What Do Home Services Actually Cost in 2026? An Honest Breakdown

What Drives Home-Services Pricing

Three things determine how much you pay: labour supply in your local market, trade-specific credentials required, and the time of day the job happens. A plumber in central London on a Sunday morning is a different economic creature from a plumber in a provincial town on a Tuesday afternoon. These ranges reflect normal working-hours pricing; weekend and emergency premiums add 30–100% in most markets.

United Kingdom

• Cleaner. 15–25 GBP per hour, minimum 2–3 hours per visit.
• Deep clean (3-bed home). 180–350 GBP.
• End-of-tenancy clean (2-bed flat). 220–400 GBP.
• Plumber call-out. 60–120 GBP per hour plus 60–90 GBP call-out. Emergency (out-of-hours): 90–200 GBP call-out.
• Electrician. 60–120 GBP per hour; small jobs often billed at minimum 1 hour.
• Boiler service. 80–180 GBP.
• Gardener. 25–45 GBP per hour.
• Handyman. 30–55 GBP per hour.

Armenia (Yerevan, Gyumri)

• Cleaner. 2,500–5,000 AMD per hour.
• Deep clean (3-bed). 20,000–40,000 AMD.
• Plumber. 5,000–15,000 AMD per call.
• Electrician. 6,000–18,000 AMD per call.
• Handyman. 3,500–8,000 AMD per hour.

Payment via Idram or ArCa card is normal.

Georgia (Tbilisi, Batumi)

• Cleaner. 15–30 GEL per hour.
• Deep clean (2-bed). 80–160 GEL.
• Plumber. 40–120 GEL per call.
• Electrician. 50–120 GEL per call.
• Gardener. 20–45 GEL per hour.

Kenya (Nairobi, Mombasa)

• Cleaner. 300–700 KSh per hour; 2,500–5,000 KSh per day.
• Plumber. 1,500–5,000 KSh per visit.
• Electrician. 2,000–6,000 KSh per visit.
• Gardener. 800–2,000 KSh per day.

M-Pesa is the dominant payment rail; most providers will accept it instantly.

Nigeria (Lagos, Abuja)

• Cleaner. 2,500–6,000 NGN per visit for a 2-bed flat.
• Plumber. 5,000–20,000 NGN per call.
• Electrician. 6,000–25,000 NGN per call.

Payment via Paystack or Flutterwave; bank transfer is also universal.

India (Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi)

• Cleaner. 250–600 INR per hour in tier-1 cities.
• Plumber. 300–1,200 INR per call.
• Electrician. 400–1,500 INR per call.

UPI payment is universal; cash still common for informal operators.

What Makes Prices Go Up

• Emergency (unplanned same-day) call-outs.
• Evenings, weekends, and bank holidays.
• Access constraints — top-floor flats without lifts, narrow city centres with parking issues.
• Specialist certifications — Gas Safe engineer vs general plumber, NICEIC electrician vs handyman.
• Materials — branded fittings vs generic.

How to Spend Less Without Getting Worse Work

• Book ahead of weekends and peak season (summer for gardens, autumn for boilers).
• Bundle small jobs into one visit — one call-out fee, multiple jobs.
• Subscribe for regular cleaning instead of one-off (10–20% cheaper per visit).
• Use a platform with platform-protected pricing that locks the quote.

How GeraHome Prices

GeraHome shows the quote in local currency before you book. The quoted price is the price you pay — extras require you to approve them in-app first. Platform fee is transparent and included in the headline quote. Payment is held until you confirm the work is complete.