The beach and low rise residences on Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi

Six listed today, one of them finished

2 Bedroom Apartments in Saadiyat Island

For sale now, and the address sets the price: AED 1,969 to AED 3,792 a square foot.

Six listed with us, AED 2,300,000 to AED 8,342,682. The price moves 3.6 times, the floor area only 1.9. Five are contracts in buildings still going up.

6Two bedrooms listed
1Finished among them
AED 1,969 to AED 3,792Rate a square foot
1,168 to 2,243 sq ftFloor area

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The six, in figures

Saadiyat two bedroom prices at a glance

Counted from our six live listings. On a list this short, one sale moves every figure below.

Two bedrooms listed with us
6, from AED 2,300,000 to AED 8,342,682
Finished among them
1, a corner unit with a maid's room at Soho Square
Contracts resold before handover
5: three at Nouran Living, two at The Row
Rate a square foot
AED 1,969 to AED 3,792, and no two of the six match
Floor area
1,168 to 2,243 sq ft
Four of the six ask
AED 3,500,000 or less, none of them at The Row
Bathrooms
Three in five of the six, four at Soho Square
Launch whose range starts at two bedrooms
Sensi by Reportage, from AED 2,800,000

What the rate shows

Three things the six prices hide until you divide

Read as prices, the list climbs from AED 2.3 million to AED 8.3 million. Divide each by its floor area and a different order appears.

The price moves 3.6 times, the floor 1.9

From the lowest price to the highest, the floor area does not even double. The rest of the climb is the rate, set by the address.

AED 1,969 to AED 3,792 a sq ft

The dearest home is not the dearest foot

The AED 8,342,682 home at The Row works out at AED 3,719 a foot. The smaller AED 5,430,000 home in the same district costs AED 3,792 a foot.

Sorted by rate, the order changes twice

AED 1,930,000 more for 110 sq ft less

1,542 sq ft at Nouran Living asks AED 3,500,000. 1,432 sq ft in the Cultural District asks AED 5,430,000. The address is the difference.

AED 2,270 against AED 3,792 a sq ft

Which part of Saadiyat

Three addresses hold all six two bedrooms

Sorted by rate a square foot, lowest first. The rate tells the three addresses apart faster than the price does.

Nouran Living, Marsa Al Saadiyat

FromAED 2,300,0003 listed, all contracts

The three lowest rates, AED 1,969 to AED 2,270 a sq ft. The high floor with a maid's room is AED 301 a foot above the low floor.

Soho Square

FromAED 3,300,0001 listed, finished

The only finished one: a corner unit with a maid's room and four bathrooms, 1,316 sq ft at AED 2,508 a sq ft.

Launches elsewhere on the island

FromAED 2,800,000None listed today

That is Sensi by Reportage, the one launch whose range starts at two bedrooms. At the others the from price is a studio or one bedroom.

Addresses come from the listings themselves, so the table grows the week a two bedroom lists somewhere new.

Listed with us

2 bedroom apartments for sale in Saadiyat Island

The six we list on the island today. Divide each price by its floor area before you compare, and check the status: only Soho Square has keys now.

All two bedrooms for sale on Saadiyat

Selling off plan

Saadiyat projects that sell a two bedroom

The price on each card is the smallest home in the building, often a studio. Ask for the two bedroom price and floor plan, then divide.

All off plan projects on Saadiyat

Finished or a contract

Ready against off plan for a Saadiyat two bedroom

Five of our six are contracts resold before handover. The real difference is when you get the keys and what is still owed.

Ready against off plan for a Saadiyat two bedroomReadyOff plan
Listed with us today1: Soho Square, AED 3,300,000 for 1,316 sq ft5: three at Nouran Living, two at The Row
Rate a square footAED 2,508AED 1,969 to AED 3,792
What you can measureThe rooms, the floor, the view and last year's service chargeA floor plan, a specification and the contract terms
KeysAt transferAt the building's handover
Payments leftNone once the transfer is registeredWhatever the seller's plan still owes the developer
RentOnce a tenant signsNone before handover

Need keys or rent soon? Soho Square is the one finished home. Can you wait? The contracts open lower, at AED 2,300,000, but read what is still owed.

Beyond the asking price

What a Saadiyat two bedroom costs beyond the price

Fees follow the price, not the floor area, so a dearer address raises them too. Ask for every figure in writing before comparing two homes.

CostAmountNotes
Transfer fee2% of the priceNouran Living's entry home pays AED 46,000, The Row's largest pays AED 166,854.
Down Payment with a mortgage20%, or 15% for UAE nationalsOn a first home under AED 5 million, so four of the six. AED 460,000 on the AED 2,300,000 home.
Service chargeYearly, per square footBilled on the same floor area as the rate. Ask for the building's last bill, not an estimate.
Instalments still owedSet by the seller's planOn the five contracts, ask what is paid and what is left before agreeing a price.

The same 1,168 sq ft at the other address

The Nouran Living home asks AED 2,300,000, or AED 1,969 a foot. At the Cultural District rate of AED 3,792 the same floor would cost AED 4,429,056: AED 2,129,056 more for no extra room.

Standard Abu Dhabi fee rates. Service charges differ by building, and we confirm each cost for the exact home before you sign.

Monthly repayments

Price two addresses month by month

Enter the home you would settle for, then the one at the address you want. The gap between the two repayments is what the district costs you each month.

Quick prices

Monthly repaymentAED 14,302

You borrow
AED 2,640,000
Cash you need on completion day
AED 726,000Your Down Payment with the 2% transfer fee added
Repaid in total by the last instalment
AED 4,950,566

An estimate on the figures you type. Lenders set the rate for each applicant, so take a written offer before relying on it.

If the rent must carry it

The rent has to rise as fast as the rate

Buy at a rate 1.9 times higher and the rent per square foot must be 1.9 times higher too, just to return the same. Test it before a viewing.

AddressPurchase rate a sq ftWhat the rent must do
Nouran LivingAED 1,969 to AED 2,270The lowest purchase rate on our list, so the benchmark for the other two.
Soho SquareAED 2,50827% above the Nouran Living entry rate, so rent must sit about 27% higher to match.
The Row, Cultural DistrictAED 3,719 to AED 3,79289% to 93% above the entry rate: rent near twice as high per sq ft to match.

After costs5.3%

Before costs
6.0%
In your hand, monthly
AED 14,520

An estimate on the figures you enter, not a forecast. Service charges differ by building.

We publish no rents here, only sale listings. Ask us for last year's rents and service charges per building. Nothing here forecasts a return.

How to buy

How to buy a two bedroom on Saadiyat Island

Four steps, and the first costs nothing. Most of the work happens before a viewing is booked.

  1. Divide before you shortlist

    Put price over floor area on every home. On these six it reorders the list in two places.

  2. Ask for last year's service charge

    It is charged every year on the same square feet you pay the rate on. We send the figure before the viewing.

  3. Check the status and what is owed

    Five of the six are contracts. Ask for the handover date and the instalments still due before you offer.

  4. Agree, sign and transfer

    Agree the price in an MOU, pay the 2% transfer fee, and register the sale with the Abu Dhabi Real Estate Centre.

Saadiyat two bedrooms, answered

Questions about 2 bedroom apartments in Saadiyat Island

Answered from the six listings above.

The six listed with us ask AED 2,300,000 to AED 8,342,682. Four ask AED 3,500,000 or less: three at Nouran Living and the finished one at Soho Square. The two at The Row ask AED 5,430,000 and AED 8,342,682.

Ask us to do the dividing

Get the six with the rate worked out

Name the part of the island you want and what the home is for. Our reply lists the live two bedrooms with floor area, rate per foot, status and the building's service charge.

  • 6Two bedrooms listed
  • 1Finished among them
  • AED 1,969 to AED 3,792Rate a square foot

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