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United Arab Emirates · Off-plan benchmark · July 2026

Off-plan AED 1M to 2M: 791 sqft for the money

19,238 priced unit records ask AED 1M to 2M in the tracked UAE off-plan book, 36% of every priced record in the corpus, published across 1,013 projects. The median asks AED 1,400,000 for 791 sqft, which is AED 1,729 per sqft. Half of the band sits between 683 and 1,045 sqft, so the same money buys a materially different home depending on where you spend it.

The size that dominates the band is the 1 BR: 11,149 priced records, 58% of everything on offer here, at a median 758 sqft and AED 1,784 per sqft. The money still reaches a 3 BR at the edge of the band, on AED 1,217 per sqft, which is cheaper ground than the modal unit. 99% of the band is apartments. 79% of it sits in Dubai; the rest is where the northern emirates compete on the same ticket.

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Median ticket
AED 1.40M
19,238 priced records
Median floor area
791 sqft
683 to 1,045 sqft mid half
Median per sqft
AED 1,729
AED 1,409 to 2,167 mid half
Projects selling here
1,013
29% already marked gone
Bedroom counts publishing 20 or more records in the band

What the money buys, rung by rung

BedroomsPriced recordsShare of bandMedian priceMedian sqftAED/sqftEntry (p25 price)
Studio2,30712%AED 1.38M3963,470AED 1.36M
1 BR11,14958%AED 1.35M7581,784AED 1.21M
2 BR5,35228%AED 1.57M1,1651,370AED 1.32M
3 BR4112%AED 1.76M1,4841,217AED 1.48M

Same money, different shape. Each rung links to the page that benchmarks it across every band and every address. Rungs publishing fewer than 20 records inside this band are left out rather than printed thin.

What the label costs at this ticket

And in property types

Property typePriced recordsShare of bandMedian priceMedian sqftAED/sqft
Apartment19,10699%AED 1.40M7901,735
Townhouse810%AED 1.91M2,123899
Duplex410%AED 1.63M1,755964

Inside one band the type is a floor area trade, not a price trade: the ticket is held roughly still, so a label asking fewer AED per sqft is simply handing over more square feet for the same money.

Where the band is deep, and where it buys more

By emirate

EmiratePriced recordsShare of bandMedian sqftAED/sqftMedian price
Dubai15,22379%7761,748AED 1.39M
Ajman1,2146%1,667790AED 1.15M
Umm Al Quwain1,0716%6582,572AED 1.59M
Ras Al Khaimah6824%5902,664AED 1.48M
Sharjah6143%1,3021,250AED 1.55M
Fujairah2251%1,0121,494AED 1.36M
Abu Dhabi2091%9621,555AED 1.46M
20 communities, dearest per sqft first

Where the band sits, community by community

Dot is the median AED per sqft, bar is p25 to p75, dashed rule is the band median at 1,729. Figures after each name are the median AED per sqft and the priced units.

  1. Nad Al Sheba3,550 1,420
  2. Jabal Ali3,194 255
  3. Business Bay3,027 96
  4. Sobha Central2,879 110
  5. Jebel Ali2,804 110
  6. World of Islands2,800 29
  7. Sobha Siniya Island2,799 183
  8. RAK Central2,674 314
  9. Umm Al Quwain Marina2,674 482
  10. Dubai Maritime City2,668 131
  11. International City1,202 105
  12. Al Warsan1,200 84
  13. Al Shamkha1,103 33
  14. Al Khan1,077 46
  15. Al Nahda926 48
  16. Al Rumailah 3874 110
  17. Free Zone838 478
  18. Al Mamzar - Sharjah819 50
  19. Al Rashidiya693 358
  20. Ajman Downtown572 155
5692,1543,739

Each dot is a community's median asking price per sqft inside this band, and the bar is its own p25 to p75. The band median across 19,238 priced unit records is AED 1,729.

Communities publishing 25 or more records inside the band

Cheapest ten per sqft

CommunityEmirateRecords in bandAED/sqftMedian sqftMedian price
Ajman DowntownAjman1555721,996AED 1.14M
Al RashidiyaAjman3586931,861AED 1.30M
Al Mamzar - SharjahSharjah508191,712AED 1.38M
Free ZoneAjman4788381,240AED 1.08M
Al Rumailah 3Ajman1108741,626AED 1.40M
Al NahdaSharjah489261,636AED 1.46M
Al KhanSharjah461,0771,310AED 1.45M
Al ShamkhaAbu Dhabi331,103993AED 1.10M
Al WarsanDubai841,200987AED 1.15M
International CityDubai1051,202971AED 1.13M

Communities publishing 25 or more records inside the band

Dearest ten per sqft

CommunityEmirateRecords in bandAED/sqftMedian sqftMedian price
Nad Al ShebaDubai1,4203,550387AED 1.37M
Jabal AliDubai2553,194610AED 1.92M
Business BayDubai963,027549AED 1.71M
Sobha CentralDubai1102,879686AED 1.95M
Jebel AliDubai1102,804699AED 1.93M
World of IslandsDubai292,800607AED 1.70M
Sobha Siniya IslandUmm Al Quwain1832,799514AED 1.45M
RAK CentralRas Al Khaimah3142,674544AED 1.46M
Umm Al Quwain MarinaUmm Al Quwain4822,674661AED 1.77M
Dubai Maritime CityDubai1312,668618AED 1.57M

On floor area for the money, Ajman Downtown is the roomiest tracked address in this band: a median 1,996 sqft at AED 572 per sqft, against 791 sqft for the band as a whole.

Largest books whose published starting price lands here

Projects starting inside this band

ProjectDeveloperCommunityPrice fromHandoverPriced units
Maybach Ultimate LuxuryBinghattiNad Al ShebaAED 1.35M2028863
The Pinnacle at Sobha CentralSobha RealtyJabal AliAED 1.78M2030564
Binghatti MaybachBinghattiNad Al ShebaAED 1.30M2027545
Maybach 6BinghattiNad Al ShebaAED 1.25M2027473
Binghatti SkyflameBinghattiMajanAED 1.07M2027449
Sobha AquamontSobha RealtySobha AquamontAED 1.11M2028413
The Horizon at Sobha CentralSobha RealtyJebel AliAED 1.70M2029413
Radisson Blu Hotel & ResidencesBNWRAK CentralAED 1.35M2029411
The Eden at Sobha CentralSobha RealtyJebel AliAED 1.81M2029404
The Serene at Sobha CentralSobha RealtySobha CentralAED 1.82M2029395
SkyscapeSobha RealtyBukadraAED 1.85M2028370
Skyvue AltierSobha RealtyBukadraAED 1.59M2030333
The Tranquil at Sobha CentralSobha RealtySobha CentralAED 1.85M2029315
Al VistaDubai InvestmentsBukadraAED 1.62M2028284
Tranquil Beach ResidencesSobha RealtySobha Siniya IslandAED 1.40M2030236
TakayaUnion P.J.S.CMotor CityAED 1.63M2027220
MirdadUnion P.J.S.CMotor CityAED 1.30M2028211
Binghatti Sky TerracesBinghattiMotor CityAED 1.17M2027210
Bayfront Marina ResidencesSobha RealtyUmm Al Quwain MarinaAED 1.36M2029174
Pearlside Marina ResidencesSobha RealtyUmm Al Quwain MarinaAED 1.40M2030170

The starting price is the lowest asking price published for the project, so a scheme appears here on its entry unit even where its penthouses sell several bands higher. Projects marked sold out are excluded, and the order is by how many priced unit records the project publishes. Filter the full index to go wider.

Largest books inside the band

Who sells at this level

DeveloperRecords in bandMedian priceMedian sqftAED/sqft
Binghatti2,519AED 1.36M4023,410
Azizi1,929AED 1.28M7241,827
Sobha Realty1,683AED 1.79M6542,725
GJ1,017AED 1.13M1,720705
Reportage878AED 1.30M9071,511
Object 1806AED 1.39M7801,770
DAMAC624AED 1.50M9771,605
Danube510AED 1.47M6392,342
Emaar323AED 1.65M7762,096
BNW289AED 1.47M5442,675
Alef202AED 1.56M1,1801,257
Tiger Properties202AED 1.56M8052,015
Arada195AED 1.67M1,3081,293
HRE182AED 1.74M1,0241,705
Dugasta154AED 1.56M7911,974
Deyaar153AED 1.39M1,0181,467
RAK149AED 1.52M8031,886
MAG141AED 1.59M7431,700
Pantheon131AED 1.18M6501,822
Meraki Developers125AED 1.31M7961,643

Record counts favour developers selling large schemes, so read this as book size at this ticket rather than as a quality ranking. 120 developers publish 25 or more priced records inside the band.

The plan you are likely to be offered here

Terms and delivery

Median booking deposit
20%
1,569 published plans
Median due before keys
55%
Booking plus construction
Plans with a tail
21%
Instalments after handover
Peak handover
2027
38% of dated projects
Handover year20262027202820292030
Projects selling in this band18737628510822

Plans are read from the projects publishing units in this band, counted once per plan, and only where the instalments total between 90% and 110%. A project selling across two bands is counted in both.

Answered from the corpus

Questions buyers ask at this budget

What can you buy off-plan at AED 1M to 2M in the UAE?+

As of July 2026, 19,238 priced off-plan unit records ask AED 1M to 2M, 36% of the whole tracked book, across 1,013 projects. The median is 791 sqft at AED 1,729 per sqft, and the most common size on offer is a 1 BR at a median 758 sqft.

What is the largest home you can get off-plan at AED 1M to 2M?+

The band reaches a 3 BR at a median AED 1,756,150 on 1,484 sqft, across 411 priced records. That is the widest rung publishing enough records inside the band to benchmark, so treat it as the reach of the money rather than a guarantee of availability.

Which communities are cheapest per sqft off-plan at AED 1M to 2M?+

By median price per sqft inside the band, the cheapest tracked addresses are Ajman Downtown (AED 572 per sqft), Al Rashidiya (AED 693 per sqft), Al Mamzar - Sharjah (AED 819 per sqft), Free Zone (AED 838 per sqft), Al Rumailah 3 (AED 874 per sqft). Each publishes at least 25 priced records in this band.

What deposit is asked off-plan at AED 1M to 2M?+

Across 1,569 published payment plans from the projects selling into this band, the median booking deposit is 20% and the median share due before keys is 55%. 21% of those plans carry an instalment after handover.

Dubai Off-Plan Q3 2026

The full report: every community, every developer, ranked.

Off-plan at AED 1M to 2M in context: price per sqft by community and developer, payment plan structures ranked by cash due before handover, the 2026 to 2029 delivery pipeline, and the CSV behind every table. PDF plus data, delivered instantly.

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Computed by OffplanIndex from developer-published inventories, July 2026. Bands are cut on the published asking price of each unit record, so a project selling across two bands appears in both. Aggregates are ours; the underlying listings belong to the developers who published them. Not investment advice. Method and exclusions: methodology. Every band side by side: off-plan by budget.