Which district in Dubai is cheapest to stay in?
In Dubai, the cheapest district to stay in is Deira, at a median asking price of $93 a night, and the priciest is Palm Jumeirah at $325 (latest scan 24 October 2026). The ranking covers 13 districts, each priced by at least 5 places on the same 36 of the 70 nights from 13 November 2026 to 21 January 2027, read on 24 October 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 208 places checked, read 24 October 2026 22:57 UTC.
Updated
Districts ranked by median asking price
In Dubai, Palm Jumeirah asks a median $325 a night, +250% against $93 in Deira, the cheapest of 13 districts compared on the same 36 nights.
| District | Median a night | Middle half | Nights | Places | Guest score | 4–5★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deira | $93 | $65–$117 | 36 | 69 | 8.0 (69) | 62% of 69 |
| Bur Dubai | $94 | $75–$126 | 36 | 52 | 8.1 (51) | 60% of 52 |
| Al Jaddaf | $107 | $89–$144 | 36 | 8 | 8.5 (8) | 62% of 8 |
| Al Barsha | $109 | $83–$125 | 36 | 20 | 8.4 (20) | 65% of 20 |
| Barsha Heights (Tecom) | $113 | $75–$126 | 36 | 11 | 8.6 (11) | 82% of 11 |
| Dubai International Airport | $117 | $95–$137 | 36 | 16 | 8.5 (16) | 56% of 16 |
| World Trade Centre DIFC | $130 | $113–$187 | 36 | 10 | 8.6 (9) | 80% of 10 |
| Jebel Ali | $147 | $96–$203 | 36 | 16 | 8.7 (15) | 56% of 16 |
| Sheikh Zayed Road | $154 | $111–$171 | 36 | 14 | 8.6 (14) | 64% of 14 |
| Dubai Marina | $202 | $158–$255 | 36 | 19 | 8.8 (19) | 88% of 17 |
| Business Bay | $204 | $137–$266 | 36 | 21 | 8.7 (21) | 100% of 20 |
| Downtown Dubai | $305 | $199–$396 | 36 | 13 | 9.0 (13) | 92% of 13 |
| Palm Jumeirah | $325 | $254–$572 | 36 | 16 | 8.9 (16) | 100% of 16 |
- A district is the area name Agoda gives a place (the first part of its address line), not an official boundary; names are printed as Agoda writes them, without a leading district number.
- A night counts for a district when at least 5 of its places showed a price.
- Every district is compared on the same 36 nights, the ones on which all of them counted: districts join in order of nights counted, and one that would leave fewer than 35 shared nights is left out rather than compared on other nights. A district's figure is the median of its nightly medians over those nights, and the middle half is the median of the nightly 25th and 75th percentiles.
- Places: every place in the district priced on those nights. Guest score: the median Agoda review score (out of 10) of those places, places scored in brackets. 4–5★: the share of the places with a star rating that hold 4 stars or more.
A dash means fewer than 5 of the district's places carry a score or a star rating. Many-star hotels cluster in a few districts, so a district's median also says which kind of places stand there.
Cheapest district with a guest score of 8 or more
The cheapest district in Dubai whose places hold a median guest score of 8 or more is Deira: a median $93 a night, score 8.0 across 69 scored places.
| District | Median a night | Guest score | Places scored |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deira | $93 | 8.0 | 69 |
| Bur Dubai | $94 | 8.1 | 51 |
| Al Jaddaf | $107 | 8.5 | 8 |
| Al Barsha | $109 | 8.4 | 20 |
| Barsha Heights (Tecom) | $113 | 8.6 | 11 |
| Dubai International Airport | $117 | 8.5 | 16 |
| World Trade Centre DIFC | $130 | 8.6 | 9 |
| Jebel Ali | $147 | 8.7 | 15 |
| Sheikh Zayed Road | $154 | 8.6 | 14 |
| Dubai Marina | $202 | 8.8 | 19 |
| Business Bay | $204 | 8.7 | 21 |
| Downtown Dubai | $305 | 9.0 | 13 |
| Palm Jumeirah | $325 | 8.9 | 16 |
Guest scores are Agoda's review scores out of 10; a score says nothing about the price.
Friday and Saturday against Monday to Thursday, by district
The biggest weekend difference in Dubai is in Al Jaddaf: Friday and Saturday nights ask a median $152 against $101 Monday to Thursday (+51%), over 8 and 24 nights.
| District | Fri + Sat | Mon – Thu | Difference | Nights (Fri + Sat / Mon – Thu) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Jaddaf | $152 | $101 | +51% | 8 / 24 |
| Business Bay | $261 | $190 | +37% | 8 / 24 |
| Bur Dubai | $108 | $89 | +20% | 8 / 24 |
| Barsha Heights (Tecom) | $121 | $103 | +17% | 8 / 24 |
| Dubai Marina | $229 | $202 | +13% | 8 / 24 |
| Downtown Dubai | $331 | $301 | +10% | 8 / 24 |
| Jebel Ali | $160 | $146 | +10% | 8 / 24 |
| Dubai International Airport | $126 | $115 | +9% | 8 / 24 |
| Sheikh Zayed Road | $162 | $149 | +8% | 8 / 24 |
| Al Barsha | $117 | $109 | +7% | 8 / 24 |
| World Trade Centre DIFC | $134 | $130 | +3% | 8 / 24 |
| Palm Jumeirah | $325 | $325 | 0% | 8 / 24 |
| Deira | $88 | $93 | -5% | 8 / 24 |
The town page's weekend rule, district by district, over the ranking's 36 shared nights: Sunday nights sit in neither group, and a district needs at least 3 nights on each side.
What was measured
Nights measured in Dubai: 70, from 13 November 2026 to 21 January 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price.
- Up to 208 places checked per night; a place with no price that night (sold out or closed) is counted but carries no price.
- Places with an Agoda area name: 345 of the 345 priced on these nights; only those are placed in a district.
- Prices in USD, as shown on the day each night was read, on 24 October 2026.
- Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
Source: asking prices for one night, read from public search results on the scan date; not prices paid, and not a forecast. How we measure →