Dubai property prices
Ready apartments
1,393AED per sq ft
+1.1% over 3 months
Off-plan apartments
1,744AED per sq ft
+0.9% over 3 months
Apartment rent
70,000AED a year
+5.4% over 3 months
Residential deals
9,457
in October 2026, off-plan 66%
Data through 7 November 2026, updated daily. YAFF calculation from DLD open data, not official statistics. DLD open data
Key points
- Ready apartments: +1.1% over three months, +1.6% over a year.
- Off-plan apartments: +0.9% over three months, −5.0% over a year.
- Ready apartments are most expensive in Palm Jumeirah at AED 2,530 per sq ft and most affordable in Dubai Land Residence Complex, AED 851.
- Ready apartments since the start of 2020: +64.3%.
Prices since 2020
Median price per sq ft by month, January 2020 to October 2026.
- Ready apartments
- Off-plan apartments
- Ready villas and townhouses
2020–2025 from the DLD open dataset on data.dubai, from 2026 from the open data on dubailand.gov.ae. Details under “How we calculate”.
Prices by segment
Median deals for August – October 2026. Change vs the previous three months and vs the same period a year earlier.
| Segment | Deals | Median deal, AED | Per sq ft, AED | Change, 3 mo | Change, year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ready apartments | 7,817 | 1,195,320 | 1,393 | +1.1% | +1.6% |
| Off-plan apartments | 19,270 | 1,120,534 | 1,744 | +0.9% | −5.0% |
| Ready villas & townhouses | 834 | 3,500,000 | 1,573 | +2.9% | +5.1% |
| Off-plan villas & townhouses | 1,262 | 3,896,550 | 1,777 | — | — |
Apartments by bedrooms
Ready
| Bedrooms | Median deal, AED | Per sq ft, AED | Change, 3 mo | Change, year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 550,000 | 1,313 | +2.0% | +0.4% |
| 1 bedroom | 1,050,000 | 1,334 | +1.5% | +0.4% |
| 2 bedrooms | 1,999,528 | 1,519 | +2.9% | +6.8% |
| 3 bedrooms | 3,500,000 | 1,815 | −1.4% | −1.0% |
| 4 bedrooms | 8,950,000 | 2,103 | +7.0% | +4.2% |
Off-plan
| Bedrooms | Median deal, AED | Per sq ft, AED | Change, 3 mo | Change, year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 675,000 | 1,755 | +0.4% | −6.6% |
| 1 bedroom | 1,236,900 | 1,683 | +2.0% | +0.6% |
| 2 bedrooms | 2,173,260 | 1,805 | +3.3% | −9.9% |
| 3 bedrooms | 3,727,479 | 2,002 | −10.4% | −15.0% |
| 4 bedrooms | 11,631,500 | 3,399 | −2.4% | +9.6% |
By area
Apartments, deals for August – October 2026. Change vs the previous three months.
| Area | Ready apts, per sq ft | 3 mo | Off-plan apts, per sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai South | 1,045 | −2.7% | 1,715 |
| Jumeirah Village Circle | 1,234 | +1.6% | 1,583 |
| Dubai Land Residence Complex | 851 | +6.4% | 1,449 |
| Business Bay | 1,792 | +3.3% | 2,474 |
| Arjan | 1,359 | −1.4% | 1,666 |
| Dubai Creek Harbour | 2,255 | −1.3% | 2,576 |
| Dubai Islands | — | — | 2,565 |
| Al Furjan | 1,240 | −2.2% | 1,559 |
| Dubai Marina | 1,819 | +2.7% | 3,113 |
| Dubai Sports City | 927 | −7.3% | 1,395 |
Ready apartments: median per sq ft by area
- Dubai Creek Harbour2,255
- Dubai Marina1,819
- Business Bay1,792
- Arjan1,359
- Al Furjan1,240
- Jumeirah Village Circle1,234
- Dubai South1,045
- Dubai Sports City927
- Dubai Land Residence Complex851
Deals by month
| Month | Deals | Ready apts, per sq ft | Off-plan apts, per sq ft | Ready villas, per sq ft | Off-plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 9,457 | 1,389 | 1,768 | 1,601 | 66% |
| September 2026 | 9,345 | 1,406 | 1,738 | 1,523 | 71% |
| August 2026 | 10,381 | 1,389 | 1,734 | 1,588 | 74% |
| July 2026 | 12,278 | 1,340 | 1,738 | 1,498 | 75% |
| June 2026 | 12,044 | 1,418 | 1,728 | 1,567 | 79% |
| May 2026 | 8,766 | 1,359 | 1,701 | 1,529 | 77% |
| April 2026 | 11,890 | 1,451 | 1,927 | 1,559 | 80% |
| March 2026 | 11,654 | 1,379 | 1,861 | 1,580 | 78% |
| February 2026 | 14,242 | 1,513 | 1,843 | 1,592 | 71% |
| January 2026 | 14,537 | 1,419 | 1,867 | 1,538 | 73% |
| December 2025 | 17,033 | 1,435 | 1,859 | 1,551 | 76% |
| November 2025 | 16,497 | 1,431 | 1,917 | 1,539 | 75% |
Monthly reports
Areas, layouts, rents and off-plan share for each month. Figures are frozen on the report date.
How we calculate
- Source: Dubai Land Department open data on registered sale transactions.
- Residential only: apartments, hotel apartments, villas and townhouses. No land, offices, shops, hotel rooms, developer registrations or lease-to-own.
- Prices are medians, not averages: one large deal does not move the median.
- Conclusions are drawn within a segment (ready vs off-plan, apartments vs villas, bedrooms): the overall Dubai median depends on what sold more in a month.
- Cells with fewer than 30 deals are hidden. The latest month is revised for about a week as DLD registers late deals.
- Off-plan villas and off-plan by area move with project launches, so no change is shown for them.
- History 2020–2025 from the DLD “Real Estate Transactions” open dataset on data.dubai, from 2026 from the open data on dubailand.gov.ae; same methodology.
- Reconciliation for October 2026: DLD open data has 10,439 unit and building sale records tagged “Residential”; 9,457 are included. 982 excluded: offices — 419, developer registrations — 315, shops — 115, hotel rooms — 92, lease-to-own — 41.
FAQ
How much does an apartment cost in Dubai?
The median residential sale price in Dubai for October 2026 was AED 1,243,888, based on YAFF calculations from DLD transactions. In Jumeirah Village Circle the median studio sold for AED 680,000 and a one-bedroom apartment for AED 1,070,000 (transactions for May – October 2026).
What is the price per square foot in Dubai?
The median across all residential deals for October 2026 was AED 1,681 per sq ft. Over May – October 2026, among areas with a meaningful number of deals, the lowest is Liwan (AED 1,000 per sq ft) and the highest is Dubai Maritime City (AED 3,205 per sq ft).
What share of Dubai transactions is off-plan?
In October 2026, properties under construction accounted for 66% of residential deals (9,457 deals in total).