Business Bay: rent, metro and commute
Business Bay is a district of office and residential towers along an extension of Dubai Creek, directly south of Downtown Dubai. Business Bay is one of the business hubs in our finder. The next nearest is DIFC and Downtown, 4 km away in a straight line.
- Premium tier
- Red Line metro
- 1-bed from 8,000 AED
Rent in Business Bay
| Flat | AED a month |
|---|---|
| Studio | 5,500 to 6,800 |
| 1-bed flat | 8,000 to 9,500 |
| 2-bed flat | 11,500 to 14,000 |
The range our calculator charges for this area. Rents checked November 2025.
The calculator puts Business Bay in its premium tier, one of three: premium, mid-range and budget.
Dubai Metro and tram
- Dubai Metro, Red Line: Business Bay (R26) 1.5 km from the area centre.
Station names from RTA. Distances are straight lines from the area centre, Business Bay (OSM boundary centre), using OpenStreetMap coordinates checked October 2026.
Distance to business hubs
| Business hub | Straight line |
|---|---|
| Business Bay | In this area |
| DIFC and Downtown | 4 km |
| Deira | 11 km |
| Dubai Silicon Oasis | 13 km |
| Dubai Airport (DXB) | 13 km |
| Internet City and Media City | 14 km |
| JLT and DMCC | 17 km |
From the area centre to each hub, not drive or commute time. Roads are longer, so real journeys are too. DIFC and Downtown is measured to DIFC.
Cheaper and pricier areas
Cheaper
Pricier
- Dubai Marina: 1-bed 8,500 to 10,500 AED, 17 km away
- Palm Jumeirah: 1-bed 8,000 to 14,000 AED, 15 km away
- Downtown Dubai: 1-bed 10,000 to 13,000 AED, 2 km away
What living here costs
From the cost model behind our Dubai salary calculator, with the mid-range setup of our salary guides: rent at the middle of the range, a balanced lifestyle, half home cooking and the metro.
- A single person in a 1-bed flat: about 13,558 AED a month. Of that, 8,750 AED is rent. Keeping at least 10% of the salary takes 15,100 AED a month. See what 18,000 AED a month leaves in Dubai.
- A family of four with two children at school in a 2-bed flat: about 30,508 AED a month. Of that, 12,750 AED is rent, 10,000 AED is school fees. Keeping at least 10% of the salary takes 33,900 AED a month. See what 40,000 AED a month leaves in Dubai.
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Sources
- Rents: our calculator rent table, checked November 2025.
- RTA, Metro and Tram stations map, checked October 2026.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), checked October 2026.