Are there villas or townhouses under AED 1 million in Abu Dhabi?

Not on our list. Every home we hold under AED 1 million is an apartment, from studios to a single two bedroom. For a villa or townhouse, look at the budgets above this one.

How many square feet does AED 800,000 buy in Abu Dhabi?

It depends on the area. AED 780,000 buys a 341 sq ft studio on Al Maryah Island. AED 700,000 buys a 652 sq ft one bedroom in Al Ghadeer: less money, nearly twice the floor area.

What does AED 1 million buy that AED 750,000 does not?

At AED 750,000 we list 4 homes in 3 areas, none on an island. At AED 1 million it is 15 homes, with Al Maryah Island, Al Reem Island and the only two bedroom in the range.

Can I buy anything in Abu Dhabi for under AED 500,000?

Not a finished home: our lowest listed price is AED 550,000. Three off plan projects in our catalogue start at AED 500,000 or less, among them Reeman Living Phase 2 from AED 407,000, paid across the build.

Should my first purchase be a studio or a one bedroom?

If it is purely to let, a studio costs less to enter and carries the higher gross yields in our research. If you may live in it or hold it for years, a one bedroom suits more tenants and gives you the extra room.

What is the least cash I need to buy in Abu Dhabi?

About AED 128,400 for an expatriate borrowing on our AED 550,000 studio: the 20% Down Payment, the 2% transfer fee, 1% of the loan and a valuation. A UAE national needs about AED 101,175. At AED 1,000,000 it is about AED 231,000, so entry is a six figure decision.

What yield can an apartment under AED 1 million make?

Our research puts Al Reef apartments up to about 9.2% gross, Al Ghadeer studios at 8.69% to 9%, Masdar City up to 8.5% and Al Reem Island studios up to 8.47%. Take one to two points off for costs. These describe areas, not one apartment.

Can I get a residence visa with a property under AED 1 million?

Possibly. The published investor residence starts at AED 750,000 in some categories, for a completed home in your name. 11 of our 15 homes are priced above it, and 5 of those are finished, from AED 825,000. The authority decides, and we check your purchase before you commit.

Al Ghadeer or Al Reem Island for a first purchase?

Al Ghadeer gives the most floor area, from AED 544 per sq ft, and our lowest price. Al Reem Island gives a city address and the deepest tenant pool, at AED 1,558 to AED 1,995 per sq ft. Income first, Al Ghadeer. Location first, Al Reem.

Properties Under 1 Million AED in Abu Dhabi

Under AED 1 million today

Under AED 1 million in Abu Dhabi at a glance

Fifteen homes is the whole list, so every figure below is counted home by home from our own stock.

Homes listed with us: 15, from AED 550,000 to AED 1,000,000
What they are: All apartments: 7 studios, 7 one bedrooms, 1 two bedroom
Finished or contract: 7 finished homes, 8 off plan contract resales
Floor area: 341 sq ft to 1,042 sq ft
Price per sq ft: AED 544 in Al Ghadeer to AED 2,287 on Al Maryah Island
Islands on the list: Al Reem and Al Maryah. No home on Yas or Saadiyat
Priced below AED 750,000: 4 homes, in Al Ghadeer, Masdar City and Zayed City
Off plan projects under AED 1 million: 23 in our catalogue, three at AED 500,000 or less

The trade at this price

Three prices that put a number on the trade

Every home here is an apartment, so the choice is square feet against location. Three examples from our list show what it costs.

AED 550,000 buys 1,011 sq ft

A finished studio with a terrace in Al Ghadeer, on the Dubai border. The lowest price on the list.

Reference 126-5636, AED 544 per sq ft

AED 780,000 buys 341 sq ft

A canal view studio at Al Maryah Vista 2, sold as a contract. A third of the floor area for AED 230,000 more.

Reference 46-762, AED 2,287 per sq ft

Two homes AED 50,000 apart

AED 950,000: a finished two bedroom of 1,042 sq ft in Al Ghadeer. AED 1,000,000: a 642 sq ft one bedroom contract on Al Reem.

References 130-4128 and 398-4200

Where the homes are

Six areas hold 13 of the 15 homes

Mainland homes give floor area, island homes give the address. Each card also says how many of its homes are finished.

Al Ghadeer

FromAED 550,0004 homes, all finished

The most floor area for the money, AED 544 to AED 1,359 per sq ft.

Al Reem Island

FromAED 825,0004 homes, 2 finished

Two finished studios and two contracts, AED 1,558 to AED 1,995 per sq ft.

Masdar City

FromAED 699,9992 homes, both contracts

A studio at Plaza, and a one bedroom at Royal Park at AED 820,000.

Al Maryah Island

FromAED 780,0001 home, a contract

A 341 sq ft studio: our lowest island price and the highest rate per sq ft, AED 2,287.

Zayed City

FromAED 720,0001 home, a contract

A studio at Bloom Living, one of four homes priced below AED 750,000.

Al Reef

FromAED 900,0001 home, finished

An 836 sq ft one bedroom in Al Reef Downtown, AED 1,077 per sq ft.

Al Shamkha (AED 850,000 at Reeman Living) and Khalifa City (AED 1,000,000) hold one contract resale each. Homes sell every week.

Listed with us

Properties under AED 1 million for sale now

The six lowest priced of our fifteen homes, with floor area on each card. A home leaves the list the day it sells.

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Studio | Waterfall District | Pool View Terrace

Studio · 1,011 sq ft

Waterfall District, Al Ghadeer

Furnished | Pool View | Mid Floor | High ROI

Studio · 377 sq ft

Plaza, Masdar City

1 Bedroom Apartment | Al Ghadeer | Pool View

1 bed · 652 sq ft

Waterfall District, Al Ghadeer

Perfect Studio |Open View | Mid Floor

Studio · 401 sq ft

Bloom Living, Zayed City

Canal View | High Floor | Payment Plan

Studio · 341 sq ft

Al Maryah Vista 2, Al Maryah Island

1BR Apartment | Balcony | Invest Now

1 bed · 547 sq ft

Royal Park, Masdar City

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Off plan under AED 1 million

23 off plan projects priced under AED 1 million

Aldar, Bloom, Reportage, Radiant and Tamouh all sell in this range, and Reeman Living Phase 2 starts at AED 407,000. You pay across the build.

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Crescent Tower

Foundation Property Management

Reeman Living Phase 2

Aldar Properties

Al Shamkha, Reeman living

Plaza at Masdar City

Reportage Properties

Masdar City, Plaza By Reportage

Radisson Residences Al Reem Island

Royal Development Holding

Al Maryah Vista 2

Reportage Properties

Al Maryah Island

Radiant Bridges Towers

Radiant Real Estate

Al Reem Island

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By size

Studio to two bedrooms, by floor area

From the lowest price on the list to the highest, the price moves 1.8 times and the floor area three times. Compare by size, not price.

Size	On the list	Floor area
StudioThree finished, four contracts. The 1,011 sq ft studio in Al Ghadeer is the outlier.	7 homes	341 to 491 sq ft, one at 1,011
1 bedroomThree finished. Size does not follow price: 652 sq ft at AED 700,000, 484 at AED 850,000.	7 homes	484 to 836 sq ft
2 bedroomsFinished, in Al Ghadeer at AED 950,000.	1 home	1,042 sq ft

Ready or off plan

Ready or off plan under AED 1 million

Our list holds both: 7 finished homes and 8 contracts sold on before handover. The route decides the keys, the rent and the islands.

Ready or off plan under AED 1 million	Ready	Off plan
Listed with us today	7 finished homes, from AED 550,000	8 contract resales from AED 699,999, and 23 projects
Islands in reach	Al Reem Island only, two studios	Al Maryah and Al Reem, plus Yas Island at Gardenia Bay from AED 805,000
Cash at the start	The price at transfer, or a 20% Down Payment with a mortgage	A Down Payment at booking, then instalments during the build
Rent	From the first tenancy	Nothing until handover
What you can check	The home, the view and last year's service charge	Plans, renders and the developer's sales gallery
Who sells it	The owner of the home	The developer, or a buyer reselling a contract

Buying for rent? Go ready: at this price the rent is the whole case. Set on Yas Island? Under AED 1 million it appears only in the off plan list.

On top of the price

What you pay on top, and the yearly bill

Fee rates are the same at every price in Abu Dhabi. On a small apartment the yearly service charge weighs more, so it sits in the table too.

Cost	Amount	Notes
Transfer fee	2% of the price	AED 11,000 on the AED 550,000 studio, AED 20,000 at AED 1,000,000.
Down Payment with a mortgage	20%, or 15% for UAE nationals	AED 110,000 on the lowest priced home, AED 200,000 at the ceiling.
Mortgage arrangement	About 1% of the loan	AED 4,400 on an AED 440,000 loan, plus a valuation of about AED 3,000.
Service charge	AED 8,000 to over 25,000 a year	Billed by the square foot, so the largest home costs the most to run, whatever its price.

The least cash to own here: about AED 128,400

On the finished AED 550,000 studio with a mortgage: AED 110,000 Down Payment, an AED 11,000 transfer fee, AED 4,400 arrangement and about AED 3,000 valuation. A UAE national needs about AED 101,175.

Standard rates at the time of writing. Each building sets its own service charge, so we ask for last year's actual bill before you offer.

What it lets for

Indicative gross yields by area

At this price most buyers are buying to let. These are area figures from our own research, not a figure for any one apartment.

Area	Indicative gross yield	Worth knowing
Al Ghadeer	Studios 8.69% to 9%, one bedrooms 7.2% to 8.5%	Commuters working across both emirates keep units let.
Al Reef	Apartments up to about 9.2%	The highest area figure here, on one finished home at AED 900,000.
Masdar City	Apartments up to about 8.5%	Tenants come from the university and the companies on site.
Al Reem Island	Studios up to about 8.47%, one bedrooms about 7.67%	The deepest tenant pool in the city.

Purchase priceAED 800,000Rent achievedAED 60,000 a yearRunning costs12%

After costs6.6%

Before costs: 7.5%
In your hand, monthly: AED 4,400

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

Gross yield is a year's rent divided by the price. Take one to two points off for the service charge, management and maintenance.

The AED 750,000 line

Where the residence line falls on this list

The published property investor residence starts at AED 750,000, well below two million. It asks for a completed home, so status counts as much as price.

Property valueAED 1,200,000

Nothing from the propertyBelow AED 750,000

2 years, renewableAED 750,000 and above

Golden Visa tierAED 2,000,000 and above

This price reaches2 years, renewable

11 of the 15 by price, 5 of them finished homes from AED 825,000. In some categories only.

These are the published positions today and they can change. We do not advise on immigration.

From here

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Asked at this price

Buying under AED 1 million in Abu Dhabi

Yes. We list 15 homes from AED 550,000 to AED 1,000,000, all apartments: 7 finished and 8 sold as contracts before handover. Our catalogue holds another 23 off plan projects below AED 1 million.

A short list, home by home

We go through the fifteen with you

Tell us if the home is to let or to live in. We reply with the floor area, last year's service charge and the rent each building achieves, and we say plainly when a home is not worth a viewing.

15Homes listed with us
AED 550,000Lowest asking price
7Finished homes among them

Apartments for Sale Under 1 Million AED