Website development cost in Dubai is roughly AED 5,000 to AED 18,000 for a small business site in 2026, with basic builds from about AED 3,500 and maintenance around AED 400 to AED 1,200 a month. A Pakistani team such as ours quotes in rupees, from Rs 85,500 for a business website.
Key Takeaways
- Dubai prices vary widely because guides count different scopes; compare page count, features and maintenance, not headline prices.
- An Arabic version with right-to-left layout adds design, content and testing work, so budget for it separately.
- Pakistani teams are a common choice for UAE businesses because of cost, shared languages and a one-hour time difference.
- Keep the domain, hosting and payment gateway accounts in your company's name, especially when the developer is in another country.
- Our prices in rupees: business website Rs 85,500, online store Rs 157,500, web apps from Rs 360,000.
Website Development Cost in Dubai: 2026 Price Ranges
Dubai agencies publish many price guides, and their figures differ mainly because they define a "small business website" differently. Grouping the 2026 guides we reviewed:
| Type of website | Typical Dubai price |
|---|---|
| Basic site or template build | about AED 3,500 – 8,000 |
| Small business site (up to ~20 pages) | about AED 5,000 – 18,000 |
| Premium agency build | AED 15,000 – 30,000+ |
| Hosting | about AED 500 – 1,000 a year for small business plans |
| Maintenance | about AED 400 – 1,200 a month |
Some guides quote wider ranges, up to AED 55,000 for a small business site with extensive features, which shows how much scope matters.
What Does an Arabic Version Add?
Many UAE businesses need English and Arabic. A proper bilingual site is more than a translation plugin:
- Right-to-left layout: menus, columns, icons and forms are mirrored for Arabic.
- Typography: Arabic fonts need different sizes and line heights to read well.
- Content: professional translation, not machine output, especially for legal and product text.
- SEO: separate URLs for each language with hreflang tags so Google shows the right version.
- Testing: every page and form checked in both directions.
Expect a bilingual site to cost noticeably more than an English-only site of the same size, wherever it is built.
Why UAE Businesses Work With Pakistani Teams
- Cost: Pakistani rates for the same platforms are typically a fraction of Dubai agency rates.
- Time zone: Pakistan is one hour ahead of the UAE, so the working day almost fully overlaps.
- Language: English and Urdu are shared with many UAE business owners and staff.
- Platform skills: WordPress, Shopify, Laravel and React are widely used in Pakistan.
The trade-offs are the same as any remote hire: you need a clear brief, milestone payments and ownership of every account.
What We Charge UAE Clients
We quote and invoice in Pakistani rupees, and UAE clients pay by international bank transfer.
| Package | Price (PKR) |
|---|---|
| Starter website, up to 5 pages | Rs 40,500 |
| Business website, up to 10 pages | Rs 85,500 |
| Online store, up to 100 products | Rs 157,500 |
| Web application | from Rs 360,000 |
Arabic versions, UAE payment gateways and integrations are quoted on scope. Convert the rupee price at the rate on the day you decide to compare it with a local quote.
What to Include in a Brief for a UAE Website
- Languages and which one is primary.
- Your payment gateway, if you sell online, and who holds the merchant account.
- Delivery areas and shipping rules for stores.
- Any industry rules for claims, pricing or medical content.
- Your trade licence name as it should appear on the site.
- Integration with WhatsApp Business, which UAE customers use heavily.
Shopify for UAE Stores
Many UAE stores use Shopify. Unlike Pakistan-based stores, UAE businesses may be eligible for Shopify's own payment processing, so platform fees work differently. Check Shopify's current terms for your company's country of registration. For Pakistan-based Shopify costs, see our Shopify price guide.
Hiring Across Borders Safely
- Review a real portfolio and speak to a previous client.
- Agree a written scope, timeline and acceptance criteria.
- Pay in milestones.
- Keep the domain, hosting, gateway and code repository in your company's name.
- Agree response times and weekly progress calls.
UK businesses may find our UK website cost comparison useful, and our Pakistan price guide explains the rupee market in detail.
Frequently Asked Questions
How We Researched This Guide
We reviewed Dubai agency pricing guides published for 2026 and grouped their AED figures by type of site, noting where guides disagree. Multilingual SEO guidance follows Google Search Central. Our prices are from our published rupee price list; we do not convert them to dirhams because exchange rates move.
Sources
- Dubai Monsters — How much does website design cost in Dubai
- Digital Gravity — website cost guide (Dubai)
- Redberries — How much does web design cost in Dubai (2026)
- Element8 — Website development cost in Dubai
- Carril Agency — How much does a website cost in Dubai
- Kolonell — Website redesign cost Dubai 2026 (hosting and maintenance)
- Google Search Central — Managing multi-regional and multilingual sites
Disclosure: Kamboh Associates sells the web development services discussed here. Other providers' prices are quoted from their own public pages on the dates shown and may have changed. We correct errors as soon as they are reported. First published ; last reviewed .
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