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SEO Pricing in Nepal: What SEO Really Costs in 2026

Our published starting prices for every SEO service in Nepal, what changes a quote, and the warning signs of SEO that is priced too cheaply.

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Written by K.K. Bhatta, Founder, Queens DigitalIn digital marketing since 2012Updated November 2026 · 5 min read

Quick answer

SEO in Nepal with Queens Digital starts from NPR 30,000 per month for a full package (excl. VAT). Specialist services have their own starting prices: a technical audit from NPR 12,000 one-time, local SEO from NPR 30,000 per month for one location, content SEO from NPR 35,000. Your final price depends on site size, locations or markets and how much content is needed, and we quote in writing before work starts.

Key takeaways

  • Full SEO packages start from NPR 30,000/month; Growth from 55,000; Enterprise from 90,000 (excl. VAT).
  • Local and International SEO are priced per location or market: 1 from 30,000, 2 from 40,000, 3+ custom.
  • Technical audits are one-time projects, from NPR 12,000.
  • Site size, locations, content volume and competition move the price most.
  • Avoid guaranteed rankings and link-count promises; ask for a written scope.

“How much does SEO cost in Nepal?” is the first question most business owners ask us, and it deserves a straight answer. This guide shows our published starting prices for every SEO service, explains what moves a quote up or down, and lists the warning signs of a price that is too good to be true.

All figures are monthly unless marked one-time, in Nepali rupees, and exclude VAT. They match the prices on our SEO services page and each service page linked below.

What does SEO cost in Nepal?

These are starting packages. Every plan is customised to your website, locations or markets, and goals, so your final price depends on scope. We scope first and quote before any work starts. Prices exclude VAT.

Our full SEO packages start from NPR 30,000 per month. That is the Entry plan on our SEO services in Nepal page. Growth starts from NPR 55,000 per month and Enterprise from NPR 90,000 per month.

Specialist services are priced on their own terms because the work is different. The table below lists every published starting price.

Price depends on the size of the site, the number of locations or markets, and how much content is needed. We scope it first and quote before work starts.

Each service has its own page explaining what is included:

Queens Digital SEO starting prices (NPR, excl. VAT)

ServiceStarting priceBest for
SEO services (full package)Entry from NPR 30,000/month; Growth from NPR 55,000; Enterprise from NPR 90,000Most businesses
Technical SEOAudit from NPR 12,000 one-time; Audit + fix from NPR 28,000 (CMS) or NPR 55,000 (ecommerce/custom) one-time; monitoring from NPR 8,000/monthSites with crawl, speed or index problems
Content SEOEntry from NPR 35,000/month; Growth from NPR 65,000; Enterprise customBusinesses that need pages and articles
Local SEO1 location from NPR 30,000/month; 2 locations from NPR 40,000; 3+ locations customClinics, schools, shops, branches
Ecommerce SEOStarter from NPR 30,000/month; Growing store from NPR 55,000; Large catalogue customOnline stores
International SEO1 market from NPR 30,000/month; 2 markets from NPR 40,000; 3+ markets customExporters, travel, study abroad
AI SEO / GEOEntry from NPR 35,000/month; Growth from NPR 65,000; Enterprise from NPR 100,000Visibility in AI answers
White-label SEOFrom NPR 25,000/month per client; 2-4 clients from NPR 22,000 per client; 5+ customAgencies
Off-page SEOIncluded in the full SEO package (from NPR 30,000/month); stand-alone work quoted on scopeAuthority and mentions

Why is SEO priced per month?

Most SEO is ongoing work, not a one-off job. Search results change, competitors publish, Google updates its systems and your own site changes. A monthly retainer pays for the steady cycle of fixing, publishing, earning mentions and reporting.

Some work is genuinely one-time. A technical SEO audit is a fixed project: we find the problems, prioritise them and, if you choose, fix them. After that, light monitoring is enough for many sites.

What you pay for each month

  • Technical care: crawl and index checks, speed, broken links, redirects, structured data.
  • Content: new pages and articles that answer what customers search for, and updates to old ones.
  • Local and off-page work: Google Business Profile, citations, reviews and real mentions from other sites.
  • Reporting: what changed, what it did and what comes next, in plain language.

What makes an SEO quote go up or down?

Two businesses can pay very different amounts for “SEO”. These are the factors that actually move the price.

1. Size and health of the website

A ten-page service site needs far less work than a store with thousands of products. A site with broken templates, duplicate pages or a slow theme needs repair before growth work pays off.

2. Locations and markets

Each branch needs its own Google Business Profile and location signals. Each country or language needs its own pages and research. That is why our Local and International plans are priced per location and per market.

3. How much content is needed

Content is usually the biggest variable. A business that already has strong pages needs updates; a business starting from nothing needs new pages written, checked and published.

4. Competition

Ranking for a niche service in one city is a different job from competing nationally against large brands. We judge this from the actual search results during scoping, not from a formula.

5. What you already do in-house

If your team writes content or handles reviews, the retainer covers less. We price the work we do, not a fixed bundle.

What should you avoid when comparing SEO prices?

Cheap SEO is often expensive later. Watch for these signs in any proposal, including ours.

  • Guaranteed rankings. No one controls Google’s results. A guarantee usually means a narrow keyword nobody searches, or risky tactics.
  • Link counts as the main deliverable. “50 backlinks a month” is a volume promise, not a result. Google’s spam policies treat links bought to pass ranking credit as link spam.
  • No access to your own data. You should own your Search Console, Analytics and Business Profile accounts.
  • No scope. A price without a written list of what is included is impossible to compare.

Our guide on how to choose the right SEO agency in Nepal has a full checklist of questions to ask before you sign.

How do we scope and quote?

We keep it simple and put it in writing.

  1. Short call. Your goals, locations or markets, and what you already have.
  2. Quick review. We look at your site, Search Console (if you share access) and the search results you want to win.
  3. Written scope and quote. What we will do each month, what we will not, and the price, before any work starts.

For an example of how scope follows the business, see our Kathmandu Model College case study, where the work was organised around the college’s programmes rather than a fixed bundle.

Want a second opinion on your site? Ask us for a free SEO review and we will tell you what to fix first, in plain language.

Reviewed by

K.K. Bhatta

Founder, Queens Digital Agency

K.K. Bhatta is a general digital marketer at Queens Digital Agency: hands-on across SEO, paid media, and whatever platform changes next. A lifelong learner rather than a one-topic specialist, he tests ideas on live campaigns before writing about them, and stays skeptical of anything that has not actually been tried.

Every claim in this article was checked against a live source before publishing.

With Queens Digital, full SEO packages start from NPR 30,000 per month, excluding VAT. Growth starts from NPR 55,000 and Enterprise from NPR 90,000. The final price depends on scope and is quoted before work starts.

Sources and references

Facts in this guide come from the sources below, checked live on 8 November 2026. Everything else is our own working practice, stated as such.

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