The 6× Price Spread Across Dubai
Between the most and least expensive areas sits a gap wide enough that a citywide average describes almost nobody.
Dubai is not one property market. Between its most and least expensive areas sits a 6.5× gap in price per square foot.
Trade Center Second carries a median of AED 4,834 per square foot. INTERNATIONAL CITY PH 1 sits at AED 739. Both are Dubai; both are within an hour's drive of each other.
Why a citywide average misleads
The Dubai median of AED 1,743 describes almost nobody's actual purchase. It is a useful reference for measuring one area against another and a poor basis for any decision on its own.
| Most expensive | AED / sqft |
|---|---|
| Trade Center Second | 4,834 |
| Marsa Dubai | 4,480 |
| TECOM SITE A | 4,064 |
| Trade Center First | 3,669 |
| DUBAI HARBOUR | 3,574 |
| BUSINESS PARK | 3,560 |
| PALM JUMEIRAH | 3,531 |
| Palm Jabal Ali | 3,488 |
| Most affordable | AED / sqft |
|---|---|
| INTERNATIONAL CITY PH 1 | 739 |
| REMRAAM | 962 |
| DISCOVERY GARDENS | 986 |
| LIWAN | 1,094 |
| SILICON OASIS | 1,149 |
| INTERNATIONAL CITY PH 2 & 3 | 1,150 |
| Dubai Investment Park First | 1,168 |
| Madinat Hind 4 | 1,169 |
Read it by area
Every figure on this site is reported per area for this reason. 90 areas are published; 177 more exist in the data but had too few sales to report responsibly.
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