Dubai Real Estate Prices

The average Dubai villa sale price was 5,591,035 AED (median 1,626 AED per sq ft), compared with 1,590,138 AED (median 1,703 AED per sq ft) for an apartment in August 2026.

Dubai Land Department registers property sale amounts. Those records form part of Dubai real estate data, which PropertyIndex uses to compare residential prices. Sale prices measure recorded transactions; advertised asking prices reflect what sellers hope to receive.

Dubai studio apartments averaged 679,743 AED (median 1,752 AED per sq ft) in August 2026. Two-bedroom apartments averaged 2,425,608 AED (median 1,642 AED per sq ft). Bedroom groups cover all included apartment sales, with unrecorded bedroom counts listed separately.

Apartments with the same bedroom count can differ in floor area, building, view and condition. A Dubai Marina waterfront apartment and a Jumeirah Village Circle apartment should be compared with sales from their respective local markets.

Three-bedroom Dubai villas averaged 3,451,829 AED (median 1,647 AED per sq ft) in August 2026. Five-bedroom villas averaged 6,276,062 AED (median 1,569 AED per sq ft). Villa sales with no recorded bedroom count remain in the overall villa figures.

Bedroom counts were not recorded for 807 of the 1,316 included villa sales. These sales appear in the unknown-bedroom group and remain in the overall figures.

Plot size, built area, renovation and location also affect a Dubai villa's price. A larger plot can raise the total sale amount without adding bedrooms. A villa price per square foot must be compared using the same area basis.

Apartments in Dubai South (Dubai World Central) averaged 972,377 AED (median 1,732 AED per sq ft) in August 2026. Villas in Sobha Sanctuary averaged 5,747,725 AED (median 2,206 AED per sq ft) in August 2026.

The comparison includes up to five of the most active communities for each property type, with at least five included sales per group. Sales without a recorded community remain in the Dubai totals. These community figures include different bedroom counts and property sizes. Their differences describe the homes sold in each location; they do not isolate the premium for moving an otherwise identical home from one community to another.

Existing-property apartment registrations averaged 1,668,253 AED (median 1,366 AED per sq ft) in August 2026. Off-plan apartment registrations averaged 1,568,804 AED (median 1,736 AED per sq ft). The comparison follows the sale procedure recorded by Dubai Land Department.

Existing-property and off-plan describe registration categories. They do not independently verify a home's completion or handover status. Delayed-sale procedures are included with off-plan registrations. Differences also reflect which projects, locations and unit sizes sold during the month.

Dubai sale benchmarks in August 2026 were 679,743 AED for a studio apartment, 2,425,608 AED for a two-bedroom apartment and 3,451,829 AED for a three-bedroom villa. These averages provide a starting point for comparing a purchase budget with the homes sold that month.

These are recorded sale benchmarks, not minimum prices or available listings. A smaller apartment in a prime Dubai community can cost more than a larger home elsewhere. Purchase fees, financing, service charges and renovation costs sit outside the sale price.

Dubai property price changes can be measured by comparing similar homes over time. A rise in the citywide average can also occur when more expensive properties account for a larger share of sales.

The Dubai real estate price index measures movement while adjusting for changes in the mix of properties sold. Its monthly releases provide the price trend alongside the current purchase-price benchmarks.

These Dubai residential prices cover apartment and villa sales for August 2026, across existing-property and off-plan registrations. They describe registered sale amounts, excluding mortgages, gifts, land-only transactions and commercial property. Bundled sales, amounts below 100,000 AED, missing areas and records outside the eligibility filters are also excluded.

The average Dubai sale price is the total included sale value divided by the number of sales. The median Dubai price per square foot is the middle value after individual sale prices per square foot are ordered, or the average of the two middle values when the count is even. The two measures describe the same property group using different statistics and units; dividing them does not give the size of a typical home.

Price per square foot uses the recorded property area, falling back to the sale's recorded area when the property area is unavailable. Villa areas are not uniformly verified built-up areas, so villa price-per-square-foot comparisons need particular care.

The reporting month is the complete month before the source delivery dated 19 September 2026. Daily updates can incorporate late registrations and corrections. The update date identifies when these figures were calculated from that delivery.