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Dubai Property Calculators
Independent calculators for understanding the costs of buying, selling and registering property in Dubai. Every fee is itemised and linked to its official source.
Property price
AED 2,000,000
Mortgage amount
AED 1,400,000
Buyer DLD share
2% — Standard buyer share
Estimated cash required
AED 648,740
- Your share of the price
- AED 600,000
- Fees and charges
- AED 48,740
Official fee sources
Dubai Land Department and Dubai legislation
Transparent breakdown
Every fee shown on its own line
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No name, email or phone number
Updated fee rules
Reviewed Sep 2026
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Dubai Property Buying Cost Calculator
Estimate the cash you need to buy a ready resale apartment, townhouse or villa, including DLD, registration and mortgage registration fees.
Open calculatorHow much property can I afford?
Dubai Mortgage & Affordability Calculator
Estimate how much you can borrow and the property price range your income supports, with the monthly payment and down payment under the CBUAE limits.
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Dubai Rental Yield & ROI Calculator
Estimate gross, effective and net rental yield after vacancy, service charges and running costs, with cash flow and cash-on-cash return if you use a mortgage.
Open calculatorHow much will I receive after selling?
Dubai Property Selling Cost Calculator
Estimate your net proceeds after selling a ready apartment, townhouse or villa, with any mortgage repayment shown separately from selling costs.
Open calculatorWhat government registration fees apply?
Dubai DLD Fee Calculator
See the Dubai Land Department and registration fees on a ready resale transaction, and how they are split between buyer and seller.
Open calculatorIs it financially better to rent or buy?
Dubai Rent vs Buy Calculator
Compare where renting and buying leave you financially after mortgage repayments, equity, purchase and selling costs, and the return on cash you keep, with the first modelled break-even year.
Open calculatorHow much do I pay, and when?
Dubai Off-Plan Payment Plan Calculator
Turn a 60/40, 70/30, 80/20, 1% monthly or post-handover plan into a dated schedule: cash at signing, before and at handover, what remains after, and cash needed by year.
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Before you make an offer
What buying in Dubai actually costs
The purchase price is only part of the cash you need. The buying cost calculator adds up these four parts for you.
Work out your total- 01
Your share of the price
The purchase price minus any mortgage. Booking money you have already paid counts towards this.
- 02
Dubai Land Department fees
The 4% sale registration fee (2% for the buyer as standard), plus registration trustee, title deed and property map fees.
- 03
Mortgage registration
With a mortgage, registration costs 0.25% of the mortgage amount plus DLD document fees. Other charges can depend on the registration route.
- 04
Agency, bank and legal charges
These depend on your agent, bank and conveyancer, so you enter what you have been quoted. We never assume them.
Methodology
Built on official sources
Statutory and regulatory fees come from the Dubai Land Department, Dubai legislation, the Central Bank of the UAE and the Federal Tax Authority, and each rule records the date its source was reviewed. Charges that vary between agents and banks are never assumed.
The calculation logic is separate from the page and tested against fixed scenarios, so a change to an official fee is made once and applied everywhere.
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Free, no signup, every fee itemised.