What does a one bedroom cost across Dubai?
- Green Community - one bedroom - AED 4,167 per month, AED 50,000 a year. The lowest of the thirteen areas we track.
- Majan - one bedroom - AED 5,000 per month, AED 60,000 a year, exactly AED 10,000 a year above Green Community.
- Arjan - one bedroom - AED 5,167 per month, AED 62,000 a year.
- Dubai Sports City - one bedroom - AED 5,167 per month, AED 62,000 a year, level with Arjan.
- Silicon Oasis - one bedroom - AED 5,500 per month, AED 66,000 a year.
- Motor City - one bedroom - AED 6,583 per month, AED 79,000 a year.
- Dubai Festival City - one bedroom - AED 6,667 per month, AED 80,000 a year, the middle figure of the thirteen.
- Emirates Living - one bedroom - AED 7,654 per month, AED 91,850 a year.
- Business Bay - one bedroom - AED 7,917 per month, AED 95,000 a year.
- Al Barsha - one bedroom - AED 8,083 per month, AED 97,000 a year.
- Dubai Creek Harbour - one bedroom - AED 9,167 per month, AED 110,000 a year.
- Jumeirah Village Triangle - one bedroom - AED 11,000 per month, AED 132,000 a year.
- Dubai Marina - one bedroom - AED 11,250 per month, AED 135,000 a year, the highest on the list.
Where the ladder breaks
Top to bottom the range is AED 85,000 a year, or AED 7,083 a month, and Dubai Marina comes out at exactly 2.7 times Green Community. The cheap end is dense: five areas sit at AED 66,000 a year or less, and three of them, Majan, Arjan and Dubai Sports City, are within AED 2,000 a year of each other. Then the list opens out. Silicon Oasis to Motor City is a AED 13,000 step, and Al Barsha to Dubai Creek Harbour is another AED 13,000. The biggest single gap comes near the top, AED 22,000 a year between Dubai Creek Harbour and Jumeirah Village Triangle, after which Dubai Marina adds only AED 3,000 more. Worth noting in the middle: Emirates Living at AED 91,850 and Business Bay at AED 95,000 are AED 3,150 apart in a part of the ladder where most steps are far wider. One bedroom listings coming in under these area averages are posted on our Telegram channel as we verify them.
Reading the list against your own search
Each figure is an average for advertised one bedroom units in that area as of September 2026, which means individual flats sit above and below it for reasons the average cannot see: the building, the view, the age of the tower, whether chiller charges are included and how the payment is split. The ordering is the durable part. It tells you which areas are genuinely interchangeable on price and where a move costs real money rather than a rounding difference. If your shortlist spans the dense cheap end, the decision is about the commute. If it crosses one of the wide gaps, the decision is about the budget.
FAQ
What is the cheapest area for a one bedroom in Dubai?
Green Community, at AED 50,000 a year or AED 4,167 a month, across the thirteen areas tracked in September 2026.
How much is a one bedroom in Dubai Marina?
AED 135,000 a year, AED 11,250 a month, which is 2.7 times the Green Community average.
Which areas are under AED 5,500 a month?
Green Community at AED 4,167, Majan at AED 5,000 and both Arjan and Dubai Sports City at AED 5,167. Silicon Oasis sits exactly at AED 5,500.
How much is a one bedroom in Business Bay?
AED 95,000 a year, or AED 7,917 a month, AED 3,150 above Emirates Living.
Where is the biggest price jump?
Between Dubai Creek Harbour at AED 110,000 and Jumeirah Village Triangle at AED 132,000, a gap of AED 22,000 a year.