Half of the 3,602 studios sold in Dubai in August 2026 went for AED 650,000 or less. And 1,829 of them, 50.8%, were in projects that carry the Azizi name. We have not seen that second number published anywhere else. It comes straight from the Dubai Land Department register.
So the honest answer to how much a studio costs in Dubai is AED 650,000, about USD 176,991 at the fixed peg. The middle half of buyers paid between AED 587,501 and AED 731,000. The typical studio was 381 sq ft.
Studios were 36.2% of all 9,956 home sales on our standard basis. More than one in three homes sold in Dubai last month was a studio.
The studio price range in one table
| Price band | Studio sales | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under AED 500,000 | 233 | 6.5% |
| AED 500,000 to 599,999 | 968 | 26.9% |
| AED 600,000 to 699,999 | 1,067 | 29.6% |
| AED 700,000 to 799,999 | 894 | 24.8% |
| AED 800,000 to 999,999 | 255 | 7.1% |
| AED 1 million to 1,999,999 | 182 | 5.1% |
| AED 2 million and above | 3 | 0.1% |
2,929 studios, 81.3%, sold between AED 500,000 and AED 799,999. Only 233 sold under AED 500,000. Only 185 cleared AED 1 million and just 3 reached AED 2 million.
The spread from the 10th to the 90th percentile was AED 535,784 to AED 824,777. The mean was AED 680,030, pulled up by a small number of expensive units. Use the median.
Half of all studio sales were Azizi projects
We matched every studio sale to the project name in the register. 1,829 of the 3,602 sales were in projects whose name includes Azizi. That is 50.8% of the whole studio market in one month.
The Azizi studios were smaller and cheaper. Their median was AED 622,300 for 351 sq ft. Every other studio had a median of AED 700,000 for 407 sq ft. 97.4% of the Azizi studio sales were off-plan.
This matters for anyone reading a Dubai studio price headline. Half of the August sample is Azizi stock. When one project brand sells that much volume in one size, the market number is partly a product number.
Where studios sold, and what they cost
| Register area | Studio sales | Median price | Median size | AED per sq ft | Off-plan share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madinat Al Mataar | 1,062 | AED 661,160 | 363 sq ft | 1,835 | 100% |
| City of Arabia | 456 | AED 589,505 | 344 sq ft | 1,707 | 100% |
| Down Town Jabal Ali | 225 | AED 603,000 | 388 sq ft | 1,596 | 100% |
| Jabal Ali Industrial Second | 219 | AED 683,792 | 390 sq ft | 1,770 | 100% |
| Jumeirah Village Circle | 191 | AED 710,000 | 418 sq ft | 1,676 | 63% |
| Majan | 118 | AED 675,000 | 407 sq ft | 1,666 | 94% |
| Dubai Land Residence Complex | 115 | AED 672,000 | 415 sq ft | 1,632 | 92% |
| Arjan | 90 | AED 655,415 | 422 sq ft | 1,519 | 52% |
| Business Bay | 75 | AED 1,030,000 | 456 sq ft | 2,125 | 23% |
| Dubai Production City | 71 | AED 632,400 | 417 sq ft | 1,531 | 76% |
| Al Hebiah Fifth | 66 | AED 737,820 | 401 sq ft | 1,867 | 100% |
| Dubai Studio City | 60 | AED 555,400 | 347 sq ft | 1,640 | 88% |
Studios sold in 59 register areas. The top 12 took 76.3% of sales. Madinat Al Mataar alone recorded 1,062 studio sales, every one of them registered to an Azizi Venice project. It is the register area for the Dubai South residential district. See our Dubai South price analysis for the wider picture.
Business Bay stands out. Its 75 studios had a median of AED 1,030,000, and most were ready units. You pay for location and for having the keys now.
The cheapest places to buy a studio
| Register area | Studio sales | Median price | Median size |
|---|---|---|---|
| International City Ph 1 | 38 | AED 335,000 | 476 sq ft |
| Dubai Investment Park First | 34 | AED 473,178 | 380 sq ft |
| Dubai South | 22 | AED 476,996 | 396 sq ft |
| Discovery Gardens | 20 | AED 501,220 | 484 sq ft |
| Warsan First | 20 | AED 530,800 | 387 sq ft |
| International City Ph 2 & 3 | 23 | AED 531,861 | 419 sq ft |
| Dubai Industrial City | 52 | AED 533,452 | 372 sq ft |
| Silicon Oasis | 33 | AED 535,000 | 414 sq ft |
International City Ph 1 was the clear floor at AED 335,000. Almost all of those sales were ready homes with larger studios, 476 sq ft at the median. The lowest single studio sale on our basis was AED 243,500 in Jumeirah Village Circle.
Ready studios were cheaper and bigger
Most studio buyers bought off-plan. 3,111 of 3,602 studio sales, 86.4%, were off-plan registrations. Only 491 were ready homes.
| Status | Studio sales | Median price | Median size | AED per sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Off-plan | 3,111 | AED 655,000 | 376 sq ft | 1,761 |
| Ready | 491 | AED 589,039 | 431 sq ft | 1,406 |
The median ready studio cost AED 65,961 less than the median off-plan studio and was 55 sq ft larger. Per square foot the gap was AED 355.
This is not a like for like comparison. Ready studios sit in older areas and off-plan studios cluster in new masterplans. But if your goal is the most space for the money today, the register points to the resale market. Our off-plan versus ready price gap piece covers the wider market.
| Register area | Ready studio sales | Median price | Median size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jumeirah Village Circle | 71 | AED 650,000 | 433 sq ft |
| Business Bay | 58 | AED 922,500 | 456 sq ft |
| Arjan | 43 | AED 550,000 | 415 sq ft |
| International City Ph 1 | 36 | AED 335,000 | 476 sq ft |
| Meydan One | 33 | AED 655,000 | 350 sq ft |
| Silicon Oasis | 23 | AED 480,000 | 442 sq ft |
| Al Furjan | 22 | AED 530,000 | 390 sq ft |
| Discovery Gardens | 20 | AED 501,220 | 484 sq ft |
| Dubai Marina | 19 | AED 849,420 | 374 sq ft |
| Dubai Sports City | 18 | AED 465,000 | 465 sq ft |
| Dubai Production City | 17 | AED 395,000 | 374 sq ft |
| Jumeirah Village Triangle | 15 | AED 821,985 | 365 sq ft |
Studio or one bedroom
A one bedroom apartment had a median of AED 1,200,000 for 756 sq ft across 3,561 sales. That is AED 550,000 more than a studio for roughly double the floor area.
Per square foot the studio was the more expensive unit, AED 1,745 against AED 1,600. Small units carry a premium per foot. Our price per square foot report explains why.
What a studio costs to buy, not just the price
The Dubai Land Department transfer fee is 4% of the price. On an AED 650,000 studio that is AED 26,000 before any other cost. Registration trustee fees, agency commission, mortgage costs and developer charges come on top and vary by deal. Run your own numbers in our purchase cost calculator.
The Golden Visa property route needs AED 2 million. Only 3 studios in August reached that. See our Golden Visa property threshold guide.
Method and limits
- Source: the Dubai Land Department transaction register for August 2026, 15,955 rows, downloaded 2 September 2026. August is the latest complete month. No newer monthly register exists yet.
- Basis: our site standard. GROUP_EN Sales, USAGE_EN Residential, PROP_TYPE_EN Unit, with a price per square foot at or above AED 500. That is 9,956 home sales. Studios are rows where ROOMS_EN is Studio.
- The register holds 3,640 studio sales. We removed 38 below AED 500 per sq ft as non market. Together they were worth AED 1,755,617, a median of AED 29,030 each.
- Area is the registered ACTUAL_AREA in square metres times 10.7639. USD uses the 3.6725 peg.
- Of the 3,602 studios, 3,397 are flats, 142 are hotel apartments and 63 are hotel rooms. All are included because they are residential units on our basis.
- The Azizi figure matches the word Azizi in PROJECT_EN. 88 studio sales have no project name and are counted as not Azizi. A project name is not proof of the current developer or seller.
- Off-plan and ready groups come from IS_OFFPLAN_EN. They differ in location and age, so the gap between them is not a like for like price change.
- Our average price page shows 3,640 studio sales at a median of AED 648,745. That page uses all unit sales with no AED 500 screen. The gap is those 38 screened rows. Our price per square foot report uses its own screen and shows 3,592 studios at AED 1,741 per sq ft with the same AED 650,000 median. Our Dubai South page gives the studio share of all 10,123 unit sales as 36.0% before any screen. On our basis the share is 36.2%.
- One month of data. Studio prices move with the launch calendar, and one big launch can move the median. We do not have rents in this register, so we do not publish yields here.
Frequently asked questions
How much is a studio in Dubai?
The median studio sold for AED 650,000 in August 2026, across 3,602 registered sales. The middle half of buyers paid between AED 587,501 and AED 731,000.
What is the cheapest area for a studio in Dubai?
International City Ph 1 had the lowest median studio price among areas with at least 20 sales, at AED 335,000.
Are ready studios cheaper than off-plan studios?
In August the median ready studio was AED 589,039 and the median off-plan studio was AED 655,000. Ready studios were also 55 sq ft bigger at the median.
How big is a typical Dubai studio?
The median studio sold in August was 381 sq ft. Off-plan studios were smaller than ready ones.
Who sells the most studios in Dubai?
Projects with Azizi in the name accounted for 1,829 of 3,602 studio sales in August 2026, or 50.8%.
Figures computed on 21 September 2026 from the Dubai Land Department August 2026 transaction register. Cresco Real Estate, RERA ORN 34288.