Community comparison
Business Bay vs Dubai Marina: prices, yields and momentum
Side by side on the numbers that matter for buying, investing or renting in Dubai — with a free building-level value check for any unit in either community.
Business Bay is about 15% cheaper per sqft than Dubai Marina, and Business Bay yields about 0.5% more gross. Dubai Marina is the more liquid market.
| Measure | Business Bay | Dubai Marina |
|---|---|---|
| Apartment price, AED/sqft | 1,650 ✓ | 1,950 |
| Gross rental yield | 6.5% ✓ | 6.0% |
| Price momentum (0–100) | 70 | 72 ✓ |
| Liquidity (0–100) | 82 | 85 ✓ |
| Location score (0–100) | 82 | 90 ✓ |
| Build quality (0–100) | 76 | 82 ✓ |
| Service charge, AED/sqft/yr | 15 ✓ | 16 |
| Long-run growth assumption | 5.0% | 5.0% |
At a glance
■ Business Bay■ Dubai Marina
Typical apartment prices
Studio (~450 sqft)720K vs 851K
1-bedroom (~780 sqft)1.29M vs 1.52M
2-bedroom (~1,200 sqft)1.98M vs 2.34M
3-bedroom (~1,750 sqft)2.97M vs 3.51M
Model estimates for a typical unit; real values depend on the building, floor and view.
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