Dubai South vs Dubailand
Verdict: Dubai South runs AED 1,847 per sqft against AED 2,189 for Dubailand, 19% cheaper, across 4,518 priced units, and Dubai South carries the lighter cash load before handover (50% against 60% for Dubailand).
At the median, Dubailand asks AED 2,189 per sqft against AED 1,847 in Dubai South, 19% dearer per sqft. Half of Dubailand inventory sits between AED 1,900 and AED 2,355 per sqft, against AED 1,528 to AED 2,155 in Dubai South.
Dubai South carries the larger pipeline: 142 tracked off-plan projects and 4,518 priced units, against 108 projects and 2,507 priced units in Dubailand.
Payment plans are lighter before handover in Dubai South: the median plan asks 50% before keys across 176 published plans, against 60% across 112 plans in Dubailand. On the median priced unit that is AED 669K due before handover in Dubai South, against AED 537K in Dubailand.
Price per sqft, and the band around it
Dot is the median AED per sqft, bar is p25 to p75. Figures after each name are the median AED per sqft and the priced units.
- Dubailand2,189 2,507
- Dubai South1,847 4,518
Dot is the median asking price per sqft, bar is the middle half of the priced inventory. Bases are 4,518 priced units in Dubai South and 2,507 in Dubailand.
Side by side
| Metric | Dubai South | Dubailand |
|---|---|---|
| Off-plan projects tracked | 142 | 108 |
| Priced units | 4,518 | 2,507 |
| Median AED per sqft | 1,847 | 2,189 |
| AED per sqft, p25 to p75 | 1,528 to 2,155 | 1,900 to 2,355 |
| Median asking price | AED 1.34M | AED 895K |
| Lowest starting price | AED 426K | AED 396K |
| Median paid before handover | 50% | 60% |
| Cash due before handover, median unit | AED 669K | AED 537K |
| Plans with a post-handover tail | 34% | 7% |
| Peak handover year | 2028 (50 projects) | 2028 (33 projects) |
| Active developers | 70 | 23 |
Every figure is computed by OffplanIndex over developer-published unit inventories and payment plans. Rows a community cannot answer are left out rather than filled in. Not investment advice.
Price
Dubai South is the cheaper side per sqft, at AED 1,847 against AED 2,189 in Dubailand, so Dubailand is 19% dearer per sqft. On the typical unit that reads as AED 1.34M for a median 891 sqft home in Dubai South, against AED 895K for a median 471 sqft home in Dubailand.
Inventory is weighted differently. Dubai South is dominated by 2 BR units, 1,663 priced records at a median AED 1,998 per sqft and AED 2.41M a unit. Dubailand leans to studios, 1,271 records at AED 2,351 per sqft and AED 796K a unit.
Entry pricing: the lowest published starting price is AED 426K in Dubai South and AED 396K in Dubailand.
Supply and delivery
Dubai South peaks in 2028, when 50 of its 142 tracked projects are scheduled to hand over. Dubailand peaks in 2028 with 33 of 108. Published handover dates move, so read them as developer intent rather than a delivered date.
Of the projects tracked, 33% in Dubai South and 24% in Dubailand are listed as sold out or out of stock, which is the share of the pipeline no longer taking new bookings at listed prices.
70 developers are active in Dubai South, led by Emaar, Dubai South Properties, Azizi. Dubailand has 23, led by Aldar, DAMAC, Azizi.
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Source: OffplanIndex derived analytics, built 2026-10-02 from developer-published project facts and unit inventories aggregated from public portals (latest observation 2026-07-30). All statistics are computed by OffplanIndex; no third-party database is reproduced. See the methodology and data policy. Not investment advice.