--- title: "City price indices" canonical: https://www.uaepropertyagents.com/atlas/tools/city-index markdown: https://www.uaepropertyagents.com/md/atlas/tools/city-index.md type: data-tool description: "The published price indices for each emirate, from ValuStrat, Bayut and Property Finder, each shown as its own series and never merged." updated: 2026-11-12 publisher: "UAE Property Agents (Omnia)" language: en-GB usage: "You may read, quote, summarise and cite this content, including in AI answers, with attribution to UAE Property Agents and a link to the canonical URL. Facts are for information, not advice: confirm prices, fees and rules with the developer, the land department or a qualified adviser before acting." --- # Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah price indices > The published price indices for each emirate, from ValuStrat, Bayut and Property Finder, each shown as its own series and never merged. Interactive version: https://www.uaepropertyagents.com/atlas/tools/city-index. Figures read from their sources on 12 November 2026; each links to the page it came from. Published figures, compiled, never estimated. ## The figures ### Dubai - ValuStrat, May 2026: annual change +2.5%, index 222.1 (conflicting readings for this month; both shown). [Source](https://valustrat.com/pages/dubai-real-estate-market-signals-stabilization-valustrat) - ValuStrat, May 2026: annual change +5%, index 222.1 (conflicting readings for this month; both shown). [Source](https://valustrat.com/pages/dubai-property-price-decline-slows-down-valustrat) - ValuStrat, Q2 2026 (June 2026): reported as broadly unchanged from a year earlier, index 220. [Source](https://www.khaleejtimes.com/business/property/dubai-property-market-stabilises-as-home-price-declines-ease) - ValuStrat, August 2026: annual change -3.1%, index 218.8. [Source](https://www.khaleejtimes.com/business/6-in-10-dubai-homes-hold-their-value-as-market-cools-gently-in-august) - ValuStrat, September 2026: annual change -4.5%. [Source](https://enterpriseam.com/uae/2026/10/08/dubai-home-sales-drop-47-in-3q-even-as-prices-level-off/) - Bayut asking price per sq ft: 24 months earlier AED 1,929; 12 months earlier AED 1,992; 6 months earlier AED 2,010; Current AED 2,015; 12-month change +1.12%. [Source](https://www.bayut.com/property-market-analysis/index/sale/properties/dubai/) - Property Finder, 3m: average AED 1,789 per sq ft, change -1%. [Source](https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai?period=3m) - Property Finder, 6m: average AED 1,799 per sq ft, change -8.6%. [Source](https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai?period=6m) - Property Finder, 1y: average AED 1,894 per sq ft, change +2.9%. [Source](https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai?period=1y) - Property Finder, 3y: average AED 1,820 per sq ft, change +21.7%. [Source](https://www.propertyfinder.ae/en/transactions/buy/dubai?period=3y) ### Abu Dhabi - ValuStrat, Q2 2026: annual change +17.8%, index 151.1. [Source](https://www.khaleejtimes.com/business/property/abu-dhabi-home-values-rise-178-as-apartments-gain-241) - Bayut asking price per sq ft: 24 months earlier AED 1,582; 12 months earlier AED 1,973; 6 months earlier AED 2,077; Current AED 2,040; 12-month change +3.39%. [Source](https://www.bayut.com/property-market-analysis/index/sale/properties/abu-dhabi/) ### Sharjah - Bayut asking price per sq ft: 24 months earlier AED 915; 12 months earlier AED 925; 6 months earlier AED 917; Current AED 919; 12-month change -0.66%. [Source](https://www.bayut.com/property-market-analysis/index/sale/properties/sharjah/) ### Ras Al Khaimah - Bayut asking price per sq ft: 24 months earlier AED 2,061; 12 months earlier AED 2,281; 6 months earlier AED 2,245; Current AED 2,163; 12-month change -5.2%. [Source](https://www.bayut.com/property-market-analysis/index/sale/properties/ras-al-khaimah/) ## How it works Each publisher measures something different, so each gets its own chart and its own line. Nothing is merged, averaged or rebased. - **ValuStrat** values a fixed basket of homes each month (Dubai) or quarter (Abu Dhabi), so its index moves with values rather than with what happened to sell. We show the annual change for each reading, for Dubai and Abu Dhabi side by side. - **Bayut** publishes the average asking price per square foot in each emirate, with points 6, 12 and 24 months earlier. These are advertised prices, which sit above what buyers pay, but they are published on the same basis for all four emirates. - **Property Finder** publishes Dubai-wide averages of registered sales over several windows, each compared with the window before. Where two readings of the same month disagree, both are shown, with the publisher's own page linked. ## Where the figures come from - ValuStrat Price Index releases, as published by ValuStrat and as reported by Khaleej Times and Enterprise. ValuStrat's full reports sit behind a download form and were not downloaded. - Bayut's price index pages for Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah. - Property Finder's Dubai transaction pages, read with the page's own period filter. No official land department price index was available to read for this tool. When one is published, it will be added as its own series. ## What to keep in mind - **Different bases.** ValuStrat's Dubai index is based at Q1 2021 = 100; the base of its Abu Dhabi index is not stated in the source. The two index levels cannot be compared with each other, so only their annual changes are shown side by side. - **Conflicting readings.** Two ValuStrat pages report different annual figures for May 2026 (2.5% and 5%). Both are shown. - **Gaps are left as gaps.** Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah have no valuation index in our sources, and ValuStrat's later Abu Dhabi readings were not found. Nothing is filled in. - **Asking prices lead and lag.** Sellers adjust asking prices more slowly than buyers adjust offers. ## Questions and answers ### Are prices rising faster in Abu Dhabi or Dubai? On ValuStrat's figures, Abu Dhabi's freehold index rose much faster over the year to Q2 2026 than Dubai's did over the year to mid 2026, and Dubai's later readings show annual falls. Bayut's asking-price indices tell a similar story for the 12 months to October 2026. The tool shows each figure with its period and source. ### Why not combine the indices into one line? Because they measure different things: valuations of a fixed basket, advertised asking prices and averages of registered sales. Combining them would produce a line that none of the publishers stands behind. ### Which index should I trust? Use each for what it measures. ValuStrat is closest to like-for-like value change; Property Finder shows what actually sold; Bayut shows what sellers are asking. When they agree, the signal is stronger. ### Is there data for Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah? Bayut's asking-price index covers both, with readings 6, 12 and 24 months back and a 12-month change. No valuation index for either emirate appears in our sources. --- Source page: https://www.uaepropertyagents.com/atlas/tools/city-index. Published by UAE Property Agents, Omnia Capital Group. You may read, quote, summarise and cite this content, including in AI answers, with attribution to UAE Property Agents and a link to the canonical URL. Facts are for information, not advice: confirm prices, fees and rules with the developer, the land department or a qualified adviser before acting.