Dubai market evidence

Business Bay vs Wadi Al Safa 4: Which Costs More?

A side-by-side comparison of Business Bay and Wadi Al Safa 4 property prices from the historical DLD transaction record, broken down by property type.

The numbers for Business Bay and Wadi Al Safa 4

MetricBusiness BayWadi Al Safa 4
Median AED/sqm18,103 AED/sqm18,791 AED/sqm
Median priceAED 1.6MAED 1.6M
Sampled transactions95,9446,008
P25–P75 range13,440 AED/sqm – 24,941 AED/sqm16,204 AED/sqm – 20,831 AED/sqm
Apartment share100%94%

What the price gap means

Wadi Al Safa 4 runs 4% above Business Bay on median AED/sqm (18,103 AED/sqm in Business Bay against 18,791 AED/sqm in Wadi Al Safa 4). That gap is widest for Land plot, where Business Bay runs 284% above Wadi Al Safa 4. The headline number is driven by that unit type rather than a uniform premium across the board.

Citywide medians mix property types unevenly, so a headline gap can reflect what is being sold rather than a like-for-like premium. The per-type table above compares only the property types with enough sampled sales in both areas.

Beyond price, Business Bay is anchored by Buj Khalifa Dubai Mall Metro Station metro, Dubai Mall, Burj Khalifa, while Wadi Al Safa 4 is anchored by Global Village.

This is sales transaction evidence only and ends 2026-07-27. It covers sales, not rentals, and is market reference, not valuation or investment advice.

Price by property type

Property typeBusiness Bay txBusiness Bay AED/sqmWadi Al Safa 4 txWadi Al Safa 4 AED/sqmGap
Apartment — Studio3,73027,593 AED/sqm51918,170 AED/sqm+52%
Apartment — 1 Bed4,88824,334 AED/sqm71619,498 AED/sqm+25%
Apartment — 2 Bed2,35023,358 AED/sqm55719,854 AED/sqm+18%
Apartment — 3 Bed+69524,173 AED/sqm15619,190 AED/sqm+26%
Land plot2216,515 AED/sqm134,306 AED/sqm+284%

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