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Which Dubai areas fit my budget?

Name a budget to see the areas where homes like the one you want sold for a median at or under it, nearest your budget first, then the areas up to 20% over.

Off-plan 1-bed apartments sold for a median of AED 3M or less in 45 areas over Oct 2025 – Sep 2026. In 3 more areas, the median was up to 20% over.

A whole amount in AED, such as 1500000, 1.5m or 750k.

Off-plan sales mix developer launch prices and resales, so they get a median of their own, never mixed with ready sales.

Up to AED 3M 45 areas

  1. Rank 1
    Palm Jabal Ali
    • AED 3,386 per sqft · 157 sales, 0 left out
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    AED 2,785,000
  2. Rank 2
    Trade Center First
    • AED 3,512 per sqft · 82 sales, 2 left out
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    AED 2,774,365
  3. Rank 3
    Al Wasl
    • AED 3,231 per sqft · 455 sales, 2 left out
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    AED 2,641,000
  4. Rank 4
    Zaabeel Second
    • AED 2,849 per sqft · 269 sales, 0 left out
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    AED 2,460,000
  5. Rank 5
    Um Suqaim Third
    • AED 2,869 per sqft · 113 sales, 0 left out
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    AED 2,420,000
  6. Rank 6
    Madinat Dubai Almelaheyah
    • AED 3,044 per sqft · 1,736 sales, 2 left out
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    AED 2,410,500
  7. Rank 7
    Palm Deira
    • AED 2,781 per sqft · 2,196 sales, 24 left out
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    AED 2,334,414
  8. Rank 8
    Nad Al Shiba First
    • AED 3,637 per sqft · 485 sales, 0 left out
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    AED 2,333,625
  9. Rank 9
    Business Bay
    • AED 2,671 per sqft · 1,749 sales, 3 left out
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    AED 2,291,000
  10. Rank 10
    Zaabeel First
    • AED 2,935 per sqft · 34 sales, 0 left out
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    AED 2,241,720
35 more areas
  1. Rank 11
    Al Thanyah Fifth
    • AED 2,474 per sqft · 855 sales, 36 left out
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    AED 2,057,828
  2. Rank 12
    Al Safouh First
    • AED 2,646 per sqft · 34 sales, 0 left out
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    AED 2,026,313
  3. Rank 13
    Al Khairan First
    • AED 2,633 per sqft · 1,233 sales, 8 left out
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    AED 2,013,972
  4. Rank 14
    Al Kifaf
    • AED 2,335 per sqft · 33 sales, 0 left out
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    AED 1,900,777
  5. Rank 15
    Bukadra
    • AED 2,435 per sqft · 1,585 sales, 1 left out
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    AED 1,889,458
  6. Rank 16
    Hadaeq Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid
    • AED 2,411 per sqft · 703 sales, 2 left out
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    AED 1,806,888
  7. Rank 17
    Ras Al Khor Industrial First
    • AED 2,340 per sqft · 303 sales, 0 left out
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    AED 1,801,061
  8. Rank 18
    Al Merkadh
    • AED 2,076 per sqft · 262 sales, 1 left out
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    AED 1,624,175
  9. Rank 19
    Al Satwa
    • AED 2,172 per sqft · 643 sales, 8 left out
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    AED 1,622,400
  10. Rank 20
    Jabal Ali First
    • AED 1,899 per sqft · 2,227 sales, 0 left out
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    AED 1,482,408
  11. Rank 21
    Al Barshaa South Second
    • AED 1,573 per sqft · 957 sales, 28 left out
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    AED 1,471,080
  12. Rank 22
    Al Jadaf
    • AED 1,990 per sqft · 853 sales, 9 left out
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    AED 1,458,999
  13. Rank 23
    Al Barshaa South Third
    • AED 1,593 per sqft · 934 sales, 1 left out
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    AED 1,282,953
  14. Rank 24
    Al Hebiah Fifth
    • AED 1,665 per sqft · 691 sales, 8 left out
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    AED 1,266,000
  15. Rank 25
    Al Hebiah Third
    • AED 1,820 per sqft · 626 sales, 10 left out
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    AED 1,265,610
  16. Rank 26
    Al Barsha South Fifth
    • AED 1,633 per sqft · 1,896 sales, 21 left out
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    AED 1,259,500
  17. Rank 27
    Wadi Al Safa 4
    • AED 1,621 per sqft · 1,192 sales, 1 left out
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    AED 1,223,000
  18. Rank 28
    Al Hebiah First
    • AED 1,906 per sqft · 1,443 sales, 2 left out
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    AED 1,215,089
  19. Rank 29
    Wadi Al Safa 2
    • AED 1,436 per sqft · 442 sales, 2 left out
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    AED 1,199,777
  20. Rank 30
    Nadd Hessa
    • AED 1,656 per sqft · 323 sales, 1 left out
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    AED 1,187,000
  21. Rank 31
    Madinat Al Mataar
    • AED 1,599 per sqft · 4,465 sales, 6 left out
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    AED 1,185,600
  22. Rank 32
    Dubai Investment Park Second
    • AED 1,447 per sqft · 1,508 sales, 59 left out
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    AED 1,183,000
  23. Rank 33
    Al Barsha South Fourth
    • AED 1,497 per sqft · 3,757 sales, 11 left out
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    AED 1,159,125
  24. Rank 34
    Al Hebiah Fourth
    • AED 1,416 per sqft · 562 sales, 1 left out
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    AED 1,152,021
  25. Rank 35
    Wadi Al Safa 3
    • AED 1,452 per sqft · 1,639 sales, 14 left out
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    AED 1,143,999
  26. Rank 36
    Al Yelayiss 2
    • AED 1,752 per sqft · 428 sales, 2 left out
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    AED 1,117,888
  27. Rank 37
    Me'Aisem First
    • AED 1,353 per sqft · 1,006 sales, 0 left out
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    AED 1,108,886
  28. Rank 38
    Wadi Al Safa 5
    • AED 1,376 per sqft · 2,718 sales, 2 left out
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    AED 1,098,727
  29. Rank 39
    Jabal Ali Industrial Second
    • AED 1,526 per sqft · 768 sales, 1 left out
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    AED 1,075,530
  30. Rank 40
    Al Hebiah Second
    • AED 1,477 per sqft · 395 sales, 29 left out
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    AED 1,063,270
  31. Rank 41
    Al Yufrah 1
    • AED 1,875 per sqft · 163 sales, 0 left out
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    AED 1,017,994
  32. Rank 42
    Saih Shuaib 2
    • AED 1,470 per sqft · 232 sales, 0 left out
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    AED 918,000
  33. Rank 43
    Warsan Fourth
    • AED 1,149 per sqft · 584 sales, 0 left out
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    AED 869,505
  34. Rank 44
    Al Warsan First
    • AED 1,128 per sqft · 241 sales, 3 left out
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    AED 861,875
  35. Rank 45
    Dubai Investment Park First
    • AED 1,143 per sqft · 439 sales, 0 left out
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    AED 812,400

Up to 20% over, to AED 3.6M 3 areas

  1. Rank 1
    Burj Khalifa
    • AED 3,778 per sqft · 264 sales, 3 left out
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    AED 3,273,749
  2. Rank 2
    Al Safouh Second
    • AED 3,387 per sqft · 35 sales, 0 left out
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    AED 3,435,000
  3. Rank 3
    Marsa Dubai
    • AED 3,758 per sqft · 235 sales, 9 left out
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    AED 3,526,200

9 areas had too few sales to show. A median needs at least 30.

Sales over Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, four whole quarters.

Source: DLD sale transactions

Each median rests on 33 to 4,465 sales.

Updated with each nightly build. Sales through 09 Nov 2026. Published 12 Nov 2026.

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How this is measured

We take the median price of off-plan apartments sold in each Dubai area over the last four whole quarters, for the bedroom count you pick. Areas whose median is at or under your budget are listed nearest the budget first, then areas up to 20% over. An area needs at least 30 sales for a median. Data checks

What this does not tell you

  • A median at or under your budget means half of an area's sales were at or under it. Many homes there sold for more.
  • Areas are cheaper for reasons: age, distance and size within the bedroom count. The median says what sold, not what a particular home is worth.
  • Some areas record sales of a share in a property, which can make prices look lower than whole properties sell for.
  • Off-plan sales mix developer launch prices and resales of homes not yet built, so they are never in the same median as ready sales.

These figures describe registered sales and rents. They are not advice on what to buy or rent.

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