# .africa domain prices at 15 registrars

> Cheapest 3-year total: \$40.41 at INWX. Cheapest first year: \$12.99 at GoDaddy. Cheapest renewal: \$13.47 at INWX. Median renewal: \$22.45.

## Prices (USD; 3-year total = first year + renewals at the regular price)

| # | Registrar | First year | Renewal /yr | Transfer | Restore | 3-year total | Checked | Source |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | [INWX](https://tldbench.com/registrar/inwx.md) | \$13.47 [€12.00] | \$13.47 [€12.00] | \$13.47 [€12.00] | \$58.36 [€52.00] | \$40.41 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:01 UTC | price_list: https://www.inwx.de/en/africa-domain |
| 2 | [Infomaniak](https://tldbench.com/registrar/infomaniak.md) | \$13.48 [€12.01] | \$13.48 [€12.01] | \$13.48 [€12.01] | \$81.37 [€72.50] | \$40.44 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:11 UTC | page: https://www.infomaniak.com/en/domains/prices |
| 3 | [GoDaddy](https://tldbench.com/registrar/godaddy.md) | \$12.99 promo (list \$15.99) | \$15.99 | — | — | \$44.97 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:13 UTC | api: https://www.godaddy.com/domains |
| 4 | [Hover](https://tldbench.com/registrar/hover.md) | \$14.99 | \$14.99 | \$14.99 | — | \$44.97 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:12 UTC | page: https://www.hover.com/tld/buy-africa-domain |
| 5 | [Truehost](https://tldbench.com/registrar/truehost.md) | \$16.20 | \$16.20 | \$16.20 | — | \$48.60 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:11 UTC | page: https://truehost.com/domains/tlds/ |
| 6 | [Netim](https://tldbench.com/registrar/netim.md) | \$20.20 [€18.00] | \$22.45 [€20.00] | \$11.79 [€10.50] | \$47.14 [€42.00] | \$65.10 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:00 UTC | price_list: https://www.netim.com/en/domain-name/africa-domain |
| 7 | [TransIP](https://tldbench.com/registrar/transip.md) | \$22.44 [€19.99] | \$22.44 [€19.99] | — | — | \$67.32 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:03 UTC | page: https://www.transip.nl/domeinnaam-extensie/africa/ |
| 8 | [Hetzner](https://tldbench.com/registrar/hetzner.md) | \$22.45 [€20.00] | \$22.45 [€20.00] | \$22.45 [€20.00] | — | \$67.35 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:02 UTC | page: https://www.hetzner.com/whois/ |
| 9 | [IONOS](https://tldbench.com/registrar/ionos.md) | \$20.00 promo (list \$40.00) | \$40.00 (renews 2×) | \$34.00 | \$90.00 | \$100.00 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:12 UTC | page: https://www.ionos.com/domains/domain-name-prices |
| 10 | [Gandi](https://tldbench.com/registrar/gandi.md) | \$24.24 | \$55.98 (renews 2.3×) | \$20.54 | \$57.70 | \$136.20 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:12 UTC | page: https://www.gandi.net/en-US/domain/tld/africa |
| 11 | [101domain](https://tldbench.com/registrar/101domain.md) | \$37.99 | \$49.49 | \$37.99 | — | \$136.97 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:12 UTC | price_list: https://www.101domain.com/africa.htm |
| 12 | [Gabia](https://tldbench.com/registrar/gabia.md) | \$49.08 [KRW 66,000] | \$49.08 [KRW 66,000] | — | — | \$147.24 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:01 UTC | page: https://domain.gabia.com/regist/regist_domain |
| 13 | [Moniker](https://tldbench.com/registrar/moniker.md) | \$38.49 | \$55.95 | \$38.49 | \$155.95 | \$150.39 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:02 UTC | page: https://www.moniker.com/en/domain-prices |
| 14 | [REG.RU](https://tldbench.com/registrar/regru.md) | \$53.90 first year [RUB 4,423.00] | \$99.22 [RUB 8,143.00] | \$99.22 [RUB 8,143.00] | — | \$252.34 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:02 UTC | api: https://www.reg.ru/domain/new/prices/ |
| 15 | [united-domains](https://tldbench.com/registrar/united-domains.md) | \$55.00 [€49.00] | — | — | — | — | 6 Nov 2026, 01:02 UTC | page: https://www.united-domains.de/africa-domain/ |

Converted prices show the registrar's own price in brackets, at the European Central Bank euro foreign exchange reference rates of 5 Nov 2026. Taxes excluded. Stale prices are listed last and not ranked.

- Registrars whose prices are reseller tiers are left out; include_resellers=true on the API lists them.

## Price history

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## Facts

- Manager: ZA Central Registry NPC trading as Registry.Africa
- Registry operator: ZA Central Registry NPC trading as Registry.Africa
- Kind: tld; type: generic
- Delegated: 15 Feb 2017
- Minimum term: 1 year
- DNSSEC: signed
- IDN: no
- RDAP: https://rdap.nic.africa/rdap/
- WHOIS: whois.nic.africa
- IANA: https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/africa.html

## Questions

### What is the cheapest .africa registration?

\$12.99 for the first year at GoDaddy (a promotion; it renews at \$15.99). 15 registrars sell .africa.

### How much does .africa cost to renew?

The cheapest renewal is \$13.47 a year at INWX. Renewal is the price you pay every year after the first, so it matters more than the first-year price.

### What does a .africa domain cost over 3 years?

\$40.41 in total at INWX (\$13.47 a year on average), counting the first year and the renewals at the regular price.

### Where is it cheapest to transfer a .africa domain?

Netim, at \$11.79. A transfer usually adds a year to the registration.

### What does it cost to restore an expired .africa domain?

Restoring a .africa name from the redemption period costs from \$47.14 (Netim). 6 of 15 registrars publish a restore price.

### Is .africa a teaser price?

At 2 of 15 registrars the renewal is at least 2× the first year (up to 2.3×). Compare the renewal and the total, not the first-year price.

JSON: https://tldbench.com/v1/tlds/africa/prices?years=3

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