Two bedrooms, two price levels
1,362 ft² · 435 sales
1,314 ft² · 424 sales
Completed residential apartments in four neighbourhoods, 2026. Past sales are not current offers.
The difference changes with the bedroom count
| Apartment | Downtown price | Downtown area | Business Bay price | Business Bay area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | AED 2,043,000 | 887 ft² | AED 1,495,000 | 818 ft² |
| 2 bedrooms | AED 3,475,000 | 1,362 ft² | AED 2,254,058 | 1,314 ft² |
| 3 bedrooms | AED 5,500,000 | 1,922 ft² | AED 3,490,000 | 1,945 ft² |
Typical recorded values; each district contains different buildings and apartment sizes.
Read the gap in the right way
For two-bedroom apartments, the Downtown figure is 54% above Business Bay. This describes the homes that sold; it does not measure a guaranteed premium for moving the same apartment across the road.
Business Bay is a large district around the canal. An apartment's side of the canal, access roads and walking route can matter more to your day than its distance from Downtown on a map. In Downtown, check the real route to the mall or metro from the entrance you would use.
Make the comparison at building level
Pick apartments with similar bedroom counts and recorded areas. Add the service charge, cooling arrangements and parking allocation to the same comparison sheet. The headline asking price will not tell you whether two homes have comparable annual running costs.
Visit both at the time you would normally return from work. Check the entrance, lift journey, outlook and noise. A convenient building can be worth more to you than a cheaper address with a difficult daily journey.