Dubai property glossary

Price per square foot

Also called: AED per sqft, ppsf

Price per square foot is the sale price divided by the internal area, and it is the standard way to compare properties of different sizes.

AED 1,720

median price per square foot, Dubai homes, last 12 months

Dubai Land Department register, through 2026-10-07

Comparing two asking prices tells you very little when one home is larger. Comparing what each cost per square foot tells you which is actually dearer.

The figure only means something against a like-for-like benchmark: the same community, ideally the same building, and the same unit type. A citywide average hides more than it shows.

Dubai Diligence is an independent property-data service built on official Dubai Land Department records. We are not a brokerage and no developer pays us. This is general information, not legal, financial or tax advice.

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