1 bedroom off-plan: AED 1,459,000 median
19,139 priced 1 bedroom unit records sit in the tracked UAE off-plan book, 36% of every priced record in the corpus. The median asks AED 1,459,000 for 771 sqft, which is AED 1,888 per sqft. Half of the book sits between AED 1,169,999 and AED 2,078,278, and between 697 and 899 sqft.
Dubai carries 15,866 of those records, 83% of the rung, at a median AED 1,500,000 and AED 1,916 per sqft. Prices are developer asking prices on published unit tables, not transactions. Every figure below states the number of records behind it.
The rung in context
| Bedrooms | Priced records | Median price | Median sqft | AED/sqft | Step up in price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 8,104 | AED 835K | 380 | 2,290 | baseline |
| 1 bedroom | 19,139 | AED 1.46M | 771 | 1,888 | +AED 624K |
| 2 bedroom | 15,722 | AED 2.44M | 1,245 | 2,014 | +AED 978K |
| 3 bedroom | 5,648 | AED 4.18M | 2,022 | 2,000 | +AED 1.74M |
| 4 bedroom | 2,455 | AED 5.22M | 3,139 | 1,900 | +AED 1.04M |
| 5 bedroom | 1,366 | AED 6.24M | 4,107 | 1,748 | +AED 1.02M |
| 6 bedroom and larger | 446 | AED 18.0M | 8,186 | 1,952 | +AED 11.8M |
Moving from 1 bedroom to 2 bedroom costs a median AED 978,416 more for 474 more sqft, so the added floor area prices at roughly AED 2,064 per sqft against AED 1,888 for the rung as a whole. Stepping down to studio saves a median AED 624,000 and gives up 391 sqft.
By emirate
| Emirate | Priced records | Median price | Median sqft | AED/sqft | vs UAE price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | 15,866 | AED 1.50M | 754 | 1,916 | +3% |
| Ajman | 1,184 | AED 944K | 1,197 | 812 | -35% |
| Ras Al Khaimah | 1,019 | AED 2.33M | 867 | 2,677 | +59% |
| Umm Al Quwain | 452 | AED 1.41M | 578 | 2,650 | -3% |
| Sharjah | 272 | AED 814K | 773 | 1,336 | -44% |
| Abu Dhabi | 218 | AED 1.43M | 872 | 1,722 | -2% |
Every emirate that publishes at least one 1 bedroom record, largest book first. A thin book moves on very little, so read the record count before the median.
Cheapest and dearest communities
| Cheapest ten | Median price | Sqft | AED/sqft | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Amerah | AED 616K | 1,197 | 511 | 247 |
| Al Ameera Village | AED 650K | 1,165 | 558 | 55 |
| Al Khan | AED 696K | 773 | 984 | 30 |
| Al Nahda | AED 806K | 789 | 1,009 | 36 |
| Muwaileh | AED 904K | 674 | 1,376 | 155 |
| Al Rashidiya | AED 926K | 1,283 | 660 | 65 |
| Town Square | AED 935K | 658 | 1,334 | 32 |
| Liwan | AED 940K | 701 | 1,349 | 59 |
| International City | AED 948K | 708 | 1,300 | 236 |
| Dubai Investments Park | AED 961K | 541 | 1,758 | 557 |
| Dearest ten | Median price | Sqft | AED/sqft | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheikh Zayed Road | AED 5.30M | 1,086 | 5,026 | 56 |
| Dubai Harbour | AED 4.66M | 1,236 | 3,923 | 94 |
| Nad Al Sheba | AED 2.67M | 710 | 3,746 | 755 |
| Al Marjan Island | AED 2.63M | 907 | 2,937 | 733 |
| Downtown Dubai | AED 2.55M | 822 | 3,006 | 43 |
| Business Bay | AED 2.54M | 826 | 2,864 | 468 |
| Al Wasl | AED 2.49M | 832 | 2,822 | 76 |
| Umm Suqeim | AED 2.35M | 827 | 3,155 | 36 |
| Dubai Islands | AED 2.31M | 891 | 2,530 | 603 |
| Al Barsha | AED 2.27M | 1,076 | 2,216 | 51 |
71 communities publish at least 30 priced 1 bedroom records. On price per sqft rather than ticket, the range runs from AED 511 in Al Amerah to AED 5,026 in Sheikh Zayed Road, a 9.8x spread on the same rung.
1 bedroom by address
Each of these reads the same rung inside one community: the distribution, which schemes still sell it, what one more bedroom costs at that address, and how the address compares with its peers on this rung. Why the address moves the rate further than the rung does is measured in address beats bedroom count.
By developer
| Developer | Priced records | Median price | Median sqft | AED/sqft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sobha Realty | 2,732 | AED 2.05M | 695 | 2,895 |
| Azizi | 1,898 | AED 1.28M | 724 | 1,833 |
| Binghatti | 1,826 | AED 1.56M | 721 | 2,149 |
| GJ | 906 | AED 942K | 1,206 | 811 |
| Reportage | 682 | AED 967K | 541 | 1,733 |
| Object 1 | 678 | AED 1.37M | 757 | 1,787 |
| DAMAC | 584 | AED 1.56M | 938 | 1,671 |
| Danube | 517 | AED 1.65M | 749 | 2,421 |
| Emaar | 372 | AED 1.66M | 778 | 2,179 |
| BNW | 355 | AED 2.46M | 876 | 2,677 |
| Tiger Properties | 198 | AED 1.55M | 753 | 2,094 |
| Dubai Investments | 183 | AED 2.09M | 938 | 2,324 |
| MAG | 168 | AED 2.68M | 965 | 2,835 |
| HRE | 167 | AED 1.82M | 1,039 | 1,679 |
| Meraas | 151 | AED 2.30M | 820 | 2,718 |
| Azha | 150 | AED 633K | 1,197 | 514 |
| Alef | 149 | AED 729K | 668 | 1,368 |
| Dugasta | 146 | AED 1.56M | 791 | 1,974 |
| RAK | 144 | AED 1.52M | 803 | 1,900 |
| Pantheon | 120 | AED 1.18M | 648 | 1,820 |
Largest published book on this rung first, capped at 20. A developer selling one large tower can outrank a developer with a dozen small schemes, because this counts unit records rather than projects.
Questions this data answers
How much does a 1 bedroom off-plan property cost in the UAE?+
As of July 2026, the median asking price for a 1 bedroom off-plan unit across the UAE is AED 1,459,000, on a median 771 sqft, which works out at AED 1,888 per sqft. Half of all 19,139 records sit between AED 1,169,999 and AED 2,078,278.
What does a 1 bedroom off-plan unit cost in Dubai specifically?+
The Dubai median is AED 1,500,000 on 754 sqft, AED 1,916 per sqft, across 15,866 priced records. That is 3% above the UAE median for the same rung.
Where are the cheapest 1 bedroom off-plan units?+
By median asking price, the cheapest tracked communities for a 1 bedroom are Al Amerah (AED 616,000), Al Ameera Village (AED 650,228), Al Khan (AED 695,888), Al Nahda (AED 806,078), Muwaileh (AED 904,000). Each of these publishes at least 30 priced records on this rung.
How much more is a 2 bedroom than a 1 bedroom?+
The step from 1 bedroom to 2 bedroom adds a median AED 978,416 and 474 sqft, which prices the extra floor area at roughly AED 2,064 per sqft.
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Computed by OffplanIndex from developer-published inventories, July 2026. A priced record is one unit row carrying an asking price, so a tower publishing 400 rows counts 400 times and a villa book publishing a single from price counts once. Aggregates are ours; the underlying listings belong to the developers who published them. Not investment advice. Method and exclusions: methodology. The whole rung ladder: the bedroom note.