Creek & old DubaiAED 4,000
Deira
Older Dubai: souks, cafeterias, Green Line, and a density that scares Marina brochures.
Studio from ~ AED 4,000Mid · Metro is enough
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
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9 areas
Creek & old Dubai
AED 3,800–6,800
12 areas
East & airport
AED 3,200–7,000
9 areas
Downtown corridor
AED 4,800–9,500
4 areas
Jumeirah coast
AED 3,500–14,000
10 areas
Marina & islands
AED 5,600–12,500
19 areas
Inland new Dubai
AED 3,400–14,000
5 areas
South & Jebel Ali
AED 3,000–4,000
4 areas
Value belt
AED 2,700–4,000
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72 areas · Studio / compact 1-bed feel unless marked townhouse
Creek & old DubaiAED 4,400
Bur Dubai
Creek side, museums, textile souk, and a walk to the abra.
Studio from ~ AED 4,400Mid · Metro is enough
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
Creek & old DubaiAED 3,900
Karama
The cafeteria capital. Tight streets, real groceries, not a postcard.
Studio from ~ AED 3,900Budget · Metro is enough
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
Creek & old DubaiAED 3,800
Al Satwa
Laundry streets, tailor shops, and 2nd December Street — central and unvarnished.
Studio from ~ AED 3,800Budget · Car helps evenings
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
Creek & old DubaiAED 4,800
Al Jaddaf
Creek workshops turning into apartments. Quieter than Downtown, still on a line.
Studio from ~ AED 4,800Mid · Car helps evenings
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
Creek & old DubaiAED 6,800
Dubai Creek Harbour
New waterfront, Ras Al Khor views, and a car in the garage.
Studio from ~ AED 6,800Core · You will want a car
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
East & airportAED 3,600
Al Qusais
East Dubai workhorse. Metro, Union Coop, and school runs.
Studio from ~ AED 3,600Budget · Car helps evenings
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
East & airportAED 3,800
Al Nahda
Dubai on one kerb, Sharjah on the other. Cheap, busy, and a tunnel story for 2026.
Studio from ~ AED 3,800Budget · Car helps evenings
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
East & airportAED 4,300
Mirdif
East-side suburb: mall, parks, villas and low-rises. School-run country.
Studio from ~ AED 4,300Mid · You will want a car
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
East & airportAED 5,300
Garhoud
Airline crew, tennis stadium, and a 12-minute run to DXB.
Studio from ~ AED 5,300Mid · Car helps evenings
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
East & airportAED 5,200
Festival City
Creek, hypermarket, IKEA, and a Saturday furniture run.
Studio from ~ AED 5,200Mid · You will want a car
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
Value beltAED 2,700
International City
The cheapest widely known address. China, England, Persia clusters — and a reputation you should inspect, not inherit.
Studio from ~ AED 2,700Budget · You will want a car
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
Value beltAED 3,400
Dubai Silicon Oasis
Tech free zone, mid-rise living, and a future station that is not this commute.
Studio from ~ AED 3,400Budget · You will want a car
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
Value beltAED 3,100
Academic City
Universities, hostels, and a long way from SZR.
Studio from ~ AED 3,100Budget · You will want a car
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
Downtown corridorAED 7,800
Downtown Dubai
The postcard. You pay for it. The fountain will still be there on a Tuesday.
Studio from ~ AED 7,800Core · Metro is enough
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
Downtown corridorAED 6,200
Business Bay
Canal towers, offices, and the grown-up neighbour of Downtown.
Studio from ~ AED 6,200Core · Metro is enough
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
Downtown corridorAED 9,500
DIFC
Gate Village, banks, and rent that assumes a bonus.
Studio from ~ AED 9,500Premium · Metro is enough
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
Downtown corridorAED 8,500
City Walk
Open-air, pretty, cinema, and a Saturday crowd. Not a metro lobby.
Studio from ~ AED 8,500Premium · Car helps evenings
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
Downtown corridorAED 4,800
Al Barsha
The practical first address: mall, metro, Carrefour, not a postcard.
Studio from ~ AED 4,800Mid · Metro is enough
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
Downtown corridorAED 5,000
Barsha Heights (Tecom)
Office towers you can also sleep in. Media City’s bedroom.
Studio from ~ AED 5,000Mid · Car helps evenings
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
Jumeirah coastAED 13,000
Jumeirah
Villas, beach, Mercato, and a school-run that does not use the Red Line.
Studio from ~ AED 13,000Premium · You will want a car
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
Jumeirah coastAED 3,500
Al Quoz
Warehouses, galleries, roasteries. Industrial by day, specialty coffee by Instagram.
Studio from ~ AED 3,500Budget · You will want a car
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
Marina & islandsAED 7,800
Dubai Marina
Walkable water, metro, and a tourist volume you will hear on Friday.
Studio from ~ AED 7,800Core · Metro is enough
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
Marina & islandsAED 8,200
JBR
The Walk, the beach, and rent that assumes you will post both.
Studio from ~ AED 8,200Core · Car helps evenings
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
Marina & islandsAED 5,800
Jumeirah Lake Towers
Lakes, metro, and the best ‘I work in Marina but I am not paying Marina’ address.
Studio from ~ AED 5,800Core · Metro is enough
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
Marina & islandsAED 9,800
Dubai Harbour
New marina north of JBR. Cruise terminal energy, new finishes, new prices.
Studio from ~ AED 9,800Premium · Car helps evenings
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
Marina & islandsAED 12,000
Palm Jumeirah
The frond. Beautiful, slow to exit at peak, and not a metro commute.
Studio from ~ AED 12,000Premium · You will want a car
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
Marina & islandsAED 12,500
Bluewaters
A small island with a very large wheel. Premium, contained, not a daily-errand city.
Studio from ~ AED 12,500Premium · Car helps evenings
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
Inland new DubaiAED 4,600
Jumeirah Village Circle
The default mid-rent suburb. Parks, new buildings, and evening traffic.
Studio from ~ AED 4,600Mid · You will want a car
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
Inland new DubaiAED 4,700
Jumeirah Village Triangle
JVC’s quieter triangle. Same suburb logic, fewer delivery bikes.
Studio from ~ AED 4,700Mid · You will want a car
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
Inland new DubaiAED 4,400
Sports City
Pitches, apartments, and an inland address that only works with keys in the ignition.
Studio from ~ AED 4,400Mid · You will want a car
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
Inland new DubaiAED 4,100
Motor City
Low-rise, a circuit, and Autodrome weekends.
Studio from ~ AED 4,100Mid · You will want a car
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
Inland new DubaiAED 6,500
Dubai Hills Estate
The polished suburb: mall, parks, schools, and a golf course you will drive past.
Studio from ~ AED 6,500Core · You will want a car
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
Inland new DubaiAED 6,400
Meydan
Race night skyline and villa / apartment mix along the grandstand.
Studio from ~ AED 6,400Core · You will want a car
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
Inland new DubaiAED 4,300
Town Square
Nshama’s big park, family townhouses, and a drive to everywhere else.
Studio from ~ AED 4,300Mid · You will want a car
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
Inland new DubaiAED 5,400
DAMAC Hills
Golf, villas, apartments — inland, and not a substitute for a Red Line lobby.
Studio from ~ AED 5,400Mid · You will want a car
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
South & Jebel AliAED 4,000
Al Furjan
Townhouses and low-rises near Ibn Battuta. One of the saner south-side compromises.
Studio from ~ AED 4,000Mid · Car helps evenings
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
South & Jebel AliAED 3,100
Discovery Gardens
Garden blocks, lots of sharing historically, and a south-side metro.
Studio from ~ AED 3,100Budget · Car helps evenings
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
South & Jebel AliAED 3,200
Jebel Ali
Port, free zone, Ibn Battuta, and night-shift reality.
Studio from ~ AED 3,200Budget · Car helps evenings
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
South & Jebel AliAED 3,000
Dubai Investment Park
Warehouses, noon-style shifts, and a residential pocket that is not SZR.
Studio from ~ AED 3,000Budget · You will want a car
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
South & Jebel AliAED 3,300
Dubai South / Expo City
The Expo site becoming a city. DWC airport, new stock, and a long way from Deira.
Studio from ~ AED 3,300Budget · Car helps evenings
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
Inland new DubaiAED 3,400
Dubai Production City
Print, media warehouses, and apartments that exist because the jobs do.
Studio from ~ AED 3,400Budget · You will want a car
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
Downtown corridorAED 5,400
Internet City / Knowledge Park
Offices first. Sleep in Tecom or Barsha unless your building is actually residential.
Studio from ~ AED 5,400Mid · Metro is enough
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
Marina & islandsAED 5,600
Dubai Media City
Studios and offices. Live next door in Tecom, JLT or Marina.
Studio from ~ AED 5,600Core · Car helps evenings
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
Creek & old DubaiAED 6,600
Sobha Hartland
Newer creek-side community, green, and not on the Red Line.
Studio from ~ AED 6,600Core · You will want a car
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
Inland new DubaiAED 4,200
Arjan
Inland apartments at JVC-adjacent money, without JVC’s brand.
Studio from ~ AED 4,200Mid · You will want a car
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
Inland new DubaiAED 11,000
Arabian Ranches
The classic villa suburb. Horses, souk, and a car that never leaves the driveway idle.
Studio from ~ AED 11,000Core · You will want a car
Entry townhouse / 2–3 bed
Inland new DubaiAED 9,000
The Springs
Townhouses around lakes. The default ‘we have kids and a car’ address.
Studio from ~ AED 9,000Core · You will want a car
Entry townhouse / 2–3 bed
Inland new DubaiAED 14,000
The Meadows
Springs’ bigger sibling. Villas, gardens, and school-run money.
Studio from ~ AED 14,000Premium · You will want a car
Entry townhouse / 2–3 bed
Marina & islandsAED 6,200
The Greens
Low-rise apartments in Emirates Living. The compromise between JLT towers and a villa.
Studio from ~ AED 6,200Core · Car helps evenings
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
Marina & islandsAED 6,400
The Views
Apartment lakes next to JLT. Quieter podium, same metro idea.
Studio from ~ AED 6,400Core · Car helps evenings
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
Inland new DubaiAED 8,500
Tilal Al Ghaf
New lagoon suburb. Pretty, unfinished in places, and not a first-month metro life.
Studio from ~ AED 8,500Core · You will want a car
Entry townhouse / 2–3 bed
Inland new DubaiAED 7,200
Mudon
Townhouses, a community centre, and a long way from the Green Line.
Studio from ~ AED 7,200Mid · You will want a car
Entry townhouse / 2–3 bed
Inland new DubaiAED 4,800
Remraam
Mid-rise inland, cheaper than JVC’s brand, same car reality.
Studio from ~ AED 4,800Mid · You will want a car
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
Inland new DubaiAED 12,000
Jumeirah Golf Estates
Golf villas. The rent assumes you came for the fairway, not the Red Line.
Studio from ~ AED 12,000Premium · You will want a car
Entry townhouse / 2–3 bed
East & airportAED 3,600
Al Warqa
East-side apartments and villas. Same mall logic as Mirdif, softer rent.
Studio from ~ AED 3,600Budget · You will want a car
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
East & airportAED 3,500
Al Mizhar
Further east than Mirdif. Quieter, cheaper, and a longer story to SZR.
Studio from ~ AED 3,500Budget · You will want a car
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
East & airportAED 5,500
Al Khawaneej
Date farms, villas, and a map that still surprises people who only know Marina.
Studio from ~ AED 5,500Mid · You will want a car
Entry townhouse / 2–3 bed
East & airportAED 4,200
Al Rashidiya
The last Red Line stop. Park-and-ride, older streets, and a real metro.
Studio from ~ AED 4,200Mid · Metro is enough
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
East & airportAED 3,200
Muhaisnah
Labour-to-family mix. Cheap, dense, and honest about it.
Studio from ~ AED 3,200Budget · Car helps evenings
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
Jumeirah coastAED 14,000
Umm Suqeim
Burj Al Arab’s neighbourhood. Beach, villas, and rent that ignores Excel.
Studio from ~ AED 14,000Premium · You will want a car
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
Jumeirah coastAED 10,000
Al Wasl
Between Safa Park and City Walk. Central, pretty, and priced like it.
Studio from ~ AED 10,000Premium · Car helps evenings
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
Downtown corridorAED 7,000
Trade Centre
SZR towers, old and new. You can walk to work if work is DIFC.
Studio from ~ AED 7,000Core · Metro is enough
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
Creek & old DubaiAED 4,500
Oud Metha
Hospitals, Wafi, and a Green Line platform. Practical inner city.
Studio from ~ AED 4,500Mid · Metro is enough
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
Downtown corridorAED 7,200
Dubai Design District
Studios, galleries, canal. Work here; sleep in the Bay unless the building is actually residential.
Studio from ~ AED 7,200Core · Car helps evenings
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
Marina & islandsAED 11,000
Emaar Beachfront
New beach towers between Harbour and JBR. Premium, still filling, not a value play.
Studio from ~ AED 11,000Premium · Car helps evenings
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
East & airportAED 7,000
Dubai Islands
The new islands off Deira. Beach plots, long drives, and a city that is still arriving.
Studio from ~ AED 7,000Core · You will want a car
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
Inland new DubaiAED 9,500
The Sustainable City
Solar roofs, farms, a gated idea of the good life — still a suburb with keys.
Studio from ~ AED 9,500Core · You will want a car
Entry townhouse / 2–3 bed
Value beltAED 4,000
Liwan
Newer inland apartments at DSO money. Quiet, car-first, not a scene.
Studio from ~ AED 4,000Mid · You will want a car
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
Inland new DubaiAED 7,000
Nad Al Sheba
Villas, a racecourse neighbour, and a drive that is shorter than it looks.
Studio from ~ AED 7,000Core · You will want a car
Entry townhouse / 2–3 bed
East & airportAED 3,700
Al Twar
Low-rise east Dubai. Families, coops, and a Green Line that actually exists.
Studio from ~ AED 3,700Budget · Car helps evenings
Studio / compact 1-bed feel
Creek & old DubaiAED 4,800
Port Saeed
Clock Tower, City Centre Deira, and a metro lobby. The practical creek.
Studio from ~ AED 4,800Mid · Metro is enough
Studio / compact 1-bed feel