The Move-In Costs Nobody Puts in the Listing Price
8 min readUpdated 1 July 2026Article 4 of 6
On an AED 80,000 rent, expect AED 26,000-47,500 in one-time move-in costs, agency fee, deposits, Ejari, and furnishing, on top of the first cheque. Why "unfurnished" in Dubai usually means no fridge, and why district cooling on Empower or Emicool can add AED 400-1,200 a month that never appears in the listing price.
What this article covers
- 01The Listing Price Is the Start of the Conversation, Not the Whole of It
- 02What "Unfurnished" Actually Means Here Will Catch You Out
- 03The One-Time Costs That All Arrive in the Same Ten Days
- 04What This Looks Like on an Actual Lease
- 05Furnished vs. Unfurnished Costs More Similarly Than It Looks
- 06The Recurring Bills That Don't Show Up in the Listing Price
- 07Key Money Isn't Legal, and It's Worth Knowing That
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