Dubai market evidence

Jabal Ali First vs Wadi Al Safa 5: Which Costs More?

A side-by-side comparison of Jabal Ali First and Wadi Al Safa 5 property prices from the historical DLD transaction record, broken down by property type.

The numbers for Jabal Ali First and Wadi Al Safa 5

MetricJabal Ali FirstWadi Al Safa 5
Median AED/sqm10,744 AED/sqm11,099 AED/sqm
Median priceAED 1.3MAED 1.1M
Sampled transactions48,24048,239
P25–P75 range7,778 AED/sqm – 13,906 AED/sqm7,694 AED/sqm – 15,136 AED/sqm
Apartment share85%67%

What the price gap means

Wadi Al Safa 5 runs 3% above Jabal Ali First on median AED/sqm (10,744 AED/sqm in Jabal Ali First against 11,099 AED/sqm in Wadi Al Safa 5). That gap is widest for Apartment — 2 Bed, where Jabal Ali First runs 14% above Wadi Al Safa 5. 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, Jabal Ali First is anchored by ENERGY Metro Station metro, Ibn-e-Battuta Mall, Expo 2020 Site, while Wadi Al Safa 5 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 typeJabal Ali First txJabal Ali First AED/sqmWadi Al Safa 5 txWadi Al Safa 5 AED/sqmGap
Apartment — Studio1,54713,896 AED/sqm2,87916,057 AED/sqm-13%
Apartment — 1 Bed2,56813,778 AED/sqm2,44813,113 AED/sqm+5%
Apartment — 2 Bed2,13113,426 AED/sqm1,13511,797 AED/sqm+14%
Apartment — 3 Bed+42613,101 AED/sqm21713,075 AED/sqm+0%
Villa / Townhouse43214,727 AED/sqm2,81815,202 AED/sqm-3%
Land plot76411,310 AED/sqm55812,442 AED/sqm-9%

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