How much does it cost to set up a wordpress website?

Depending on your needs, your cost to start a WordPress website can range from $100 to $500 to $3000, to even as high as $30,000 or more.

WordPress.org will tell you it's completely free. But, it isn't. At least, it isn't if you want your WordPress website to be a fully-functioning online entity. In that case, you'll need some extra stuff. The extras that you'll need to get up and running are where the added cost comes in.

And those extra costs translate into the following categories:

Web hosting
A domain name
Design and themes
Plugins/extensions (also known as apps)
Ecommerce features
Your time