{
 "id": "area-service-charges",
 "name": "Dubai service charges by area: published building examples",
 "description": "Published service charges for named buildings in Dubai areas, in AED per sq ft, as reported by Bayut and Engel & Völkers from the Dubai Land Department's service charge index. Covers 6 of the 88 areas we profile.",
 "status": "live",
 "url": "https://www.uaepropertyagents.com/data/area-service-charges",
 "citation": "UAE Property Agents (2026). Dubai service charges by area: published building examples. Updated 12 November 2026. https://www.uaepropertyagents.com/data/area-service-charges",
 "licence": {
  "name": "CC BY 4.0",
  "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "terms": "Our aggregates and compilations are free to reuse, including commercially, with attribution and a link to the source page."
 },
 "publisher": "UAE Property Agents",
 "modified": "2026-11-12",
 "temporalCoverage": "2026-11-12",
 "spatialCoverage": "United Arab Emirates",
 "sources": [
  {
   "publisher": "Engel & Völkers Dubai",
   "title": "RERA service charge index (updated 7 September 2026)",
   "url": "https://www.engelvoelkers.com/ae/en/resources/rera-service-charge-index",
   "licence": "Facts with attribution",
   "checked": "2026-11-12"
  },
  {
   "publisher": "Bayut",
   "title": "Service charges for apartments vs villas in Dubai (updated 21 September 2026)",
   "url": "https://www.bayut.com/mybayut/comparison-service-charges-dubai/",
   "licence": "Facts with attribution",
   "checked": "2026-11-12"
  }
 ],
 "columns": [
  {
   "key": "area",
   "label": "Area",
   "description": "Area guide on this site."
  },
  {
   "key": "emirate",
   "label": "Emirate",
   "description": "Emirate."
  },
  {
   "key": "measure",
   "label": "Measure",
   "description": "What the publisher measured, in its own terms."
  },
  {
   "key": "property_type",
   "label": "Property type",
   "description": "Property type the figure covers, as published."
  },
  {
   "key": "value",
   "label": "Value",
   "description": "The figure exactly as published."
  },
  {
   "key": "unit",
   "label": "Unit",
   "description": "Unit of the value."
  },
  {
   "key": "period",
   "label": "Period",
   "description": "Period the figure covers, or the month of an index reading."
  },
  {
   "key": "basis",
   "label": "Basis",
   "description": "Whether the figure comes from registered transactions or advertised asking prices."
  },
  {
   "key": "sample",
   "label": "Sample",
   "description": "Number of transactions or contracts behind the figure, where published."
  },
  {
   "key": "publisher",
   "label": "Publisher",
   "description": "Who published the figure."
  },
  {
   "key": "source_url",
   "label": "Source",
   "description": "Page the figure was copied from."
  },
  {
   "key": "checked",
   "label": "Checked",
   "description": "Date we read the figure on the source page."
  }
 ],
 "rows": [
  {
   "area": "Business Bay",
   "emirate": "Dubai",
   "measure": "Service charge, Damac Maison Prive A",
   "property_type": "Apartment building",
   "value": 24.25,
   "unit": "AED per sq ft per year",
   "period": "As published 7 September 2026",
   "basis": "Rates for a named building, checked by Engel & Völkers in the RERA service charge index",
   "sample": null,
   "publisher": "Engel & Völkers Dubai",
   "source_url": "https://www.engelvoelkers.com/ae/en/resources/rera-service-charge-index",
   "checked": "2026-11-12"
  },
  {
   "area": "Downtown Dubai",
   "emirate": "Dubai",
   "measure": "Service charge, Burj Views",
   "property_type": "Apartments",
   "value": 12.98,
   "unit": "AED per sq ft per year",
   "period": "As published 21 September 2026",
   "basis": "Rates for a named building, taken by Bayut from the Dubai Land Department service charge index",
   "sample": null,
   "publisher": "Bayut",
   "source_url": "https://www.bayut.com/mybayut/comparison-service-charges-dubai/",
   "checked": "2026-11-12"
  },
  {
   "area": "Dubai Marina",
   "emirate": "Dubai",
   "measure": "Service charge, Trident Bayside",
   "property_type": "Apartments",
   "value": 16.71,
   "unit": "AED per sq ft per year",
   "period": "As published 21 September 2026",
   "basis": "Rates for a named building, taken by Bayut from the Dubai Land Department service charge index",
   "sample": null,
   "publisher": "Bayut",
   "source_url": "https://www.bayut.com/mybayut/comparison-service-charges-dubai/",
   "checked": "2026-11-12"
  },
  {
   "area": "Dubai Marina",
   "emirate": "Dubai",
   "measure": "Service charge, Marina Gate 1",
   "property_type": "Apartment building",
   "value": 15.03,
   "unit": "AED per sq ft per year",
   "period": "As published 7 September 2026",
   "basis": "Rates for a named building, checked by Engel & Völkers in the RERA service charge index",
   "sample": null,
   "publisher": "Engel & Völkers Dubai",
   "source_url": "https://www.engelvoelkers.com/ae/en/resources/rera-service-charge-index",
   "checked": "2026-11-12"
  },
  {
   "area": "Dubai Marina",
   "emirate": "Dubai",
   "measure": "Service charge, Marina Star",
   "property_type": "Apartment building",
   "value": 14.34,
   "unit": "AED per sq ft per year",
   "period": "As published 7 September 2026",
   "basis": "Rates for a named building, checked by Engel & Völkers in the RERA service charge index",
   "sample": null,
   "publisher": "Engel & Völkers Dubai",
   "source_url": "https://www.engelvoelkers.com/ae/en/resources/rera-service-charge-index",
   "checked": "2026-11-12"
  },
  {
   "area": "Dubai Sports City",
   "emirate": "Dubai",
   "measure": "Service charge, Arabian, Canal Residences",
   "property_type": "Apartment building",
   "value": 16.11,
   "unit": "AED per sq ft per year",
   "period": "As published 7 September 2026",
   "basis": "Rates for a named building, checked by Engel & Völkers in the RERA service charge index",
   "sample": null,
   "publisher": "Engel & Völkers Dubai",
   "source_url": "https://www.engelvoelkers.com/ae/en/resources/rera-service-charge-index",
   "checked": "2026-11-12"
  },
  {
   "area": "Jumeirah Village Circle",
   "emirate": "Dubai",
   "measure": "Service charge, Aria Residence",
   "property_type": "Apartments",
   "value": 14.36,
   "unit": "AED per sq ft per year",
   "period": "As published 21 September 2026",
   "basis": "Rates for a named building, taken by Bayut from the Dubai Land Department service charge index",
   "sample": null,
   "publisher": "Bayut",
   "source_url": "https://www.bayut.com/mybayut/comparison-service-charges-dubai/",
   "checked": "2026-11-12"
  },
  {
   "area": "Jumeirah Village Circle",
   "emirate": "Dubai",
   "measure": "Service charge, Belgravia II",
   "property_type": "Apartment building",
   "value": 15.04,
   "unit": "AED per sq ft per year",
   "period": "As published 7 September 2026",
   "basis": "Rates for a named building, checked by Engel & Völkers in the RERA service charge index",
   "sample": null,
   "publisher": "Engel & Völkers Dubai",
   "source_url": "https://www.engelvoelkers.com/ae/en/resources/rera-service-charge-index",
   "checked": "2026-11-12"
  },
  {
   "area": "Jumeirah Village Circle",
   "emirate": "Dubai",
   "measure": "Service charge, Diamond Views 1",
   "property_type": "Villas",
   "value": 9.19,
   "unit": "AED per sq ft per year",
   "period": "As published 21 September 2026",
   "basis": "Rates for a named building, taken by Bayut from the Dubai Land Department service charge index",
   "sample": null,
   "publisher": "Bayut",
   "source_url": "https://www.bayut.com/mybayut/comparison-service-charges-dubai/",
   "checked": "2026-11-12"
  },
  {
   "area": "Palm Jumeirah",
   "emirate": "Dubai",
   "measure": "Service charge, XXII Carat Club",
   "property_type": "Villas",
   "value": 19.5,
   "unit": "AED per sq ft per year",
   "period": "As published 21 September 2026",
   "basis": "Rates for a named building, taken by Bayut from the Dubai Land Department service charge index",
   "sample": null,
   "publisher": "Bayut",
   "source_url": "https://www.bayut.com/mybayut/comparison-service-charges-dubai/",
   "checked": "2026-11-12"
  },
  {
   "area": "Palm Jumeirah",
   "emirate": "Dubai",
   "measure": "Service charge, Golden Mile 1",
   "property_type": "Apartment building",
   "value": 14.77,
   "unit": "AED per sq ft per year",
   "period": "As published 7 September 2026",
   "basis": "Rates for a named building, checked by Engel & Völkers in the RERA service charge index",
   "sample": null,
   "publisher": "Engel & Völkers Dubai",
   "source_url": "https://www.engelvoelkers.com/ae/en/resources/rera-service-charge-index",
   "checked": "2026-11-12"
  }
 ]
}