Dubai South vs Meydan
At the median, Meydan asks AED 2,425 per sqft against AED 1,847 in Dubai South, 31% dearer per sqft. Half of Meydan inventory sits between AED 2,151 and AED 2,844 per sqft, against AED 1,528 to AED 2,155 in Dubai South.
Dubai South carries the larger pipeline: 136 tracked off-plan projects and 4,518 priced units, against 51 projects and 720 priced units in Meydan.
Payment plans sit level: the median plan on both sides asks 50% before keys, from 176 published plans in Dubai South and 88 in Meydan.
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.
- Meydan2,425 720
- 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 720 in Meydan.
Side by side
| Metric | Dubai South | Meydan |
|---|---|---|
| Off-plan projects tracked | 136 | 51 |
| Priced units | 4,518 | 720 |
| Median AED per sqft | 1,847 | 2,425 |
| AED per sqft, p25 to p75 | 1,528 to 2,155 | 2,151 to 2,844 |
| Median asking price | AED 1.34M | AED 2.58M |
| Lowest starting price | AED 426K | AED 480K |
| Median paid before handover | 50% | 50% |
| Plans with a post-handover tail | 34% | 6% |
| Peak handover year | 2028 (49 projects) | 2023 (24 projects) |
| Active developers | 66 | 35 |
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 2,425 in Meydan, so Meydan is 31% dearer per sqft. On the typical unit that reads as AED 1.34M for a median 891 sqft home in Dubai South, against AED 2.58M for a median 1,007 sqft home in Meydan.
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. Meydan leans to 1 BR units, 375 records at AED 2,403 per sqft and AED 2.00M a unit.
Entry pricing: the lowest published starting price is AED 426K in Dubai South and AED 480K in Meydan.
Supply and delivery
Dubai South peaks in 2028, when 49 of its 136 tracked projects are scheduled to hand over. Meydan peaks in 2023 with 24 of 51. Published handover dates move, so read them as developer intent rather than a delivered date.
Of the projects tracked, 35% in Dubai South and 48% in Meydan are listed as sold out or out of stock, which is the share of the pipeline no longer taking new bookings at listed prices.
66 developers are active in Dubai South, led by Emaar, Dubai South Properties, Azizi. Meydan has 35, led by Azizi, Binghatti, Gulf Land.
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Source: OffplanIndex derived analytics, built 2026-09-02 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.