Studio off-plan: AED 835,000 median
8,104 priced studio unit records sit in the tracked UAE off-plan book, 15% of every priced record in the corpus. The median asks AED 835,000 for 380 sqft, which is AED 2,290 per sqft. Half of the book sits between AED 756,192 and AED 1,283,448, and between 341 and 422 sqft.
Dubai carries 7,540 of those records, 93% of the rung, at a median AED 828,000 and AED 2,280 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 studio to 1 bedroom costs a median AED 624,000 more for 391 more sqft, so the added floor area prices at roughly AED 1,596 per sqft against AED 2,290 for the rung as a whole.
By emirate
| Emirate | Priced records | Median price | Median sqft | AED/sqft | vs UAE price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | 7,540 | AED 828K | 375 | 2,280 | -1% |
| Ras Al Khaimah | 432 | AED 1.45M | 543 | 2,683 | +74% |
| Abu Dhabi | 46 | AED 805K | 472 | 1,686 | -4% |
| Sharjah | 39 | AED 518K | 440 | 1,115 | -38% |
| Ajman | 24 | AED 494K | 558 | 1,300 | -41% |
| Umm Al Quwain | 20 | AED 713K | 387 | 1,850 | -15% |
Every emirate that publishes at least one studio 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 Warsan | AED 565K | 486 | 1,269 | 61 |
| Dubai Investments Park | AED 567K | 321 | 1,758 | 509 |
| Downtown Jebel Ali | AED 624K | 337 | 1,816 | 77 |
| Wasl Gate | AED 630K | 410 | 1,537 | 42 |
| Dubailand Residence Complex | AED 652K | 420 | 1,492 | 45 |
| International City | AED 665K | 419 | 1,531 | 111 |
| Dubai Land Residence Complex | AED 694K | 421 | 1,718 | 532 |
| Dubai Industrial City | AED 776K | 393 | 1,925 | 89 |
| Dubai Production City | AED 781K | 452 | 1,724 | 95 |
| Dubai South | AED 785K | 361 | 2,174 | 953 |
| Dearest ten | Median price | Sqft | AED/sqft | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World of Islands | AED 1.74M | 608 | 2,800 | 34 |
| Business Bay | AED 1.71M | 485 | 3,531 | 63 |
| Jumeirah Lake Towers | AED 1.67M | 636 | 2,720 | 68 |
| Dubai Maritime City | AED 1.65M | 414 | 4,070 | 89 |
| RAK Central | AED 1.45M | 544 | 2,674 | 290 |
| Nad Al Sheba | AED 1.37M | 387 | 3,559 | 1,386 |
| Al Marjan Island | AED 1.35M | 473 | 2,975 | 131 |
| Dubai Science Park | AED 1.04M | 479 | 2,086 | 112 |
| Al Satwa | AED 1.04M | 415 | 2,399 | 160 |
| Motor City | AED 871K | 416 | 2,134 | 66 |
27 communities publish at least 30 priced studio records. On price per sqft rather than ticket, the range runs from AED 1,269 in Al Warsan to AED 4,070 in Dubai Maritime City, a 3.2x spread on the same rung.
Studio 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azizi | 2,843 | AED 796K | 352 | 2,325 |
| Binghatti | 1,523 | AED 1.37M | 387 | 3,536 |
| Reportage | 512 | AED 567K | 321 | 1,757 |
| BNW | 252 | AED 1.46M | 544 | 2,677 |
| Danube | 203 | AED 1.06M | 411 | 2,422 |
| Object 1 | 186 | AED 858K | 431 | 1,911 |
| Tarrad | 147 | AED 635K | 360 | 1,805 |
| Peace Homes | 109 | AED 830K | 478 | 1,765 |
| Tiger Properties | 80 | AED 855K | 371 | 2,436 |
| MAG | 75 | AED 1.66M | 636 | 2,658 |
| Dugasta | 74 | AED 809K | 393 | 2,024 |
| Pantheon | 74 | AED 825K | 374 | 2,096 |
| Samana | 66 | AED 893K | 422 | 2,043 |
| TownX | 62 | AED 969K | 488 | 1,948 |
| ADE | 58 | AED 716K | 443 | 1,616 |
| Anax | 57 | AED 1.72M | 485 | 3,476 |
| ALA | 55 | AED 677K | 407 | 1,676 |
| Lion Stone | 54 | AED 674K | 416 | 1,648 |
| Reef Luxury | 43 | AED 811K | 462 | 1,758 |
| Deyaar | 40 | AED 714K | 434 | 1,697 |
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 studio off-plan property cost in the UAE?+
As of July 2026, the median asking price for a studio off-plan unit across the UAE is AED 835,000, on a median 380 sqft, which works out at AED 2,290 per sqft. Half of all 8,104 records sit between AED 756,192 and AED 1,283,448.
What does a studio off-plan unit cost in Dubai specifically?+
The Dubai median is AED 828,000 on 375 sqft, AED 2,280 per sqft, across 7,540 priced records. That is 1% below the UAE median for the same rung.
Where are the cheapest studio off-plan units?+
By median asking price, the cheapest tracked communities for a studio are Al Warsan (AED 565,000), Dubai Investments Park (AED 567,307), Downtown Jebel Ali (AED 624,000), Wasl Gate (AED 630,000), Dubailand Residence Complex (AED 652,100). Each of these publishes at least 30 priced records on this rung.
How much more is a 1 bedroom than a studio?+
The step from studio to 1 bedroom adds a median AED 624,000 and 391 sqft, which prices the extra floor area at roughly AED 1,596 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.