What does your budget buy in Ras Al Khaimah vs Dubai?

Type a budget. You get the square feet it covers in each area, at the median price Dubai flats actually sold for and the median price Ras Al Khaimah sellers are asking.

Dubai: 26,933 flat sales registered with the Dubai Land Department, 90 days to 10 Nov 2026. Ras Al Khaimah: asking prices from 405 sale listings, 9 Nov 2026. Page updated 11 Nov 2026.

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AED 1,200,000 buys about 841 sqft at the median Ras Al Khaimah asking price, or about 715 sqft at the median price Dubai flats actually sold for.

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Ras Al Khaimah, by area

Asking prices, all property types in the sample. Registered with RAK Municipality.

Dubai, by area

Registered flat sales, off-plan and ready together. Registered with the Dubai Land Department.

How to read the two columns

The two emirates do not publish the same kind of data, so the columns are not the same kind of number.

Dubai figures are what buyers paid. They are medians of flat sales registered with the Dubai Land Department in the last 90 days, new launches and resales together.

Ras Al Khaimah has no open transaction registry. RAK figures are median asking prices from public sale listings, across apartments, villas and townhouses. Agreed prices can be lower than asking prices. RAK property is registered with the RAK Municipality land department.

Yield is shown for RAK areas where we track asking rents. It is the median asking rent per sqft for apartments divided by the median asking sale price per sqft. On Al Marjan Island the sale sample includes new launches priced above the older apartments that are being rented, so the figure there is likely to understate what a finished apartment earns. We hold no rent data for Dubai, so no Dubai yield is shown.

Price per square foot by area

Ras Al Khaimah, asking prices, 9 Nov 2026

Area	AED/sqft	Median asking price	Listings	Asking rent / yr	Indicative yield
Al Hamra	1,062	1,539,500	96	–	–
Mina Al Arab (incl. Hayat Island)	1,376	1,395,000	138	65,000	5.1%
Al Marjan Island	2,644	2,500,025	138	49,500	2.3%
Ras Al Khaimah, all listings	1,426	1,750,000	405	–	–

Source: public PropertyFinder listings sampled by Sofia Sands Realty. Sale sample 9 Nov 2026; apartment asking rents, two weeks to 11 Nov 2026. Asking prices, not transactions.

Dubai, registered flat sales, 90 days to 10 Nov 2026

Area	AED/sqft	Sales	Studio	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed
International City	697	358	342,500	480,000	700,000	–
Dubai Sports City	1,172	471	533,520	831,870	1,450,000	–
Dubai South	1,251	382	479,554	930,347	1,348,900	–
Al Furjan	1,297	293	574,000	996,640	1,670,000	2,207,040
Dubailand Residence Complex	1,403	1,071	664,588	1,059,552	1,444,680	2,001,001
Majan	1,418	1,080	580,000	1,050,000	1,750,999	–
Jumeirah Village Circle (JVC)	1,424	2,278	682,250	1,075,000	1,657,424	2,125,000
Arjan	1,526	684	719,000	1,181,600	1,630,000	2,200,000
Jumeirah Lake Towers (JLT)	1,549	288	800,000	1,365,000	2,275,000	3,707,174
Jumeirah Village Triangle (JVT)	1,575	527	775,082	1,128,960	1,630,145	–
Motor City	1,650	248	791,002	1,060,943	2,050,000	2,889,334
Damac Hills	1,690	364	705,250	1,207,680	2,030,000	–
Dubai Marina	1,906	414	950,000	1,547,357	2,800,000	4,100,000
Business Bay	2,114	1,034	1,050,000	1,800,000	2,500,000	4,677,850
Dubai Hills Estate	2,180	234	–	1,700,000	2,500,000	4,400,000
Dubai Creek Harbour	2,257	296	–	1,650,000	2,605,000	4,000,000
Dubai Islands	2,400	415	–	2,177,023	3,139,807	4,451,088
Downtown Dubai	2,633	446	1,139,000	2,094,383	3,453,977	5,700,000
Palm Jumeirah	3,038	189	–	2,973,500	6,075,000	7,050,500
Dubai Maritime City	3,205	317	1,400,000	2,494,560	3,324,302	–
Dubai, all flats	1,678	26,933	–	–	–	–

Source: Dubai Land Department sales registry. AED/sqft is the median for all flats in the area; bedroom columns are the median sale price in AED where at least 20 sales were registered.

Questions buyers ask

How much property does AED 1.2 million buy in Ras Al Khaimah compared with Dubai?

At the median Ras Al Khaimah asking price of AED 1,426 per sqft (9 Nov 2026), AED 1,200,000 covers about 841 sqft. At the median of AED 1,678 per sqft that Dubai flats sold for in the 90 days to 10 Nov 2026, the same budget covers about 715 sqft. The RAK figure is an asking price and the Dubai figure is a registered sale price, so treat the gap as a guide.

Is Ras Al Khaimah cheaper than Dubai per square foot?

It depends on the area. Mina Al Arab asks a median AED 1,376 per sqft, which is below Dubai Marina at AED 1,906 per sqft sold. Al Marjan Island asks more than most Dubai areas on this page, and International City in Dubai sold at a median AED 697 per sqft. Compare area with area, not emirate with emirate.

Where do these numbers come from?

Dubai figures are medians of 26,933 flat sales registered with the Dubai Land Department in the 90 days to 10 Nov 2026. Ras Al Khaimah has no open transaction registry, so RAK figures are median asking prices from a sample of 405 sale listings on 9 Nov 2026, and asking rents for apartments in the two weeks to 11 Nov 2026.

Where is a Ras Al Khaimah property registered?

Property in Ras Al Khaimah is registered with the RAK Municipality land department. The Dubai Land Department registers property in Dubai only.

Can I buy one apartment in Bay Views?

No. Bay Views on Hayat Island is sold as one full floor only: AED 16,200,000 for 9,364 sqft, 12 residences, ready now. Buyers with about AED 1.1 to 1.2 million are pointed to Bay Residences in Mina Al Arab, which is a different building.

Why is there no Dubai rental yield on this page?

We only publish numbers we hold a source for. We hold registered sale prices for Dubai but no rent dataset, so a Dubai yield is left out. The RAK yields shown are asking rent divided by asking price and are indicative only.