Abu Dhabi · Off-plan benchmark · July 2026

Khalifa City off-plan price per sqft: AED 1,122

Median rate

1,122AED/sqft

middle half 1,111 to 1,418, over 131 priced units

Median asking price

2.56MAED

for a median 1,808 sqft unit, in the AED 2M to 3M band

Paid before handover

50%

median of 21 published payment plans

Peak handover year

2028

5 projects due

Off-plan property in Khalifa City is asking a median AED 1,122 per sqft as of July 2026. The middle half of 131 priced unit records sits between AED 1,111 and AED 1,418 per sqft, across 11 projects with published inventory.

The median asking price is AED 2.56M for a 1,808 sqft unit; 1 br units start around AED 690K.

Payment plans here typically ask 10% on booking and 50% in total before handover; 29% of plans carry a post-handover component.

Handover is concentrated in 2028, when 5 of the tracked off-plan projects are scheduled to complete.

11 projects131 priced units2 on sale2 developers

Distribution of asking price per sqft

Where the prices sit

131 units, 2nd to 98th percentile

02040

p25median 1,122p75

7999931,1881,3821,5771,771

AED/sqft across the horizontal, records up the verticalmiddle half 1,111 to 1,418

Min

667

p25

1,111

Median

1,122

Mean

1,237

p75

1,418

Max

1,787

AED per sqft of built-up area, from asking prices published for individual units and unit types. 73 of the 131 records are individual units with a listed price and size; the rest are unit-type starting prices. Outliers beyond plausible bounds are excluded.

SourceOffplanIndex corpus, July 2026n = 131 priced unit records2nd to 98th percentileMethod

Cite this: OffplanIndex, Khalifa City off-plan price per sqft, AED 1,122, July 2026, https://offplanindex.com/communities/khalifa-city

Price, size and AED/sqft

By bedroom count

Off-plan asking price, size and price per sqft by bedroom count in Khalifa City
Type	Units	Median rateAED/sqft	Middle halfAED/sqft	Median priceAED	Median sizesqft	EntryAED, p25
1 BR	24	1,259	1,078 to 1,421	909K	699	690K
2 BR	32	1,382	971 to 1,553	1.67M	1,152	990K
3 BR	64	1,122	1,111 to 1,122	4.57M	4,075	4.57M
4 BR	3	1,418	1,371 to 1,418	4.81M	3,391	4.65M
5 BR	3	1,468	1,432 to 1,468	6.76M	4,607	6.58M
6+ BR	3	1,527	1,527 to 1,535	8.40M	5,500	8.40M

SourceOffplanIndex corpus, July 2026n = 129 priced unit recordsasking prices, not transactionsMethod

By property type (median AED/sqft): Apartment 1,257 (65), Townhouse 1,122 (54), Villa 1,418 (12).

One rung at a time:2 bedroom in Khalifa City AED 1.67M 3 bedroom in Khalifa City AED 4.57M

One product at a time:Apartments in Khalifa City AED 1.30M Townhouses in Khalifa City AED 4.57M

One handover year at a time:Handover 2028 5 projects

One down payment at a time:5% or less down 6 projects 10% down 5 projects

One builder at a time:Bloom Holding here 1,365/sqft

One point per corpus read, never interpolated

Price trend

Price trend · series starts 2026-07-30

One snapshot so far: AED 1,122 per sqft median over 131 priced units on 2026-07-30. A trend needs a second read; it is drawn here the day the next snapshot lands, one point per read, never interpolated.

2 bedroom counts with at least 25 priced units

Price by bedroom

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Bedrooms	Priced units	Median AED/sqft	Middle half AED/sqft	Median price AED	Median size sqft	Band for that size
2 BR	32	1,382	971 to 1,553	1.67M	1,152	AED 1.12M to AED 1.79M
3 BR	64	1,122	1,111 to 1,122	4.57M	4,075	AED 4.53M to AED 4.57M

Asking prices for the priced units we track in Khalifa City, read July 2026. A row needs 25 priced units, the same floor the estimate uses, so its band and the estimate agree; the band is the middle half of the rate applied to the median size, which is what the instant estimate does for any size.

From 21 published plans

Payment plan norms

Median structure in Khalifa City

45%

30%

Dubai-wide median structure

20%

40%

30%

On bookingDuring constructionOn handoverPost-handover

Medians are computed stage by stage, so bars may not sum to exactly 100. Plans with a stated total outside 90 to 110% are excluded.

SourceOffplanIndex corpus, July 2026n = 21 published payment plansMethod

On booking

10%

middle half 5% to 30%

Before handover

50%

middle half 40% to 71%

Post-handover plans

29%

of plans, median 20% after keys

50% or less pre-handover

52%

of plans

Scheduled handovers by quarter

Delivery pipeline

as published by developers

Q4 '26

Q3 '27

Q4 '27

Q1 '28

Q3 '28

Q4 '28

Q4 '29

By year: 2026 (1), 2027 (3), 2028 (5), 2029 (1). Off-plan projects only: the 4 already delivered are left out. Construction status: under construction 9, completed 4, not stated 1, not started 1.

StatedScheduled handover quarters, as published by the developerread 2026-07-30

2 active

Developers in Khalifa City

Bloom Holding 13 Reportage 2

11 tracked

Every off-plan project in Khalifa City

sorted by priced inventory

Every tracked off-plan project in Khalifa City, with its entry price, rate and payment plan
Project	Developer	Type	FromAED	Median rateAED/sqft	Pre-handover%	Handover	Status
Reportage Village Khalifa City	Reportage	Townhouse	4.57M	1,122	30	Q3 2028	On sale
Bloom Living - Granada	Bloom Holding		1.17M	1,558	50	Q1 2028	On sale
Granada	Bloom Holding	Apartment	590K	1,255	40	Q4 2026	On sale
Bloom Living Granada 2	Bloom Holding	Apartment	690K	957	50	Q1 2028	On sale
Bloom Living Marbella	Bloom Holding	Villa	3.88M	1,443	50	Q4 2028	On sale
Almeria	Bloom Holding	Villa	3.70M	1,374	50	Q4 2027	On sale
Olvera	Bloom Holding	Townhouse	1.80M	1,349	50	Q3 2027	Sold out
Carmona at Bloom Living	Bloom Holding	Townhouse	2.00M	1,508	40	Q3 2027	Sold out
Al Hamra Bloom Living	Bloom Holding		Not published	Not published	Not published	Q4 2029	Likely sold out
Bloom Living 1 - Cordoba	Bloom Holding		Not published	Not published	100	Q4 2024	Sold out
Bloom Living Alhambra	Bloom Holding		Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Likely sold out
Casares	Bloom Holding	Townhouse	1.70M	Not published	40	Q1 2026	Sold out
Cordoba	Bloom Holding	Townhouse, Villa	2.20M	Not published	30	Q4 2024	On sale
Reportage Village Abu Dhabi	Reportage		4.60M	Not published	Not published	Q1 2028	Not stated
Toledo	Bloom Holding	Townhouse, Villa	3.00M	Not published	40	Q2 2025	Sold out

SourceOffplanIndex corpus, July 2026n = 11 tracked off-plan projectsMethod

Project facts (name, developer, starting price, handover, payment plan) are as published by the developer. Status reflects the latest listing state we observed. Median AED/sqft is our computation over that project's priced units.

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Nearby communities

Communities near Khalifa City, with their off-plan rate against it
Community	Distancekm	Projects	Median rateAED/sqft	vs Khalifa City%	Median priceAED
Zayed City	0.5	8	1,582	+41	8.77M
Al Shamkha	4.1	14	1,105	-2	1.06M
Masdar City	4.4	16	1,510	+35	2.96M
Al Raha Beach	7.5	15	2,392	+113	5.03M
Yas Island	9.9	46	2,056	+83	4.47M
Al Bahya	10.5	3	2,099	+87	9.05M

SourceOffplanIndex corpus, July 2026n = 6 communities within reachMethod

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FAQ

Questions this data answers

What is the average price per sqft for off-plan property in Khalifa City?+

As of July 2026, the median asking price across 131 priced off-plan units in Khalifa City is AED 1,122 per sqft. Half of all units fall between AED 1,111 and AED 1,418 per sqft. The mean is AED 1,237.

How much does a 1 br off-plan unit cost in Khalifa City?+

1 BR: median AED 909,000 (699 sqft, AED 1,259/sqft, 24 units); 2 BR: median AED 1,670,000 (1,152 sqft, AED 1,382/sqft, 32 units); 3 BR: median AED 4,574,120 (4,075 sqft, AED 1,122/sqft, 64 units); 4 BR: median AED 4,807,000 (3,391 sqft, AED 1,418/sqft, 3 units); 5 BR: median AED 6,765,000 (4,607 sqft, AED 1,468/sqft, 3 units); 6+ BR: median AED 8,397,000 (5,500 sqft, AED 1,527/sqft, 3 units).

Which developers are building off-plan in Khalifa City?+

2 developers have off-plan projects in Khalifa City. The most active are Bloom Holding (13), Reportage (2).

What payment plans are typical for off-plan in Khalifa City?+

Across 21 published payment plans in Khalifa City, the median structure is 10% on booking, 45% during construction and 30% on handover, so 50% is typically paid before keys. 29% of plans include post-handover instalments and 52% ask 50% or less before handover.

When do off-plan projects in Khalifa City hand over?+

Scheduled handovers of off-plan projects by year: 2026: 1, 2027: 3, 2028: 5, 2029: 1. Dates are as published by developers and can move.

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