first three drive the price. The fourth drives your cost in three years. The expensive option is not the higher quote — it is the cheap quote you rebuild in two years.
Five things to check in a quote
How specific the scope is: how many pages, how many content types, how many rounds of revisions
What is excluded: copywriting, photography, logo, hosting, domain are usually separate
Ownership: whose name is on the domain, hosting, source code and third-party accounts
Maintenance: who updates, who backs up, who you call when it breaks, and at what monthly cost
Payment schedule: how much at each stage, and what is delivered at each one
Quotes that answer all five clearly usually come from people who do good work. Vague quotes are not proof of bad work — but plan on managing it yourself.
Frequently asked
Why does one company quote HK$3,000 and another HK$80,000?
Usually it is scope: the low quote is a template with no admin panel, no SEO structure and no handover; the high quote includes custom design, features and integrations. Compare scopes before comparing prices.
Are there hidden costs?
The usual extras: annual hosting, domain, paid plugins, copywriting and photography, and third-party services such as payment fees, SMS and map APIs. Ask for an explicit “not included” list.
Can we do it in stages?
Yes. Start with a company site plus SEO, then add multilingual and booking six months later. Staging lets you judge the value with real data first.
Can I edit it myself afterwards?
With an admin panel you can change copy, images, case studies and prices. Layout changes and new features still need a developer. Ask before signing which parts are yours to change.
How long does it take?
Single page 1–2 weeks; company site 3–4 weeks; e-commerce 6–8 weeks; custom systems 2–4 months. The schedule is usually set by how fast you supply content and how many rounds of revisions you need.
Next step
Our prices are published on the pricing page, so you can estimate a range before talking to anyone. If you want a second opinion on scope, book a 30-minute call — if it is not a fit, we will say so.