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    "name": "Dubai Service Charge Index 2026: Check Any Building’s Fees (DLD / Mollak)",
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    "description": "Service charge for any Dubai building: RERA-approved budgets in AED per sq ft, refreshed weekly. Check your tower and compare it with the area.",
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    "content_md": "5,482 Dubai buildings and complexes with RERA-approved budgets since 2008. Names as registered with DLD.\n\n[Burj Vista](https://continentalclub.ae/dubai-service-charge-index/?building=3981734)[The Residences At Marina Gate 1](https://continentalclub.ae/dubai-service-charge-index/?building=895174)[Burj Royale](https://continentalclub.ae/dubai-service-charge-index/?building=671520481)[Address Fountain Views Residences - Tower 1](https://continentalclub.ae/dubai-service-charge-index/?building=112063898)[Princess Tower](https://continentalclub.ae/dubai-service-charge-index/?building=419413)[Cayan Tower](https://continentalclub.ae/dubai-service-charge-index/?building=110354043)[Bluewaters Residences - Bluewaters Residences - Townhouses](https://continentalclub.ae/dubai-service-charge-index/?building=1257825290)[Creek Horizon](https://continentalclub.ae/dubai-service-charge-index/?building=5724176)[One Za'Abeel](https://continentalclub.ae/dubai-service-charge-index/?building=1015695376)[Harbour Views](https://continentalclub.ae/dubai-service-charge-index/?building=310544607)[Elite Residence](https://continentalclub.ae/dubai-service-charge-index/?building=487860920)[Binghatti Canal](https://continentalclub.ae/dubai-service-charge-index/?building=650242491)[Sobha Creek Vistas Grande](https://continentalclub.ae/dubai-service-charge-index/?building=1089519533)\n\n## Dubai service charges by community — 2026\n\nThe median service charge for residential buildings in Dubai in 2026 is **15.52 AED per sq ft per year** (1,601 RERA-approved budgets, DLD/Mollak data). Below are medians for the largest communities; use the search above for any building's exact budget.\n\n| Community | Buildings | Median, AED/sq ft | Min | Max |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Jumeirah Village Circle | 191 | 16.39 | 1.28 | 42.66 |\n| Meydan | 107 | 18.90 | 1.07 | 27.37 |\n| Dubai Land | 106 | 12.34 | 1.01 | 23.76 |\n| Dubai Marina | 104 | 16.31 | 3.52 | 40.20 |\n| Business Bay | 84 | 19.97 | 4.94 | 53.95 |\n| Silicon Oasis | 60 | 13.61 | 1.13 | 19.40 |\n| Motor City | 58 | 15.72 | 2.02 | 23.25 |\n| Dubai Sports City | 50 | 15.75 | 4.41 | 28.29 |\n| Damac Hills | 48 | 3.13 | 2.11 | 25.61 |\n| Liwan | 45 | 12.94 | 4.23 | 20.60 |\n| International City | 44 | 12.66 | 1.95 | 20.98 |\n| Al Furjan | 42 | 13.91 | 2.31 | 18.32 |\n| Arjan | 38 | 15.67 | 5.58 | 21.97 |\n| DMCC Master Community | 37 | 16.42 | 11.14 | 28.09 |\n| Dubai South | 36 | 17.21 | 4.04 | 24.50 |\n| Dubai Investment Park | 34 | 12.15 | 5.13 | 26.50 |\n| Dubai Production City | 30 | 18.84 | 1.08 | 23.32 |\n| Damac Hills 2 | 29 | 3.87 | 1.34 | 25.16 |\n| Dubai Hills Estate | 26 | 18.53 | 2.92 | 29.94 |\n| Burj Khalifa District | 25 | 28.67 | 16.40 | 48.47 |\n| The Greens | 25 | 14.88 | 6.03 | 23.12 |\n| DownTown Dubai | 25 | 18.85 | 1.43 | 61.36 |\n| Discovery Gardens | 21 | 15.90 | 1.40 | 20.99 |\n| Dubai Creek Harbour | 20 | 20.67 | 1.51 | 35.48 |\n| Palm Jumeirah | 17 | 15.65 | 1.56 | 44.82 |\n| Jumeirah Village Triangle | 15 | 17.45 | 1.00 | 20.81 |\n| Al Barari | 14 | 20.55 | 17.57 | 26.25 |\n| Majan | 12 | 14.50 | 11.16 | 20.86 |\n| Dubai Health Care City Phase 1 | 11 | 17.40 | 1.15 | 30.55 |\n| Dubai Studio City | 11 | 18.33 | 1.31 | 23.96 |\n| Nshama | 11 | 4.44 | 3.67 | 17.87 |\n| International City Ph 2 & 3 | 11 | 13.67 | 9.68 | 16.74 |\n| Al Qouz | 11 | 2.38 | 2.38 | 2.38 |\n| Barsha Heights | 9 | 17.37 | 12.71 | 20.08 |\n| SOBHA HARTLAND | 9 | 17.36 | 1.68 | 22.40 |\n| Culture Village | 8 | 15.37 | 1.77 | 34.30 |\n| TOWN SQUARE | 8 | 15.42 | 3.34 | 21.91 |\n| Jumeirah Golf Estates | 8 | 15.01 | 14.55 | 23.13 |\n| Dubai Industrial City | 7 | 9.56 | 3.79 | 16.16 |\n| Dubai Science Park | 6 | 16.85 | 15.28 | 31.08 |\n\nUpdated 2026-10-12\n\nData: Dubai Land Department service charge index (Mollak), RERA-approved budgets. This is the approved budget for a building, not the bill for a specific unit: the final amount depends on floor area and the share of common property. Updated 2026-10-11. Free to reuse with attribution to Continental Club Property (CC BY 4.0). [Methodology ↗](https://continentalclub.ae/methodology/)\n\n**About service charges in Dubai and how to use this checker**\n\n## What a service charge is\n\nEvery owner of an apartment, villa or office in a jointly owned property in Dubai pays an annual service charge to the owners’ association for running the building: cleaning, security, landscaping, lifts, pools and gyms, insurance, utilities of common areas, management fees and a contribution to the reserve (sinking) fund for major repairs. The budget is prepared by the management company, audited, approved by RERA and published in the Dubai Land Department’s service charge index (Mollak). It is a legal obligation — vacant units pay too.\n\n## How the charge is calculated\n\nThe approved budget is divided by the total chargeable area of the building and expressed in AED per square foot per year. Your bill is that rate multiplied by the area on your title deed, which already includes your share of common areas. Two funds are approved separately: the general fund (day-to-day running) and the reserve fund (future replacement of lifts, façades, chillers). Some buildings also approve additional charges — fixed items such as district cooling capacity or chiller fees — shown separately on this page.\n\n## Typical rates in 2026\n\nAcross Dubai the median residential rate is about 16 AED per square foot a year. Villas in master communities usually pay 2–6 AED (charged on the plot), standard apartment towers 10–20 AED, premium towers in Downtown, Dubai Marina and Palm Jumeirah 25–45 AED, and branded or ultra-luxury residences 60–120 AED. The [community ranking](/service-charges-dubai/) shows medians and ranges for every area.\n\n## How to check and pay\n\nType the building or project name above to see its approved rate, history since 2008, budget breakdown and how it compares with neighbouring buildings. The same figures are available through the official DLD portal and the Dubai REST app by [title deed number](https://continentalclub.ae/how-to-verify-property-ownership-in-dubai-complete-guide-to-title-deed-and-dubai-rest/). Invoices are issued by the management company through Mollak in two to four instalments a year; unpaid charges block the resale of the unit until cleared.\n\n## Frequently asked questions\n\n### Why are service charges higher for apartments than villas?\n\nTowers have lifts, chillers, pools, gyms and 24-hour security that villa communities do not, and the cost is spread over less area.\n\n### Can the management company raise the charge?\n\nOnly through a new budget approved by RERA for the next year. The year-on-year change for each building is shown above.\n\n### Does the service charge include district cooling?\n\nChilled-water capacity charges are usually additional charges or billed directly by the cooling provider; consumption is always billed separately.\n\n### Are service charges included in rent?\n\nNo. The owner pays them; a tenant pays DEWA, cooling consumption and, where applicable, the Ejari registration.\n\n### Where do these numbers come from?\n\nFrom the Dubai Land Department service charge index (Mollak), refreshed weekly on this site. Figures are RERA-approved budgets, not estimates.\n\nRelated on this site: [what DEWA and the monthly utility bills cost](https://continentalclub.ae/dewa-and-utility-bills-dubai/) · [which taxes an owner in Dubai actually pays](https://continentalclub.ae/property-tax-in-dubai-what-owners-pay/)",
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