Dubai's tax-free, dollar-pegged market versus Turkey's cheaper entry and citizenship route. Prices, yields, taxes and currency risk, sourced from DLD and TCMB.
Dubai and Hong Kong compared for property investors: prime price per sqm, gross rental yield, and the full tax and duty burden in each market in 2026.
Dubai charges a flat 4% fee and no ongoing taxes. Berlin adds a 6% transfer tax, notary costs, annual Grundsteuer and a 10-year gains tax. Full comparison.
Dubai vs Bangkok compared: Dubai offers foreigners full freehold, while Thailand bars foreign land ownership and caps condo buildings at 49% foreign-owned.
Dubai gives foreign buyers full freehold title with no property tax. Bali offers only leasehold or right-to-use. Ownership, price, yield and tax compared.
Greece raised its Golden Visa threshold to EUR 800,000 in Athens, EUR 400,000 elsewhere; Dubai stays at AED 2m. Price, yield and tax compared.
DLD data: Downtown Dubai at AED 26,323 per sqm and falling versus Dubai Marina at AED 19,360, higher yield and rising. Prestige is not the better buy.
DLD data compared: DAMAC Hills at AED 14,585 per sqm versus DAMAC Hills 2 (Akoya) at AED 11,066 and 40 minutes further out. Two different communities, one name.
DLD data: Business Bay at AED 19,926 per sqm, 6.5% yield and rising, versus Downtown Dubai at AED 26,323, lower yield and falling. The adjacent alternative...
DLD data compared: Al Furjan at AED 13,931 per sqm with metro versus Town Square at AED 14,613 growing 5.5% a year. Which family district wins?
