· Utilities
Monthly utilities for an 85 m² apartment
Electricity, cooling, water and garbage for a standard two-person apartment.
Cooling dominates the bill in the Gulf. Numbeo reports a city average for an 85 m² apartment; a villa, a poorly insulated flat or a summer peak can be materially higher. Internet is listed separately.
- Cooling-heavy benchmark
- Four markets in one record
- Same floor area
Lead cost
AED 894.86
Evidence-backed estimate
- Observed
- Market
- United Arab Emirates · Dubai
- Currency
- AED
- Source
- Numbeo
Numbeo city average. District cooling and housing fees can add separate charges.
This is not a retail observation. It is useful for comparing options, not for assuming what a seller will charge you today.
Costs
What it costs by market
Each row is a separate observation in its own currency. We do not convert between currencies, because an exchange rate is not the price a local seller charges.
| Market | Cost | Basis | Seller | Observed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United Arab Emirates · Dubai 2026 · Corroborated | AED 894.86 Evidence-backed estimate Numbeo city average. District cooling and housing fees can add separate charges. | per month | Not stated | Numbeo | |
Saudi Arabia · Riyadh 2026 · Corroborated | SAR 401.70 Evidence-backed estimate Numbeo city average. Summer air-conditioning can push the bill above the average. | per month | Not stated | Numbeo | |
Qatar · Doha 2026 · Corroborated | QAR 310.89 Evidence-backed estimate Numbeo city average. Kahramaa charges and cooling vary by building. | per month | Not stated | Numbeo | |
Egypt · Cairo 2026 · Corroborated | EGP 1,490.58 Evidence-backed estimate Numbeo city average. Tariff bands and summer cooling change the total. | per month | Not stated | Numbeo |
Details
What the record covers
Last verified
What the number covers
- Floor area
- 85 m²
- Included
- Electricity, heating, cooling, water, garbage
- Excluded
- Internet, TV, parking, housing fee
- Basis
- Monthly