Dubai property prices, registered, not advertised.
What apartments and villas in Dubai actually cost: median prices from the Dubai Land Department (DLD) register, natively in euros per square meter, by district, with rental yields and trend. No asking prices.
Dubai property prices by district
The table shows registered median prices per square meter for Dubai's most active residential areas, in euros or UAE dirhams (AED), with gross rental yield and the price trend since 2021. Click the column headers to sort.
How much does an apartment in Dubai cost?
Square-meter prices do not answer what a specific apartment costs, so here are the registered median purchase prices for 2026 by bedroom count, citywide, converted at a fixed orientation rate:
≈ EUR 159,741
Registered citywide median, 2026. Equivalent to 677,300 AED.
≈ EUR 295,755
Registered citywide median, 2026. Equivalent to 1,254,000 AED.
≈ EUR 520,047
Registered citywide median, 2026. Equivalent to 2,205,000 AED.
≈ EUR 931,604
Registered citywide median, 2026. Equivalent to 3,950,000 AED.
Medians across all areas and build years; prime locations sit well above, affordable communities below. Registered sale contracts, as of August 7, 2026.
How prices have developed
Dubai is not a one-way market, and the register shows it: the median fell to roughly EUR 2,568 per square meter in 2020 and has recovered strongly since. Buying today means buying near historical highs; rental yields remain solid because rents have risen alongside.
| Year | Median AED/m² (apartments) | ≈ EUR/m² |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 12,574 AED | ≈ EUR 2,966 |
| 2020 | 10,890 AED | ≈ EUR 2,568 |
| 2021 | 12,202 AED | ≈ EUR 2,878 |
| 2022 | 15,911 AED | ≈ EUR 3,753 |
| 2023 | 15,077 AED | ≈ EUR 3,556 |
| 2024 | 17,493 AED | ≈ EUR 4,126 |
| 2025 | 18,483 AED | ≈ EUR 4,359 |
| 2026 | 18,528 AED | ≈ EUR 4,370 |
Yearly medians of registered sales. 2024/2025 values come from a different register ingestion path (frozen dataset with a differing procedure taxonomy) and are approximately comparable; 2026 runs on the daily register pull.
Within one area, projects can sit 40 percent apart
A district median answers only half the question: registered square-meter prices, unit sizes and achievable rents differ substantially between developers and their projects, even on the same street. Which project fits your budget and goal is its own assessment.
Methodology: registered prices, not asking prices
Every figure on this page comes from the Dubai Land Department's open transaction register: registered, notarised sale and lease contracts, not portal listings. We filter to residential (apartments and villas), trim outliers, and compute medians rather than averages so single extreme sales do not distort the picture.
- Why medians: the median is the middle registered sale of an area. It is robust against penthouse outliers above and distressed sales below.
- Why not asking prices: asking prices on portals typically sit above eventual closings. Calculating entry and yield on asking prices flatters the numbers.
- Limits: medians are mix-dependent: if an area's sales mix shifts toward smaller or larger units, the median moves without prices changing. For a specific purchase decision they do not replace a like-for-like comparable analysis.
Source: Dubai Land Department, open transaction register, daily pull. Analysis: The Key Advisory, as of August 7, 2026. This page is general market information, not a valuation and not investment advice.
Official sources
Last checked 22 August 2026. General information; the application depends on the person, purpose and responsible authority.
FAQs
How much does an apartment in Dubai cost?
Based on registered Dubai Land Department (DLD) sale contracts, 2026 medians are roughly EUR 159,741 for a studio, EUR 295,755 for a one-bedroom, EUR 520,047 for a two-bedroom and EUR 931,604 for a three-bedroom apartment, converted at a fixed orientation rate. The spread between districts is substantial; the table on this page shows medians per area.
How much is a square meter in Dubai?
The citywide 2026 median for apartments is 18,528 UAE dirhams (AED), roughly EUR 4,370 per square meter. Depending on the area, the range runs from under EUR 3,066 in affordable communities to over EUR 9,198 on Palm Jumeirah.
How have Dubai property prices developed?
The registered median for apartments fell to roughly EUR 2,568 per square meter in 2020 and has risen strongly since, to about EUR 4,370 in 2026. The table on this page shows yearly medians since 2019, including the 2020 correction.
Why do listing prices on portals differ from these figures?
Portals show asking prices, which are sellers' wishes. This page shows registered closing prices from the DLD register: what was actually notarised. Asking prices typically sit above eventual closings; calculating returns on asking prices flatters the numbers.
Are the rental yields gross or net?
Gross. They relate registered new leases to registered ready-property prices in the same area. Service charges, vacancy and management are not yet deducted; run the net calculation for a specific property with our investment calculator or on a strategy call.
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