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Dubai off-plan entry prices

Of 2,361 tracked Dubai off-plan projects, 2,220 publish a starting price. As of 20 July 2026, the cheapest published entry into the Dubai off-plan market is AED 310K, the median project starts at AED 1.40M, and a quarter of the market opens above AED 2.60M.

Despite Dubai's luxury reputation, 66% of tracked projects start below AED 2M, while the 10M-plus segment is 8% of the market by project count.

AED 310K
Cheapest published entry
AED 770K
25th percentile
AED 1.40M
Median starting price
AED 2.60M
75th percentile
Projects by starting-price bandDistribution of published starting prices across 2,220 Dubai projects (AED)
Projects by starting-price bandDistribution of published starting prices across 2,220 Dubai projects (AED)AED Under 1M: 810 Projects810Under 1MAED 1M to 2M: 650 Projects1M to 2MAED 2M to 3M: 298 Projects2M to 3MAED 3M to 5M: 189 Projects3M to 5MAED 5M to 10M: 101 Projects5M to 10MAED 10M and above: 172 Projects10M and above

Starting price is the lowest advertised unit price in a project, so this measures the cost of entry, not average transaction values.

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PeriodProjects
AED Under 1M810
AED 1M to 2M650
AED 2M to 3M298
AED 3M to 5M189
AED 5M to 10M101
AED 10M and above172
Cheapest communities to enterLowest median starting price among areas with at least 15 priced projects
Cheapest communities to enterLowest median starting price among areas with at least 15 priced projectsAl Warsan: AED 539K Median starting price (entry from AED 400K · 29 projects)Al WarsanAED 539KDubai Industrial City: AED 569K Median starting price (entry from AED 450K · 21 projects)Dubai Industrial CityAED 569KDubai Land Residence Complex: AED 659K Median starting price (entry from AED 363K · 85 projects)Dubai Land Residence ComplexAED 659KDubai Production City (IMPZ): AED 682K Median starting price (entry from AED 509K · 28 projects)Dubai Production City (IMPZ)AED 682KArjan: AED 691K Median starting price (entry from AED 391K · 48 projects)ArjanAED 691KJumeirah Village Circle: AED 716K Median starting price (entry from AED 407K · 230 projects)Jumeirah Village CircleAED 716KDubai Sports City: AED 719K Median starting price (entry from AED 310K · 25 projects)Dubai Sports CityAED 719KMajan: AED 756K Median starting price (entry from AED 475K · 36 projects)MajanAED 756KDubai Silicon Oasis: AED 785K Median starting price (entry from AED 491K · 17 projects)Dubai Silicon OasisAED 785KMotor City: AED 802K Median starting price (entry from AED 529K · 18 projects)Motor CityAED 802K
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CategoryMedian starting priceLowest entry and sample
Al WarsanAED 539Kentry from AED 400K · 29 projects
Dubai Industrial CityAED 569Kentry from AED 450K · 21 projects
Dubai Land Residence ComplexAED 659Kentry from AED 363K · 85 projects
Dubai Production City (IMPZ)AED 682Kentry from AED 509K · 28 projects
ArjanAED 691Kentry from AED 391K · 48 projects
Jumeirah Village CircleAED 716Kentry from AED 407K · 230 projects
Dubai Sports CityAED 719Kentry from AED 310K · 25 projects
MajanAED 756Kentry from AED 475K · 36 projects
Dubai Silicon OasisAED 785Kentry from AED 491K · 17 projects
Motor CityAED 802Kentry from AED 529K · 18 projects
Most expensive communities to enterHighest median starting price among areas with at least 15 priced projects
Most expensive communities to enterHighest median starting price among areas with at least 15 priced projectsPalm Jumeirah: AED 24.1M Median starting price (entry from AED 1.70M · 31 projects)Palm JumeirahAED 24.1MJumeirah: AED 21.3M Median starting price (entry from AED 1.29M · 22 projects)JumeirahAED 21.3MPalm Jebel Ali: AED 18.1M Median starting price (entry from AED 2.50M · 30 projects)Palm Jebel AliAED 18.1MDubai Harbour: AED 3.57M Median starting price (entry from AED 1.97M · 18 projects)Dubai HarbourAED 3.57MDamac Hills: AED 3.50M Median starting price (entry from AED 978K · 21 projects)Damac HillsAED 3.50MThe Valley: AED 2.99M Median starting price (entry from AED 1.34M · 29 projects)The ValleyAED 2.99MDubai Land: AED 2.80M Median starting price (entry from AED 396K · 79 projects)Dubai LandAED 2.80MDowntown Dubai: AED 2.55M Median starting price (entry from AED 1.12M · 24 projects)Downtown DubaiAED 2.55MMohammed Bin Rashid City: AED 2.43M Median starting price (entry from AED 675K · 70 projects)Mohammed Bin Rashid CityAED 2.43MDAMAC Islands: AED 2.40M Median starting price (entry from AED 680K · 21 projects)DAMAC IslandsAED 2.40M
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CategoryMedian starting priceLowest entry and sample
Palm JumeirahAED 24.1Mentry from AED 1.70M · 31 projects
JumeirahAED 21.3Mentry from AED 1.29M · 22 projects
Palm Jebel AliAED 18.1Mentry from AED 2.50M · 30 projects
Dubai HarbourAED 3.57Mentry from AED 1.97M · 18 projects
Damac HillsAED 3.50Mentry from AED 978K · 21 projects
The ValleyAED 2.99Mentry from AED 1.34M · 29 projects
Dubai LandAED 2.80Mentry from AED 396K · 79 projects
Downtown DubaiAED 2.55Mentry from AED 1.12M · 24 projects
Mohammed Bin Rashid CityAED 2.43Mentry from AED 675K · 70 projects
DAMAC IslandsAED 2.40Mentry from AED 680K · 21 projects

Reading the spread

The distance between Al Warsan (median AED 539K) and Palm Jumeirah (median AED 24.1M) is the real story of Dubai pricing: the same emirate contains volume-driven apartment districts and master-planned waterfront villas, and city-wide averages blur them together. Sample sizes are shown against every area so you can judge how much weight a median deserves.

Entry price is only half the affordability question; the other half is how payments are staged before and after handover. See the payment plan norms report for what deposit and instalment structures the market actually offers, or browse current off-plan projects directly.

Methodology and limitations

Prices are developer-published starting prices in AED at the time of cataloguing; projects without a published price (141 of 2,361) are excluded, never estimated. Area medians use master-community locations and require at least 15 priced projects; smaller areas are omitted rather than reported on thin samples.

Figures are computed directly from the Luxury Located project catalogue as of 20 July 2026 and refresh as the catalogue is updated. The catalogue is a broad, continuously maintained record of publicly marketed off-plan projects; it is not a register of every project in the emirate, and developer-stated dates, prices and payment plans can change after publication. Where a project does not state a value, it is excluded from that calculation rather than estimated.

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Harcsa, B. (2026). Dubai Off-Plan Entry Prices. Luxury Located Research. Data as of 20 July 2026. https://luxurylocated.com/market/dubai-off-plan-entry-prices

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