Burj Khalifa apartment prices — studio to penthouse
A studio in Burj Khalifa starts around AED 1.8M (~$490k). One-bedrooms run AED 2.4–4.5M, two-bedrooms AED 3.8–7M, penthouses from AED 12M+. Below: the full 2026 price table, honest service-charge math and how to buy remotely.
Living in the world's tallest address
Burj Khalifa is not just an observation deck — it's a residential tower. Roughly 900 private apartments occupy floors 19–108: studios and 1-bedrooms on the lower residential floors, 2–3 bedrooms in the middle stack, and full-floor penthouses above the 100th. Floors 9–16 hold the 144 Armani Residences, designed by Giorgio Armani and serviced by the Armani Hotel below.
Emaar handed the tower over in 2010, so everything here is resale — there is no off-plan and no payment plans from the developer. That cuts both ways: you see exactly what you buy, but pricing is set by individual owners, and spreads between similar units can reach 15–20%. Floor and view are the price engine: a Fountain-view unit on a high floor costs 20–30% more than the same layout facing the city on floor 25.
Residents get three sky lobbies with pools and gyms (levels 43, 76 and 123), a private cigar club and library, valet, and Dubai Mall at the doorstep. According to Bayut and Property Finder listings (June 2026), it remains the most-searched single building in Dubai.
Burj Khalifa · Downtown
What apartments actually cost
In the DLD registry, January–July 2026 closed with 54 registered apartment sales inside Burj Khalifa — median AED 4,825,000, range AED 2.28–10.3M, median size 1,639 sq ft at AED 2,919 per sq ft. Every one was a resale: Emaar handed the tower over in 2010, so there is no off-plan stock at this address. Two-bedroom units account for 30 of the 54 deals.
In other currencies, that AED 4,825,000 median is about $1.31M · £0.97M · €1.14M · ₹12.5 crore; a one-bedroom at the AED 3.0M median is roughly $817k / £606k / ₹7.8 crore, and the cheapest apartment registered in the whole tower — AED 2,275,740 — came to about $620k. (FX as of 14 August 2026: 1 AED = 0.2723 USD / 0.2018 GBP / 0.2361 EUR / 25.997 INR. The AED price is the contract price; currency values move.)
| Type | Price range | Typical size | AED / sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | AED 1.8–2.5M | 500–700 ft² | 2,400–2,900 |
| 1 bedroom | AED 2.4–4.5M | 900–1,100 ft² | 2,650–3,200 |
| 2 bedrooms | AED 3.8–7M | 1,650–2,100 ft² | 2,900–3,500 |
| 3 bedrooms | AED 5.5–10M+ | 2,300–2,700 ft² | 3,000–3,700 |
| Penthouses / 4BR | from ~AED 12M | 3,200+ ft² | on request |
| Armani Residences | AED 2.6–11.9M | floors 9–16 | 3,500+ |
| Type | Deals | Median price | Median AED/sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | 21 | AED 3,000,000 | 2,856 |
| 2 bedrooms | 30 | AED 5,250,000 | 2,927 |
| 3 bedrooms | 3 | AED 9,500,000 | 3,567 |
| All apartments | 54 | AED 4,825,000 | 2,919 |
No studio sales were registered in the tower in January–July 2026 — studio pricing above reflects portal asking prices only. Two-bedroom units dominate actual trading (30 of 54 deals), and trading is thin by design: 54 deals across seven months in a ~900-apartment building is under 1% of stock a month.
According to Bayut, Property Finder and Primadom listing analytics (Nov 2025 – Jun 2026): the average Burj Khalifa listing is ~AED 5.3M at ~AED 3,176 per sq ft. Fountain-view and high-floor units carry a 20–30% premium over identical low-floor layouts. The 108th-floor "Sky Palace" penthouse was listed in 2025 at AED 187M ($51M).
Context: Downtown Dubai overall starts at AED 850k with average yields of 5–6%. The per-sq-ft premium for the tower itself is smaller than listing averages imply: AED 2,919 against AED 2,739 across all 1,096 registered apartment sales in the Burj Khalifa zone — about 7%. The zone median is held up by ultra-prime newcomers (Baccarat, The St. Regis Residences), where four-bedroom units cleared AED 57–122M in the same period.
Does the floor change the price?
Yes — and the registry lets us measure it instead of guessing. Dubai Land Department does not publish the floor number, but it does publish every registered price and the exact unit size. So when near-identical layouts in the same building sell at very different prices, what is left is floor, view and finish. Between January and July 2026 that gap reached 2.58× inside Burj Khalifa.
| Layout | Deals | Cheapest | Lower quartile | Median | Upper quartile | Most expensive | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | 21 | AED 2,275,740 | AED 2,750,000 | AED 3,000,000 | AED 3,325,000 | AED 4,700,000 | 2.07× |
| 2 bedrooms | 30 | AED 4,000,000 | AED 4,962,500 | AED 5,250,000 | AED 6,623,418 | AED 10,300,000 | 2.58× |
| 3 bedrooms | 3 | AED 9,500,000 | — | AED 9,500,000 | — | AED 9,600,000 | 1.01× |
Take size out of the equation and the effect survives. Among the 16 one-bedroom deals within ±12% of the median 1,103 sq ft — effectively the same apartment at different heights — registered prices ran from AED 2.28M to AED 4.70M. Repeat it on the 21 two-bedroom units clustered around 1,888 sq ft and the range is AED 4.0M to AED 10.3M. Per square foot the whole tower traded between AED 2,009 and AED 5,347 (median 2,919; lower quartile 2,616, upper quartile 3,463).
Listing analytics from Bayut and Property Finder put the fountain-view and high-floor premium at 20–30%. The registry suggests the true distance between the weakest and strongest unit in the building is roughly twice that: a low-floor apartment facing the city and a high-floor one over the fountain are two different assets sharing one address. Practical consequence for a buyer — the floor, the orientation and the exact view line matter more here than the headline price per square foot, and a valuation built on the building's average will mislead you in both directions.
The address versus the district
Search demand mixes two different questions — the price inside the tower, and the price in the Burj Khalifa zone around it (what most people call Downtown). Here is the district, from the same registry:
| Type | Deals | Median price | Median size | AED / sq ft | Off-plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 91 | AED 1,400,074 | 470 ft² | 3,210 | 52% |
| 1 bedroom | 396 | AED 2,150,000 | 873 ft² | 2,470 | 29% |
| 2 bedrooms | 427 | AED 3,700,000 | 1,348 ft² | 2,714 | 26% |
| 3 bedrooms | 133 | AED 7,100,000 | 2,107 ft² | 3,553 | 32% |
| 4+ bedrooms | 41 | AED 27,793,977 | 5,234 ft² | 5,094 | 61% |
| Whole zone | 1,096 | AED 3,000,000 | 1,185 ft² | 2,739 | 31% |
Two things stand out. Studios carry the highest price per square foot of any small unit in the zone (AED 3,210) — they are tiny, half of them are off-plan, and buyers pay for the postcode rather than the floor area. And the four-bedroom median of AED 27.8M is not a typo: that bracket is where Baccarat Hotel and Residences and Solara Tower trade, with individual deals at AED 57M, 74M and 122M.
Method: Sales-group residential transactions registered by Dubai Land Department, 1 January – 31 July 2026, deduplicated by transaction number, AED 100k floor, sizes converted from m² at 10.7639. Tower figures = project BURJ KHALIFA TOWERS (54 deals); district figures = area BURJ KHALIFA (1,096 apartment deals). These are registered contract prices, not asking prices. Quartiles are left blank for three-bedrooms — three deals is too few to quote one. Source: our Dubai real-estate statistics, updated monthly.
Service charges: the highest in Dubai
Burj Khalifa sits at the very top of the DLD service charge index: about AED 60–70 per sq ft per year (≈AED 68 in the 2025/26 index — vs AED 6–10 in International City and AED 15–25 in most of Downtown). The money maintains the triple-glazed façade, high-speed lifts, sky lobbies and 24/7 hotel-grade operations. Budget for it before you buy:
| Unit | Area | Service charges / year |
|---|---|---|
| Studio | ~550 ft² | AED 33,000–38,500 |
| 1 bedroom | ~950 ft² | AED 57,000–66,500 |
| 2 bedrooms | ~1,800 ft² | AED 108,000–126,000 (~$29–34k) |
Source: DLD/Mollak service charge index (via DXBInteract, Driven Properties), 2025/26. This is the main reason net rental yields here run ~2–3% despite gross 3.5–5%.
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Gross estimate, before service charges (AED 60–70/sq ft·yr) and management. Net yield in Burj Khalifa is typically ~2–3%.
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An apartment in Burj Khalifa costs from ~AED 1.8M (studio, ~$490k) to AED 12M+ for penthouses; the average listing is ~AED 3,100–3,200 per sq ft, while the 54 sales the DLD actually registered in January–July 2026 came in at a median AED 4,825,000 and AED 2,919 per sq ft — about 7% above the median for the whole Burj Khalifa zone. Service charges of AED 60–70/sq ft·yr are Dubai's highest, so gross yields of 3.5–5% shrink to ~2–3% net. It's a freehold trophy asset foreigners can buy remotely; AED 2M+ qualifies for the 10-year Golden Visa.
One address the whole world knows
Fewer than 900 apartments in the world's tallest building. With no new supply possible, it is scarcity the market has always priced in.
Who should buy here — and who shouldn't
Buy it if you want
- A trophy asset with global name recognition and scarcity (~900 units, no new supply)
- Capital preservation in hard currency — AED is pegged to the USD
- Freehold title, remote purchase by power of attorney
- 10-year Golden Visa (purchase of AED 2M+)
- Hotel-grade living: sky lobbies, pools, Armani Hotel services, Dubai Mall access
Skip it if you want
- Cash flow: net yield is ~2–3% after Dubai's highest service charges
- New construction — the tower was handed over in 2010, resale only
- Maximum yield per dirham — Downtown averages 5–6%, JVC 6.5–8.5%
A remote deal in 2–4 weeks
Downtown Dubai is freehold, so a foreign buyer gets full title. The whole process — reservation, MOU, NOC from Emaar, transfer at the DLD trustee office — can run on a power of attorney without you flying in. Typical timeline is 2–4 weeks for a cash resale purchase; add 7% in costs (4% DLD fee, ~2% agency, trustee and NOC fees). WIZI PREMIUM is a RERA-licensed brokerage (ORN 60234) — we verify the title deed, service-charge clearance and view lines before you commit.
What owners actually get
Common questions
How much does an apartment in Burj Khalifa cost?
Across January–July 2026 the Dubai Land Department registered 54 apartment sales inside Burj Khalifa at a median of AED 4,825,000 (about $1.31M) and AED 2,919 per sq ft. By layout: one-bedrooms cleared at a median AED 3.0M, two-bedrooms AED 5.25M and three-bedrooms AED 9.5M. The cheapest registered deal was AED 2,275,740; the most expensive AED 10.3M. Asking prices on the portals sit higher, around AED 3,100–3,200 per sq ft.
Can foreigners buy an apartment in Burj Khalifa?
Yes. Burj Khalifa sits in Downtown Dubai, a freehold zone: foreigners get full ownership and can complete the purchase remotely by power of attorney. A purchase of AED 2M+ also qualifies for the 10-year UAE Golden Visa.
What are the service charges in Burj Khalifa?
Around AED 60–70 per sq ft per year (DLD service charge index, 2025/26) — among the highest in Dubai. For a typical 1,800 sq ft 2-bedroom that is roughly AED 110,000–125,000 per year.
Is a Burj Khalifa apartment a good rental investment?
Gross rental yields are about 3.5–5%, below the Downtown Dubai average of 5–6%, and net yields drop to ~2–3% after service charges. Buyers choose Burj Khalifa as a trophy asset and for capital preservation, not for cash flow.
Does the floor affect the price in Burj Khalifa?
Heavily. The DLD registry does not record floor numbers, but identical layouts inside the tower sold at very different prices in January–July 2026: one-bedrooms of the same size ranged from AED 2,275,740 to AED 4,700,000 (2.07×) and two-bedrooms from AED 4.0M to AED 10.3M (2.58×). Per square foot the building traded between AED 2,009 and AED 5,347. That spread is the floor, the orientation and the view — a low-floor city-facing unit and a high-floor fountain-view unit are priced as different assets.
What is the cheapest apartment ever registered in Burj Khalifa?
In January–July 2026 the lowest registered sale price in the tower was AED 2,275,740 (about $620,000) for a one-bedroom of roughly 1,000 sq ft. No studio sales were registered in that period at all, so studio asking prices on the portals are not backed by recent transactions.
How much is a Burj Khalifa apartment in dollars, pounds or rupees?
The median registered sale of AED 4,825,000 is about $1.31M, £0.97M, €1.14M or ₹12.5 crore; a one-bedroom at AED 3.0M is roughly $817,000, £606,000 or ₹7.8 crore. The dirham is pegged to the US dollar at 3.6725, so the dollar figure is stable while pound, euro and rupee equivalents move with the market. FX as of 14 August 2026.
Is Burj Khalifa more expensive than the rest of Downtown Dubai?
Less than the listings suggest. The tower's median of AED 2,919 per sq ft is about 7% above the AED 2,739 median across all 1,096 apartment sales registered in the Burj Khalifa zone in January–July 2026. The zone number is itself pulled up by ultra-prime projects such as Baccarat Hotel and Residences, where four-bedroom units cleared AED 57–122M — so on a pure per-square-foot basis the tower is no longer the most expensive address in its own district.
How many rooms are in Burj Khalifa?
The residential part of the tower holds fewer than 900 private apartments, on floors 19 to 108, with Armani Residences occupying floors 9 to 16 below them. Individual apartments run from studios to four bedrooms, and no new units can ever be added — the scarcity is fixed by the building itself. Across January–July 2026 the Dubai Land Department registered 54 sales inside the tower: 21 one-bedrooms, 30 two-bedrooms and 3 three-bedrooms.
Can I buy a single room in Burj Khalifa?
No — the tower is sold as whole apartments, not rooms, and there is no shared-ownership or per-room scheme. The smallest unit registered with the DLD in January–July 2026 was a one-bedroom of about 1,000 sq ft at AED 2,275,740, which is the realistic entry point. No studio sales were registered in the tower at all during that period, so studio asking prices on the portals are not backed by recent transactions.
How much does it cost to live in Burj Khalifa?
Service charges are the main running cost and they are among the highest in Dubai: AED 60–70 per sq ft per year on the DLD service charge index. For the median registered apartment in the tower — 1,639 sq ft — that works out to roughly AED 98,340 to AED 114,730 a year before electricity and district cooling. That sits on top of a median purchase price of AED 4,825,000, and it is the reason net rental yields here fall to about 2–3% against gross yields of 3.5–5%.
What is the cost of one flat in Burj Khalifa?
The median registered sale across all 54 DLD transactions in January–July 2026 was AED 4,825,000 — about $1.31M — at AED 2,919 per sq ft. By layout the medians were AED 3,000,000 for a one-bedroom, AED 5,250,000 for a two-bedroom and AED 9,500,000 for a three-bedroom. The cheapest single flat registered in that period went for AED 2,275,740 and the most expensive for AED 10,300,000.
How much is a 2 bedroom apartment in Burj Khalifa?
Two-bedroom apartments are the most traded layout in the tower: 30 of the 54 sales registered in January–July 2026, at a median of AED 5,250,000 (about $1.43M) and a median size of 1,888 sq ft, which is AED 2,927 per sq ft. The range was wide — from AED 4,000,000 to AED 10,300,000 — and that 2.58x spread across near-identical floorplans is the premium for floor height, orientation and view.
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