Service charges by area

Methodology

1. Compiled from named public sources. Dates vary by figure, so each one carries its own period and the date we read it. Treat them as indicative.
2. Each figure is copied as published by a named public source, with its link, the period it covers and the date we read it. We do not calculate, adjust, interpolate or average any figure.
3. Dubai sale prices, yields and rents come from Property Finder's transaction pages, which publish averages of Dubai Land Department registered sales and tenancy contracts over the last 12 months. Yields there are Property Finder's own calculation.
4. Prices for Abu Dhabi, Ras Al Khaimah, Sharjah and two Dubai communities come from Bayut's price index, which is built from advertised asking prices, not completed sales. Asking prices usually sit above transaction prices.
5. Service charges are the published rate for a named building in the area, not an area average. Charges vary widely from building to building.
6. Sources measure different things (averages of transactions versus asking-price indices) and cover different periods, so compare areas within one source rather than across sources.
7. Service charges for jointly owned property in Dubai are set in an annual budget approved by the Real Estate Regulatory Agency and charged per square foot of each unit.
8. Each figure is the rate a named publisher reported for a named building, citing the Dubai Land Department's service charge index. Where the publisher showed a breakdown, the total is used.
9. Rates can exclude district cooling, utilities billed separately and master-community fees charged outside the building budget.
10. Compiled on 12 November 2026.

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