Discovery Gardens: rent, metro and commute

Discovery Gardens is a neighbourhood in the Jebel Ali district, with its own station on the Expo 2020 branch of the Red Line. The nearest business hub is JLT and DMCC, 3.8 km away in a straight line.

Budget tier
Red Line metro
1-bed from 4,000 AED

Rent in Discovery Gardens

Flat	AED a month
Studio	1,400 to 2,500
1-bed flat	4,000 to 5,200
2-bed flat	4,000 to 6,500

The range our calculator charges for this area. Rents checked November 2025.

The calculator puts Discovery Gardens in its budget tier, one of three: premium, mid-range and budget.

Dubai Metro and tram

Dubai Metro, Red Line: Discovery Gardens (R71) 0.3 km, Al Furjan (R72) 1.1 km and The Gardens (R70) 1.2 km from the area centre.

Station names from RTA. Distances are straight lines from the area centre, Discovery Gardens (OSM boundary centre), using OpenStreetMap coordinates checked October 2026.

Distance to business hubs

Business hub	Straight line
JLT and DMCC	3.8 km
Internet City and Media City	6.5 km
Business Bay	20 km
DIFC and Downtown	24 km
Dubai Silicon Oasis	26 km
Deira	31 km
Dubai Airport (DXB)	33 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

Other areas in our calculator closest in 1-bed rent, compared by the middle of the range.

Cheaper

International City: 1-bed 3,300 to 4,200 AED, 30 km away

Pricier

Deira: 1-bed 4,200 to 5,500 AED, 31 km away
Al Barsha: 1-bed 5,000 to 6,500 AED, 9.3 km away
Bur Dubai: 1-bed 5,200 to 6,500 AED, 29 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 9,200 AED a month. Of that, 4,600 AED is rent. Keeping at least 10% of the salary takes 10,300 AED a month. See what 12,000 AED a month leaves in Dubai.
A family of four with two children at school in a 2-bed flat: about 22,633 AED a month. Of that, 5,250 AED is rent, 10,000 AED is school fees. Keeping at least 10% of the salary takes 25,200 AED a month. See what 30,000 AED a month leaves in Dubai.

Rent is one line of the budget. Enter your own salary, allowances and family to see what you would keep each month.

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Sources

Rents: our calculator rent table, checked November 2025.
RTA, Metro and Tram stations map, checked October 2026.