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
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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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13 areas · Studio / compact 1-bed feel unless marked townhouse
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
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 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
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 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
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
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