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Where to live if you work in DIFC and DMCC / JLT, Dubai

For DIFC and DMCC / JLT, The Lakes – Deema gives the most even split among ranked areas: about 18.4 and 8.5 minutes typical drive.

Data as of . How the numbers are derived. Shorter combined typical minutes rank first. Rush cells stay blank until that extract exists. A time of zero is the workplace itself, not a commute.

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Ranked areas

RankAreaDIFC typicalDIFC rushDMCC / JLT typicalDMCC / JLT rushCombined typical
1DIFC – Gate / ICD Coreat workplace24.624.6
2The Hills18.96.125
3The Lakes – Forat19.6625.6
4The Lakes – Hattan19.6625.6
5DIFC – One Za'abeel3.422.926.3
6The Lakes – Deema18.48.526.9
7Business Bay – Bay Avenue5.221.726.9
8Dubai Marina – SZR Fringe21.35.827.1
9The Lakes – Ghadeer19.18.327.4
10Jumeirah Lake Towers (JLT) – Central (Clusters H–N)22.15.327.4

Rent bands for ranked areas

DLD/Ejari bands already on each area page. No band yet means that bed is not in the extract.

Area1-bed band2-bed band3-bed band
DIFC – Gate / ICD Coreno band yetno band yetno band yet
The HillsFlat 100,000–130,000Flat 148,669–190,000Flat 240,000–295,000
The Lakes – Foratno band yetno band yetVilla 242,330–330,000
The Lakes – Hattanno band yetno band yetno band yet
DIFC – One Za'abeelFlat 290,000–385,000Flat 457,500–704,350Flat 617,801–1,625,000
The Lakes – Deemano band yetno band yetVilla 281,035–358,615
Business Bay – Bay AvenueFlat 80,059–93,187Flat 111,987–133,224Flat 148,935–180,902
Dubai Marina – SZR FringeFlat 77,990–110,000Flat 115,212–170,000Flat 168,225–260,000
The Lakes – Ghadeerno band yetno band yetVilla 211,420–281,250
Jumeirah Lake Towers (JLT) – Central (Clusters H–N)Flat 70,000–94,500Flat 95,857–145,000Flat 135,000–300,000

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