Service charges by community, 2026
Data through 22 Oct 2026 · DLD service charge register, budget year 2026 · rebuilt daily
Across 46 Dubai communities the median residential service charge for 2026 is 15.8 AED per square foot per year, with half of buildings between 12.4 and 18.9. On a 1 000 sqft apartment that median is about AED 16k a year. The figure is the sum of the general and reserve fund rates filed with DLD for residential use — the charge a service-charge invoice is built from. It is not included in any price on this site, and it is the largest running cost of owning a home here.
46 communities with 5+ buildings on file
| Community | Buildings | Median AED/sqft | Middle 50% | Change on 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burj Khalifa District | 25 | 28.7 | 21.4 – 34.0 | -3.3% |
| Dubai Creek Harbour low sample (19) | 19 | 21.1 | 18.2 – 24.4 | 5.2% |
| Al Barari low sample (14) | 14 | 20.5 | 18.9 – 21.3 | 0.5% |
| Jumeriah Beach Residence - JBR low sample (5) | 5 | 20.1 | 15.8 – 38.2 | — |
| Business Bay | 84 | 20.0 | 17.7 – 25.4 | 1.7% |
| Meydan | 98 | 19.1 | 17.2 – 20.8 | 6.5% |
| DownTown Dubai | 24 | 19.0 | 17.7 – 21.8 | 7.6% |
| Dubai Production City | 30 | 18.8 | 16.1 – 20.3 | 9.6% |
| Dubai Studio City low sample (10) | 10 | 18.7 | 17.9 – 19.4 | 6.7% |
| Jumeirah Village Triangle low sample (11) | 11 | 18.6 | 17.4 – 19.3 | 4.2% |
| Dubai Hills Estate | 26 | 18.5 | 4.0 – 21.7 | 4.2% |
| SOBHA HARTLAND low sample (8) | 8 | 18.0 | 16.1 – 18.9 | 5.8% |
| Dubai Health Care City Phase 1 low sample (10) | 10 | 17.7 | 15.8 – 20.1 | 0.3% |
| Barsha Heights low sample (10) | 10 | 17.3 | 14.8 – 19.1 | 4.1% |
| Dubai South | 37 | 17.1 | 14.9 – 17.9 | 11.1% |
| Dubai Science Park low sample (6) | 6 | 16.8 | 16.3 – 27.4 | -0.7% |
| Jumeirah Village Circle | 182 | 16.6 | 14.0 – 18.6 | 5.5% |
| DMCC Master Community | 37 | 16.4 | 14.7 – 18.2 | 0.3% |
| Culture Village low sample (7) | 7 | 16.4 | 9.1 – 23.2 | 0.1% |
| Dubai Marina | 104 | 16.3 | 14.4 – 19.1 | 5.6% |
| Discovery Gardens | 20 | 16.0 | 15.6 – 17.5 | 5.7% |
| Palm Jumeirah low sample (16) | 16 | 15.8 | 4.7 – 22.0 | -3.1% |
| Dubai Sports City | 50 | 15.7 | 12.9 – 16.6 | 7.2% |
| Wasl 1 low sample (5) | 5 | 15.7 | 15.6 – 15.7 | 4.4% |
| Motor City | 58 | 15.7 | 14.1 – 17.7 | 1.2% |
| Arjan | 38 | 15.7 | 13.7 – 17.8 | 10.4% |
| TOWN SQUARE low sample (8) | 8 | 15.4 | 12.4 – 20.0 | -10.8% |
| Jumeirah Golf Estates low sample (8) | 8 | 15.0 | 14.8 – 17.1 | 9.1% |
| The Greens | 25 | 14.9 | 14.4 – 16.5 | 15.3% |
| Majan low sample (12) | 12 | 14.5 | 12.9 – 16.4 | 2.6% |
| Al Furjan | 42 | 13.9 | 12.7 – 15.6 | 7.3% |
| Silicon Oasis | 59 | 13.8 | 12.2 – 14.8 | 2.5% |
| International City Ph 2 & 3 low sample (11) | 11 | 13.7 | 11.0 – 15.7 | 3.7% |
| Liwan | 46 | 12.9 | 11.7 – 14.5 | 6.7% |
| International City | 43 | 12.8 | 11.3 – 14.7 | 7.6% |
| Dubai Land | 103 | 12.4 | 5.2 – 15.8 | 8.4% |
| Mirdif low sample (5) | 5 | 12.4 | 11.8 – 12.9 | -2.4% |
| Dubai Investment Park | 34 | 12.1 | 5.8 – 18.9 | -2.8% |
| Dubai Industrial City low sample (7) | 7 | 9.6 | 7.3 – 13.0 | 8.8% |
| Emaar South low sample (5) | 5 | 6.4 | 4.7 – 7.0 | — |
| Nshama low sample (11) | 11 | 4.4 | 4.2 – 15.4 | 3.3% |
| Living Legends low sample (5) | 5 | 4.2 | 2.1 – 7.9 | — |
| Damac Hills 2 | 26 | 3.9 | 3.4 – 3.9 | — |
| Damac Hills | 48 | 3.1 | 3.1 – 3.9 | 10.4% |
| LA MER low sample (5) | 5 | 3.1 | 2.6 – 7.0 | — |
| Al Qouz low sample (11) | 11 | 2.4 | 2.4 – 2.4 | 11.7% |
Source: Registered DLD transactions · Data through 22 Oct 2026 · general fund plus reserve fund, residential use, per square foot per year; parking and other fixed charges are billed separately and are not in this rate · Methodology v1.0 ↗
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What these numbers do not show
- What you will actually be invoiced. The register holds the approved budget rate; your invoice depends on your unit's area and on what the association bills on top.
- Chiller and district cooling, billed by the utility and not part of this rate.
- Parking and other fixed charges — they are absolute amounts, not a rate per foot, so they are excluded rather than mixed in.
- Buildings whose association has not filed a budget for this year.
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