UAE property calculators
Twelve calculators for the decisions that turn on numbers: what a mortgage costs, what a purchase adds on top of the price, what a rental really yields, and how much your rent can rise. Each one shows the rule or rate behind the result, with its source.
Buying
What a purchase costs up front, and what a bank will lend you.
- Mortgage calculatorMonthly payment, by price, deposit, rate and termOpen calculator →
- Affordability calculatorWhat you can borrow within the Central Bank limitsOpen calculator →
- Buying cost calculatorDLD transfer fee, trustee fee, commission and VATOpen calculator →
- Property valuationA starting estimate, and how to check it properlyOpen calculator →
Renting
Upfront costs, deposits, and the cap on what a landlord can ask next year.
- Renting cost calculatorUpfront, monthly and yearly cost of a tenancyOpen calculator →
- Rent increase calculatorThe RERA cap for your renewal, under Decree 43Open calculator →
- Security deposit calculatorWhat is usual, and what you should get backOpen calculator →
- Service charge calculatorYearly service charges by area and sizeOpen calculator →
Investing
Whether the numbers work before you commit.
- Rental yield calculatorGross and net yield, after the costs that biteOpen calculator →
- ROI calculatorCash-on-cash and total return over timeOpen calculator →
- Payment plan calculatorWhat each off-plan instalment costs, and whenOpen calculator →
- Payment plan comparatorTwo developer plans side by sideOpen calculator →
Read the rules behind the numbers
- UAE mortgage guideLoan-to-value limits and eligibility
- Property buying costsEvery fee, with its source
- UAE rental lawsRent caps, notice periods and deposits
- Buying off-planPayment plans, escrow and handover
- Market dataOfficial figures to sanity-check your inputs
- Help CenterShort answers to single questions