1 Installing a concrete tile roof can run $7,650-$21,000 for a basic roof on a ranch-style home. 2  Roofing the same surface with ceramic clay tiles can be $11,900-$2,100 for standard shapes and colors in lower-grade tile, and $17,000-$60,000 for more custom shapes and colors, or complex installations. A professionally installed steel roof can be $5,100-$22,000 for steel roofing on a simple one-story ranch-style house; aluminum runs $11,900-$24,200 for the same roof; and copper jumps to $25,500-$39,600.