Cost to furnish an apartment in Dubai in 2026
Furnishing a 1-bedroom apartment in Dubai costs about AED 9,580 on a budget, AED 20,280 mid-range and AED 46,470 premium. These are not estimates from a brochure: they are worked out from the prices of 26,417 products in stock at 17 UAE stores on 11 November 2026, and they change every night with the stores’ prices.
Furnishing cost by home and budget
| Home | Pieces | Budget | Mid-range | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 11 | AED 5,640 | AED 11,550 | AED 25,410 |
| 1-bedroom apartment | 20 | AED 9,580 | AED 20,280 | AED 46,470 |
| 2-bedroom apartment | 26 | AED 12,390 | AED 26,340 | AED 59,630 |
| 4-bedroom villa | 52 | AED 25,090 | AED 52,670 | AED 122,120 |
A premium 1-bedroom costs about 4.9 times a budget one. The villa is four bedrooms, a living room and a family room, a dining table for six and a study. Built-in wardrobes, a fitted kitchen, curtains, appliances and delivery are not counted.
Calculate your home
Choose the rooms and the level; the total uses the same prices as the table.
What the price is made of
Each piece is priced across everything in stock of its kind and size. Budget is the 20th percentile of those prices: a fifth of the products cost less. Mid-range is the median, premium the 80th percentile. The last column is how many products each price comes from.
| Piece | Budget | Mid-range | Premium | Products |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-seat sofa | AED 1,800 | AED 2,780 | AED 5,400 | 987 |
| Armchair | AED 750 | AED 1,350 | AED 2,960 | 1,813 |
| Coffee table | AED 500 | AED 1,280 | AED 2,870 | 1,493 |
| TV unit | AED 570 | AED 1,460 | AED 3,350 | 602 |
| Rug | AED 330 | AED 750 | AED 1,950 | 1,211 |
| Side table | AED 250 | AED 550 | AED 1,250 | 1,843 |
| Floor lamp | AED 250 | AED 520 | AED 1,290 | 204 |
| Wall art | AED 250 | AED 830 | AED 2,150 | 518 |
| Dining table for 4 | AED 770 | AED 1,990 | AED 3,910 | 234 |
| Dining chair | AED 280 | AED 500 | AED 1,600 | 1,151 |
| Ceiling light | AED 200 | AED 730 | AED 1,810 | 477 |
| Double bed | AED 750 | AED 1,500 | AED 2,470 | 632 |
| Double mattress | AED 850 | AED 1,470 | AED 2,420 | 461 |
| Chest of drawers | AED 550 | AED 1,500 | AED 4,200 | 1,129 |
| Mirror | AED 170 | AED 520 | AED 1,570 | 568 |
| Wardrobe | AED 850 | AED 1,720 | AED 3,190 | 367 |
| Desk | AED 340 | AED 850 | AED 4,660 | 379 |
| Office chair | AED 280 | AED 500 | AED 1,010 | 270 |
Where the money goes
In a mid-range 1-bedroom apartment the sofa, the bed with its mattress and the dining table with four chairs take about 48% of the total. That is where spending more pays back: you sit and sleep on them every day. Lamps, rugs, side tables, mirrors and wall art are many small pieces that add up — at the budget level they cost about 15% of their premium versions.
How to spend less without regretting it
- Measure before you buy. A sofa that blocks the balcony door or a bed that will not go through the entrance is the most expensive mistake: a return, a restocking fee, a second delivery.
- Mix stores. Take the sofa and the mattress from a mid-range store and the side tables, lamps and decor from a budget one.
- Buy what is in stock. Made-to-order furniture can take weeks; in-stock pieces arrive in days.
- Furnish for the way you live. A family room or a study can wait; the bed, the sofa and the dining table cannot.
Try it on your own floor plan
The numbers above are for typical rooms. Your apartment has its own walls, doors and windows. Upload its floor plan to Home Design, press Build a package, and every room gets real furniture from the stores you choose, checked against the walls and walkways, with the total by store. Or start from our ready-made furniture packages for Dubai apartments.
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Questions
How much does it cost to furnish a 1-bedroom apartment in Dubai?
About AED 9,580 on a budget, AED 20,280 mid-range and AED 46,470 premium, for 20 pieces: a living room, a dining area for four and a bedroom. Prices of 17 UAE stores on 11 November 2026.
How much does it cost to furnish a 2-bedroom apartment in Dubai?
About AED 12,390 on a budget, AED 26,340 mid-range and AED 59,630 premium, for 26 pieces.
How much does it cost to furnish a studio in Dubai?
About AED 5,640 on a budget, AED 11,550 mid-range and AED 25,410 premium: a compact sofa, a TV unit, a rug, a double bed with its mattress and a table for two.
Does the cost include delivery, curtains and appliances?
No. It is the furniture, lighting, rugs, mirrors and wall art at the stores’ prices. Delivery and assembly depend on each store; curtains, appliances and a fitted kitchen are not counted, and neither are wardrobes unless you add them, as most Dubai apartments have them built in.
How often are the prices updated?
Every night. The catalog reads the stores’ websites, adds new products, marks sold-out ones, and these numbers are worked out again from what is in stock.