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Where to live if you work in DIFC and Media City, Dubai

For DIFC and Media City, Umm Suqeim First gives the most even split among ranked areas: about 11.9 and 11.4 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 rushMedia City typicalMedia City rushCombined typical
1DIFC – Gate / ICD Coreat workplace1919
2DIFC – One Za'abeel3.417.320.7
3Business Bay – Bay Avenue5.216.121.3
4Downtown Dubai – Boulevard (MBR Blvd)4.717.422.1
5Business Bay – Damac / Prive West5.716.622.3
6Al Safa First9.113.522.6
7City Walk – South (Central Park)7.115.622.7
8Umm Suqeim First11.911.423.3
9Al Wasl8.814.623.4
10The Hills18.94.523.4

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
DIFC – One Za'abeelFlat 290,000–385,000Flat 457,500–704,350Flat 617,801–1,625,000
Business Bay – Bay AvenueFlat 80,059–93,187Flat 111,987–133,224Flat 148,935–180,902
Downtown Dubai – Boulevard (MBR Blvd)Flat 107,792–127,991Flat 173,791–210,266Flat 272,003–319,324
Business Bay – Damac / Prive WestFlat 98,512–112,472Flat 142,444–164,077Flat 187,500–218,030
Al Safa FirstFlat 53,000–62,000Flat 97,481–110,999Flat 131,438–136,500 · Villa 162,100–200,000
City Walk – South (Central Park)Flat 142,997–251,516Flat 199,862–263,291Flat 277,416–376,786
Umm Suqeim Firstno band yetVilla 100,000–126,000Villa 165,000–202,124
Al WaslFlat 60,500–80,000Flat 71,500–117,116Flat 110,000–141,371 · Villa 144,000–195,500
The HillsFlat 100,000–130,000Flat 148,669–190,000Flat 240,000–295,000

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