--- title: Renovation budget planner for Dubai (free) | SoukLocal url: https://souklocal.ae/tools/budget-planner source: SoukLocal (souklocal.ae), facts cited to the sources listed --- > Plan a Dubai villa or apartment renovation: total, split and timeline built from itemised quote rates, with every line, brand allowances and stage payments. # Budget Planner Draw up your renovation the way a contractor prices it: room by room, from itemised Dubai quote rates. See the total, where each dirham goes and how long it takes, before you speak to anyone. Estimated budget, including VAT AED 0 Time on site - Working days, from real projects Cost per sq ft - Before VAT Plan - ## Every AED 100 of your budget Each square is AED 1 in every 100. Hover a square, a room or a line to see it across the plan. ## Schedule of works ## How your plan sits in the Dubai market Published per sq ft ranges from our [villa renovation cost guide](https://souklocal.ae/guides/villa-renovation-cost-dubai). Your plan uses itemised quote rates instead, so it shows where your scope and finish land. ## From approval to handover ## Bill of quantities Quantity x rate, AED before VAT ## Pay by finished stage Contracts in the benchmark end with a 5% payment on handover; hold it until snagging is done. Contingency is only paid if used. ## Your split against 23 Dubai villa projects Bars show the middle half of 23 itemised villa estimates, works only. The dot is your plan. ## What each finish level buys Supply allowances: the amount a quote includes for the item itself. Pick something dearer and you pay the difference. Brands are examples, not endorsements, and no brand pays SoukLocal. | Item | Essential | Mid-range | Premium | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Wall-hung WC with cistern | RAK about AED 1,200–2,500 | Grohe about AED 3,800 | Kohler or Bagnodesign AED 6,000–8,000 | | Shower set (mixer and head) | RAK AED 1,350–2,100 | Grohe about AED 2,400 | Premium AED 5,250–7,000 | | Washbasin | RAK AED 450–1,500 | RAK upper range | Premium AED 3,100–5,000 | | Floor tile, per sq m | Porcelain AED 100 | Porcelain 60x120 AED 120 | Marble AED 250–350 | | Kitchen worktop, per sq m | Granite or quartz AED 325 | Quartz AED 350 | Premium quartz AED 600 | | Spotlight, each | AED 70 | AED 100 | AED 100 plus decorative lights from AED 250 | | Switch or socket, each | Schneider AED 60 | Schneider AED 60 | Premium ranges about AED 100 | | Internal door leaf | AED 275 | AED 350 | AED 600 | ## See every line of your plan A free account unlocks: - Every line with quantity, rate and amount - Payment stages and brand allowances for your finish - Save it, change it later, and send it to up to 3 vetted contractors Unlock my plan: sign in free Google or a one-time email code. Free for homeowners. We only contact you about your project. Estimated budget AED 0 See the plan The short answer A mid-range full interior renovation of a 3,000 sq ft Dubai villa comes to about AED 552,000 with design, approvals, a 10% contingency and VAT. Kitchen and joinery take about 25% and bathrooms about 19%. The planner builds each budget from itemised quote rates, so you can change rooms, scope and finish and watch the split move. By SoukLocal Advisor Updated 28 October 2026 ## How the Budget Planner works - **Rates:** 2,791 priced lines in 24 itemised quotes for Dubai villa and apartment renovations, 2024 to 2026, by a mid-to-premium design-and-build contractor. Essential uses the lower quartile of what was quoted, Mid-range the median, and Premium the upper quartile or premium-brand allowances. Budget contractors may quote less; check the market panel. - **Quantities:** worked out from your home. Finished floor area is 80% of the built-up area; gypsum ceilings cover 65% of it. One spotlight per 2.5 sq m of ceiling, and one switch or socket per 2.5 sq m of floor. AC sized at 1 ton per 400 sq ft, in 5-ton ducted units. Each bathroom: 22 sq m of wall tiles and 5 sq m of floor; the main bathroom gets a bathtub at Premium. Doors: one per bedroom and bathroom, plus two. Windows: two per bedroom, plus four. Each wall removed: 10 sq m of new blockwork and 25 sq m of screed to make good. Garden: half paving, 40% grass; planters along a quarter of the edge. Painting is quoted per home; the planner prices it per sq ft of a 3,000 sq ft home, times yours. - **Fees:** design, approval drawings and site set-up are priced as fees by project size, as contractors quote them. Developer NOC fees and deposits are shown separately; see [do you need a permit?](https://souklocal.ae/guides/do-i-need-a-permit-dubai) - **One room:** switch to One room to price a kitchen, bathroom, bedroom or living room by its size, from the same rates. Fees are left out there, because contractors often fold them into a single-room price. - **Range:** the low and high figures move half a finish level down and up, the spread between levels in the same quotes. - **Time:** working days on site from 10 recent Dubai renovations in the same benchmark. Community NOC times are from published developer guides. - **Split check:** your split against the middle half of 23 itemised villa estimates. As verified contractors share quotes through SoukLocal, we will widen the benchmark and publish the sample size. A planning guide, not a quote. Get itemised quotes in AED, with VAT shown, before you commit. For single rooms see [kitchen and bathroom costs](https://souklocal.ae/guides/kitchen-bathroom-renovation-cost-dubai). ## Questions **How much does it cost to renovate a villa in Dubai?** For a 3,000 sq ft villa with four bedrooms and four bathrooms, a mid-range full interior renovation (kitchen, bathrooms, floors, ceilings, wardrobes, doors, electrical and AC) comes to about AED 552,000 including design, approvals, a 10% contingency and VAT. Adding new windows, a garden, a pergola and a 30 sq m pool takes it to about AED 819,000. A refresh of floors, ceilings, lighting and paint is about AED 203,000. **Where does the money go in a villa renovation?** In a mid-range full interior plan, kitchen and joinery take about 25% of the budget, bathrooms about 19%, MEP, AC and lighting about 12%, and flooring about 12%. Design, approvals and site set-up are fees of roughly AED 10,000 to 14,000 each on a project under AED 1 million. **Where do the planner's rates come from?** From 2,791 priced lines in 24 itemised quotes for Dubai villa and apartment renovations, 2024 to 2026, by a mid-to-premium design-and-build contractor. Essential uses the lower quartile of what was quoted, Mid-range the median, and Premium the upper quartile or premium-brand allowances. Budget contractors may quote less. **How long does a villa renovation take in Dubai?** Across 10 recent Dubai renovations in the same benchmark, full interior jobs ran 55 to 75 working days on site and whole-villa jobs with outdoor or structural work ran 110 to 156 working days. Add the community NOC before work starts, and an authority permit for structural or external work. **Is VAT included?** Yes. The planner adds VAT at 5% to the contractor's works, fees and contingency. Developer NOC fees and refundable deposits are shown separately because you pay them to the developer, not the contractor. **Why do I need an account to see the full plan?** The full plan is personal: every line with quantity and rate, brand allowances for your finish level, payment stages, and the option to save it and send it to up to 3 vetted contractors. A free account keeps it for you. We only contact you about your project.