Prices for “a website” range from a weekend Wix login to a six-month agency. Here is the range I consider honest for a local business that needs to be found on Google.
What you are actually buying
Not a logo contest. A handful of clear pages, they work on a phone, a contact path that reaches you, Google and Maps set up so the address is right, and someone who will change the hours when you ask.
If a quote is 5,000€ of workshops before a homepage exists, you are buying process, not a site.
The 900€ + 25€/month number
My Website Builder offer is 900€ once, then 25€ a month for hosting, updates and a monthly check-in. Delivery is 2–4 weeks. You keep the site, the Google account, and the code.
The monthly fee is not a hostage ransom. It is how the thing stays true when you change Saturday hours. You can leave; you still own what we built.
When it should cost more
Ecommerce, bookings with payments, three languages, or a custom tool on top of the site — that is another conversation (sometimes consulting, sometimes a small app). Say so up front.
A restaurant add-on (menu, allergens, reservation button) I price as a small extra. It should not silently become a 12,000€ project.