What is the average off-plan price per sqft in Dubai in 2026?

Across 1,542 tracked off-plan units, core unit types average between AED 1,670 and AED 1,987 per square foot. One-bedrooms are the lowest at about AED 1,779/sqft and three-bedrooms the highest core format at about AED 1,987/sqft.

Which off-plan unit type offers the best value per sqft in Dubai?

One-bedroom apartments offer the lowest core rate at about AED 1,779 per square foot, with the deepest supply of the formats measured.

How much does an off-plan studio cost in Dubai?

An off-plan studio in the tracked set averages about AED 729,000, at the highest per-foot rate of any format, roughly AED 1,961 per square foot.

How does Ras Al Khaimah off-plan compare to Dubai?

Off-plan on the Wynn Al Marjan corridor in Ras Al Khaimah typically trades below Dubai prime on a per-square-foot basis while being minutes from a 5.1-billion-dollar integrated resort opening in the same window.

Dubai Off-Plan Price-per-Sqft Index 2026

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This index reports the average off-plan price per square foot in Dubai in 2026, broken down by unit type. It is drawn from 1,542 off-plan units in Sofia Sands Realty’s tracked inventory, with prices filtered to AED 100–10,000 per square foot to remove data outliers. The aim is plain evidence: a reference a buyer, broker, or analyst can cite.

Price per square foot by unit type

StudioAED 1,961

1-bedAED 1,779

2-bedAED 1,895

3-bedAED 1,987

4-bedAED 1,670

Dubai off-plan, 2026 — Sofia Sands tracked inventory (n = 1,542)
Unit type	Units	Avg AED/sqft	Range AED/sqft	Avg total price
Studio	157	1,961	1,026 – 2,617	AED 729,000
1-bedroom	541	1,779	913 – 4,330	AED 1,403,000
2-bedroom	578	1,895	783 – 3,740	AED 2,558,000
3-bedroom	206	1,987	777 – 3,820	AED 3,885,000
4-bedroom	60	1,670	908 – 3,870	AED 5,436,000

A separate premium tier — 281 penthouse and top-floor units — averages AED 4,104/sqft and is held out of the core table above.

Five findings

Studios cost the most per foot (≈AED 1,961/sqft) despite the lowest ticket price. Buyers pay a premium per square foot for the smallest format.
One-beds are the value sweet spot (≈AED 1,779/sqft) — the lowest core rate, with the deepest supply of any format measured (541 units).
Three-beds command the highest core rate (≈AED 1,987/sqft) — family-size scarcity shows up directly in price.
Four-beds ease to ≈AED 1,670/sqft — larger floorplates dilute the per-foot rate even as total price climbs above AED 5M.
Location outweighs size for value. The AED 783–4,330/sqft spread within a single bedroom count shows building and address matter more than unit size.

The Ras Al Khaimah read Against this Dubai baseline, off-plan on the Wynn Al Marjan corridor in Ras Al Khaimah still trades below Dubai prime per square foot — while sitting minutes from a US$5.1B integrated resort opening in the same window. That gap is the arbitrage Sofia Sands is built around. A verified RAK comparison row will be added to this index as the corridor’s off-plan sample matures.

Questions buyers ask

What is the average off-plan price per sqft in Dubai in 2026?: Across 1,542 tracked units, core formats average AED 1,670–1,987/sqft. One-beds are the lowest (~AED 1,779), three-beds the highest core format (~AED 1,987).
Which unit type offers the best value per sqft?: One-bedroom apartments, at about AED 1,779/sqft, with the deepest supply.
How much does an off-plan studio cost?: About AED 729,000 on average — but the highest per-foot rate of any format, ~AED 1,961/sqft.
How does RAK off-plan compare?: It typically trades below Dubai prime per square foot while being minutes from the Wynn Al Marjan resort.

Methodology

Figures are averages of 1,542 off-plan units in Sofia Sands Realty’s tracked Dubai inventory (including JVC), snapshot 2026. Per-sqft prices were filtered to AED 100–10,000 to exclude data-entry outliers; penthouse and top-floor units are reported as a separate tier. This is a sample of tracked stock, not the entire Dubai market, and is published as a directional reference. Sources include developer price lists and inventory shared with Sofia Sands.

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