Square Feet to Square Metres Converter
Dubai listings quote square feet. Most of the world thinks in square metres. Convert both ways, with price per unit.
One square foot equals 0.092903 square metres. Dubai listings almost always quote square feet, and quote built-up area — which includes internal walls and sometimes a share of the balcony. Ask which measure is being used.
What you need to know
Dubai quotes property in square feet, which trips up buyers from most of the world outside the US and UK. One square foot is 0.092903 square metres, so a 1,200 sqft apartment is roughly 111 sqm.
The more important question is what the number measures. Dubai listings typically quote built-up area, which includes internal walls and often a proportion of the balcony. Net usable floor area — what you can actually furnish — is meaningfully smaller, sometimes by 15–20%.
Price per square foot is the standard comparison metric here, and it is the fastest way to sanity-check whether a listing is priced sensibly against its neighbours. Just make sure you are comparing the same area basis on both sides.
Common questions
How do I convert sqft to sqm?
Multiply square feet by 0.092903. To go the other way, multiply square metres by 10.7639.
Does Dubai quote built-up or net area?
Usually built-up area, which includes internal walls and often part of the balcony. Net usable space is smaller.
What is a good price per sqft in Dubai?
It varies enormously by community — from around AED 900 in outer districts to well over AED 4,000 on the Palm. Compare within the same area.
Want these numbers checked against a real property?
Send us the unit you are looking at and we will run the actual figures — service charge for that building, current market rent, and what comparable units transacted at.