The median two bedroom apartment in Dubai sold for AED 2,047,174 in August 2026. That is across 1,876 registered sales, or 18.8 per cent of every residential apartment sale in the month. The middle half of buyers paid between AED 1,580,666 and AED 2,781,711.
The median unit measured 1,238.2 square feet at AED 1,650.89 per square foot. Two bedrooms are where the Dubai apartment market stops being cheap. 21.3 per cent of them sold above AED 3 million and 15 cleared AED 10 million.
The two bedroom price range in one table
| Measure | August 2026 |
|---|---|
| Registered sales | 1,876 |
| Median price | AED 2,047,174 |
| Mean price | AED 2,457,933 |
| Cheapest sale | AED 529,263 |
| Most expensive sale | AED 57,555,304 |
| 10th percentile | AED 1,236,435 |
| 25th percentile | AED 1,580,666 |
| 75th percentile | AED 2,781,711 |
| 90th percentile | AED 3,803,810 |
| Median price per square foot | AED 1,650.89 |
| Middle half per square foot | AED 1,316.19 to AED 2,220.07 |
| Median size | 1,238.2 sq ft (115.03 sq m) |
| Total value | AED 4,611,083,459 |
The gap between the median and the mean is AED 410,759. That is wider than any smaller apartment size and it tells you the top of this market is long. The most expensive two bedroom of the month registered at AED 57,555,304.
Where the 1,876 sales landed
| Price band (AED) | Sales | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 500,000 | 0 | 0.0 per cent |
| 500,000 to 750,000 | 19 | 1.0 per cent |
| 750,000 to 1 million | 66 | 3.5 per cent |
| 1 million to 1.5 million | 296 | 15.8 per cent |
| 1.5 million to 2 million | 493 | 26.3 per cent |
| 2 million to 3 million | 602 | 32.1 per cent |
| 3 million and above | 400 | 21.3 per cent |
No two bedroom in the register sold below AED 500,000. The largest band was 2 million to 3 million with 602 sales at 32.1 per cent. Above AED 3 million sat 400 sales, which is 21.3 per cent of the two bedroom market and a far heavier top end than the one bedroom market carries.
Off plan cost 12.8 per cent more per square foot
| Measure | Off plan | Ready |
|---|---|---|
| Registered sales | 1,168 | 708 |
| Median price | AED 2,108,015 | AED 1,996,648 |
| Median price per square foot | AED 1,719.79 | AED 1,524.09 |
| Median size | 1,210.2 sq ft | 1,293.0 sq ft |
Off plan was 62.3 per cent of two bedroom sales. The per square foot premium is 12.8 per cent, which is narrower than the 22.5 per cent the one bedroom market showed. The median ready two bedroom was 82.8 square feet larger than the median off plan one.
The ten busiest areas for two bedroom sales
| Area | Sales | Median price | Median per sq ft | Median size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madinat Al Mataar | 163 | AED 1,957,332 | AED 1,579.76 | 1,176.5 sq ft |
| Jumeirah Village Circle | 101 | AED 1,550,000 | AED 1,296.58 | 1,207.3 sq ft |
| Jabal Ali First | 75 | AED 2,177,000 | AED 1,679.06 | 1,285.5 sq ft |
| Al Khairan First | 69 | AED 3,403,888 | AED 2,571.16 | 1,257.4 sq ft |
| Dubai Land Residence Complex | 69 | AED 1,450,000 | AED 1,205.51 | 1,166.2 sq ft |
| Business Bay | 66 | AED 2,500,000 | AED 2,023.88 | 1,321.8 sq ft |
| Burj Khalifa | 66 | AED 3,700,000 | AED 2,524.94 | 1,380.6 sq ft |
| City of Arabia | 59 | AED 2,246,000 | AED 1,969.83 | 1,123.3 sq ft |
| Dubai Marina | 49 | AED 2,850,000 | AED 1,935.64 | 1,306.4 sq ft |
| Al Furjan | 49 | AED 1,573,350 | AED 1,201.64 | 1,282.5 sq ft |
Madinat Al Mataar led on volume with 163 sales. The price spread across these ten areas is the story. Al Furjan was the cheapest per square foot at AED 1,201.64 and Al Khairan First the most expensive at AED 2,571.16. A buyer with a fixed budget is really choosing between roughly double the floor area in one place or half of it in another.
What the step up from a one bedroom actually costs
| Room count | Sales | Median price | Median per sq ft | Median size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 3,602 | AED 650,000 | AED 1,744.64 | 380.5 sq ft |
| One bedroom | 3,561 | AED 1,200,000 | AED 1,600.02 | 756.5 sq ft |
| Two bedroom | 1,876 | AED 2,047,174 | AED 1,650.89 | 1,238.2 sq ft |
| Three bedroom | 454 | AED 3,600,444 | AED 1,932.11 | 1,835.2 sq ft |
Going from a one bedroom to a two bedroom costs AED 847,174 more at the median. That is 1.71 times the price for 1.64 times the floor area, so the second bedroom is close to proportionate on space. The next step is not. A three bedroom costs AED 1,553,270 more again and crosses AED 1,932.11 per square foot.
Looking at the next size up? Read how much a 3 bedroom apartment in Dubai costs, built from the same August 2026 register.
Method and limits
Every figure above is recomputed from the register for this page. Source is the Dubai Land Department sales register for August 2026, file dated 2 September 2026.
- Basis. Sales group, Residential usage, Unit property type, priced at or above AED 500 per square foot. That is 9,956 homes for the month and it is the same basis used on every price page on this site. Within it we take the 1,876 rows where the register records the room count as 2 B/R.
- What was removed. The register holds 10,123 residential Unit sales for August 2026. We screened out 167 rows priced below AED 500 per square foot as non market. Of those removals 27 were two bedroom rows, worth AED 5,078,039 between them.
- Price per square foot is the registered transaction value divided by the registered actual area. We convert at 10.7639 square feet to the square metre.
- Villas and townhouses are not here. They register as Building rather than Unit, so they sit outside this basis. The register has no townhouse category at all. We cover those on a separate villa page.
- Room counts come from the register field and we do not infer them. 274 rows inside the basis carry no room count, so they appear in our site wide totals but in none of the room splits.
- Registered value is not an asking price and not a valuation. For off plan rows it is the contract value filed at registration, which can sit months behind the launch price.
- Area names are the register labels. Some are stored in capitals and we have title cased them for reading. We have not merged, renamed or regrouped any area.
- One month is one month. August 2026 is not a trend and we do not present it as one.
- We hold no rent data in this register, so we publish no yields here.
For the one bedroom market see how much a 1 bedroom apartment costs in Dubai. For studios see how much a studio costs. For villas and townhouses see how much a villa costs.
Frequently asked questions
How much is a 2 bedroom apartment in Dubai?
The median two bedroom sold for AED 2,047,174 in August 2026, across 1,876 registered sales. The middle half of buyers paid between AED 1,580,666 and AED 2,781,711.
How big is a 2 bedroom apartment in Dubai?
The median registered two bedroom measured 1,238.2 square feet, which is 115.03 square metres.
Is a 2 bedroom double the price of a 1 bedroom in Dubai?
No. The median two bedroom cost 1.71 times the median one bedroom, for 1.64 times the floor area. The step up is close to proportionate on space rather than double on price.
Which area had the most 2 bedroom sales in Dubai?
Madinat Al Mataar, with 163 registered two bedroom sales in August 2026 at a median of AED 1,957,332.
How many 2 bedroom apartments sold above AED 10 million?
In total 15 of the 1,876 registered two bedroom sales cleared AED 10 million in August 2026. The highest was AED 57,555,304.