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Create an online store in Egypt — the steps and the real cost
To create an online store in Egypt you need five things: a platform (most growing brands choose Shopify), an Egyptian payment gateway such as Paymob or Kashier alongside cash on delivery, a courier, a domain, and a product page built to sell. Shopify Basic starts at $29 a month billed yearly ($39 monthly); the rest is theme, apps and design. SADUQ builds the whole store and connects payment, shipping and ads.
Does Shopify work in Egypt?
Yes. Shopify works in Egypt and many Egyptian brands sell on it in EGP. The one thing not available is Shopify Payments (Shopify's own gateway), so online payments run through an Egyptian gateway.
Paymob and Kashier both have official Shopify apps for cards and mobile wallets. Most Egyptian orders are still cash on delivery, which is switched on in store settings with no app needed.
Steps to create an online store in Egypt, in order
- 1. Product and numbers before platform: selling price, product cost, shipping cost and expected delivery rate. If the margin cannot carry ads, the store will not fix that.
- 2. Platform: Shopify if you are building a brand that will grow, a local platform for a single product with an order form. Full comparison in Shopify vs EasyOrders vs WooCommerce.
- 3. Domain and identity: a domain in the brand's name, a logo and consistent colours — full branding is not required on day one.
- 4. Theme and pages: the product page is the most important page in the store, then the home page. Arabic and RTL must be right from the start.
- 5. Payment and shipping: cash on delivery + an online gateway (Paymob or Kashier) + a courier that covers the governorates you sell to.
- 6. Tracking before the first ad: Pixel and Conversions API set up, so the first pound of ad spend is measured correctly.
What creating an online store in Egypt costs
- Platform plan: Shopify Basic at $29/month billed yearly, or $39 monthly. Higher plans once sales grow.
- Theme: good free themes like Dawn, or paid themes with a one-time fee. An expensive theme does not sell on its own — structure does.
- Apps: reviews, order forms, offers and bundles. Most are monthly subscriptions, so install only what you need.
- Payment gateway: a percentage per online transaction set by the gateway. Cash on delivery has no gateway fee, but it carries a returns cost.
- Design and build: depends on product count, languages, and whether it is a new store or a rebuild. Send us the idea and we will come back with a price.
Three mistakes that sink new stores in Egypt
First: too many steps between the ad and the order. A COD buyer does not need a cart and a three-page checkout — a store where we removed the cart entirely cut lost orders by 21.7%.
Second: a product page that displays the product but does not answer the buyer's questions: will it solve my problem, is it worth the price, what if it does not work out?
Third: launching ads before tracking is set up — spending without knowing which ad brought the order.
FAQ
Does Shopify work in Egypt?
Yes. You can open a Shopify store in Egypt and sell in EGP. Shopify Payments is not available in Egypt, so online payments run through an Egyptian gateway such as Paymob or Kashier (both have official Shopify apps), and cash on delivery is enabled in settings.
How much does it cost to create an online store in Egypt?
There is a fixed platform cost: Shopify Basic at $29/month billed yearly or $39 monthly. On top of that come the theme (free or a one-time fee), apps, the gateway's percentage on online payments, and design and build, priced by scope.
Can I create an online store for free?
You can start on a Shopify trial or a free platform, but a store you will spend ad money on needs the right foundation. A free store that converts poorly makes every order from ads more expensive.
What is the best payment gateway for Shopify in Egypt?
Paymob and Kashier are the best known and both integrate officially with Shopify. Choose on their fee and the payment methods your customers use (cards, wallets, instalments) — and keep cash on delivery, since it is still most orders in Egypt.
Do you build stores in Arabic?
Yes — full Arabic RTL, or Arabic and English together, in the market's currency, and multi-currency stores if you also sell in the Gulf.
Can you run ads once the store is built?
If you want. You can take the store alone, or the store and the ads together — stronger, because the people building the page see the ad numbers.
Have a store that sells and want it to grow?
We look at your numbers together and tell you where money is leaking and where the nearest growth opportunity is — as a report you can act on yourself.
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