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Rent vs buy calculator for Dubai
Short stays favour renting more often than people expect. This shows where the line is.
AED
AED
years
%
%
% a year
% a year
sq ft
AED / sq ft
Over 7 years
Buying comes out ahead
by AED 398,006 in net position
- Buying
- Cash out
- AED 1,088,444
- of which interest
- AED 324,835
- Equity after sale costs
- AED 883,341
- Net
- -AED 205,103
- Renting
- Rent paid
- AED 710,847
- Growth on money not tied up
- AED 107,738
- Net
- -AED 603,109
Indicative. Buying includes 4% DLD, 2% agency, mortgage registration and annual service charges, plus a 2% agency fee on exit. Renting assumes the deposit and entry fees stay invested at 3% a year. Capital growth and rent inflation are assumptions, not forecasts, and short holding periods are highly sensitive to both.