What do the two family communities cost?
- Green Community Village - area average - AED 8,750 per month, AED 105,000 a year. The lower of the two family addresses in this comparison.
- The Sustainable City - area average - AED 10,833 per month, AED 130,000 a year. AED 2,083 a month more, or AED 25,000 over a year, which is just under 24 percent.
- Town Square, for comparison - area average - AED 5,961 per month, AED 71,529 a year. The suburban benchmark sits AED 2,789 a month under Green Community Village.
- Dubai Marina, for comparison - area average - AED 10,683 per month, AED 128,200 a year. The Sustainable City costs AED 150 a month more than the Marina average.
What the premium is measured against
The number that stands out is not the gap between the two communities but the one against the centre. The Sustainable City at AED 130,000 a year sits AED 1,800 above the Dubai Marina average of AED 128,200, so a low rise family community on the outer road matches a beachfront tower district on price. Green Community Village at AED 105,000 stays AED 23,200 below the Marina figure. Both sit well above the suburban benchmark: AED 33,471 a year over Town Square for Green Community Village and AED 58,471 for The Sustainable City. Against villa stock the ranking flips again, since a two bedroom villa in Al Reem 1 runs AED 180,000 a year, AED 50,000 above The Sustainable City average. Homes listing below these levels go out on our Telegram channel as they come up.
What families are actually buying
Both communities are low density and built around shared green space rather than towers, which is the reason families compare them in the first place. The Sustainable City is planned around its own energy and water systems, car free residential clusters and shared farms, and the rent is paid for that whole package rather than for square metres alone. Green Community Village is the older of the two ideas, a shaded low rise layout near the southern business parks. What both give a tenant is a walkable interior, school run distances measured in minutes and neighbours who signed up for the same thing. What neither gives is a short commute to the northern business districts, and that trade is the real reason to check the yearly total against a central address before signing.
FAQ
How much is rent in The Sustainable City per month?
The area average is AED 10,833 per month as of September 2026, or AED 130,000 for the year.
What does Green Community Village cost?
AED 8,750 per month, AED 105,000 a year, which is AED 25,000 less than The Sustainable City.
Is a family community cheaper than Dubai Marina?
Green Community Village is, by AED 23,200 a year. The Sustainable City is not, sitting AED 1,800 above the AED 128,200 Marina average.
How much more than a suburb do these communities cost?
Town Square averages AED 71,529 a year, so the gap is AED 33,471 to Green Community Village and AED 58,471 to The Sustainable City.
Is a villa cheaper than these communities?
Not in Al Reem 1, where a two bedroom villa runs AED 180,000 a year against the AED 130,000 Sustainable City average.