Cleaning service pricing in Dubai is one of the most searched and least transparent topics in the home services market. You see advertisements ranging from AED 99 to AED 600 for an apartment clean and have no idea what the difference actually buys you. This guide breaks it down clearly — real prices, what each tier includes, and how to avoid booking something that leaves your apartment looking worse than before.
Dubai Cleaning Service Price Table 2026
| Service | Price Range (AED) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Studio clean (one-time) | 150 – 280 | 2-3 hours, standard clean, supplies included |
| 1-bed apartment (one-time) | 200 – 350 | 3-4 hours — floors, bathrooms, kitchen, dusting |
| 2-bed apartment (one-time) | 300 – 500 | 4-5 hours — full apartment standard clean |
| 3-bed apartment / townhouse | 450 – 700 | 5-7 hours, standard clean |
| Villa (3-bed, standard clean) | 600 – 1,000 | Larger floor area, additional bathrooms |
| Deep clean — 1-bed apartment | 350 – 600 | Includes inside cabinets, appliances, bathroom descaling |
| Deep clean — 2-bed apartment | 500 – 850 | Full deep clean, 6-8 hours, 2 cleaners |
| Move-in / move-out clean (1-bed) | 350 – 650 | Landlord handover standard, oven and fridge included |
| Post-renovation cleaning | 600 – 1,500 | Construction dust removal, heavy scrubbing |
| Regular weekly service (2-bed/month) | 1,200 – 2,000 | 4 visits/month, supplies included, fixed cleaner |
Dubai 2026 company rates. Cleaning supplies included unless stated. Independent cleaner rates are 20-30% lower but without company insurance or backup.
What Standard Clean vs Deep Clean Actually Means in Dubai
A standard clean in Dubai covers: vacuuming and mopping all floors, cleaning bathroom surfaces, toilet and fixtures, wiping kitchen counters and outside of appliances, dusting surfaces and removing visible dust. It is a maintenance clean — keeping a property that is already reasonably clean in good order.
A deep clean goes further: inside kitchen cabinets and drawers, inside the oven and fridge, descaling bathroom tiles and shower heads with proper acid-based descaler (essential in Dubai due to hard water scale), cleaning window tracks and sills, skirting boards and ceiling fans. In Dubai, hard water deposits make bathroom descaling a bigger job than in most countries — UAE scale is stubborn, chemically hard, and requires proper descaling products and time. A Dubai deep clean is genuinely more work than a deep clean in a soft-water country.
The Dubai Summer Dust Problem
Between June and September, Dubai's shamal winds carry fine desert dust through any unsealed gap. If your windows or balcony doors are slightly open during a dust event, you will find a fine layer on every horizontal surface within hours. This is not poor cleaning — it is the reality of living in a desert city. During summer months, even recently cleaned apartments need more frequent attention than during the mild winter season. If you have regular cleaning service, September is a good month for a supplementary deep clean after the summer dust season ends.
Move-Out Cleaning — What Dubai Landlords Actually Check
End-of-tenancy cleaning for Dubai apartment handover gets inspected on a standard checklist. The items that most commonly cause deposit disputes: bathroom lime scale (Dubai hard water leaves heavy calcium deposits that require acid descaler, not surface wiping), oven interior, fridge interior, balcony tiles, and marks on painted walls. A professional move-out clean from a company familiar with Dubai handover standards will cover all of these. A standard clean will not.
Request a written confirmation that the cleaning covers handover-standard requirements. If the cleaner does not know what RERA handover standards require, find a company that does.
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1-bedroom apartment one-time clean: AED 200-350. 2-bedroom: AED 300-500. 3-bedroom: AED 450-700. Deep clean adds 50-80% to these figures. Move-out cleaning is priced similarly to deep clean.
Weekly service (4 visits/month) for a 2-bedroom apartment: AED 1,200-2,000 per month including supplies. Twice-weekly: AED 2,000-3,500. A fixed, regular cleaner from a company typically provides more consistent results than booking ad-hoc visits.
Inside kitchen cabinets and drawers, inside oven and fridge, bathroom tile descaling (important due to UAE hard water), shower head descaling, window tracks and sills, ceiling fan blades, skirting boards and behind large furniture. Takes 30-50% longer than a standard clean.
Book a move-out clean specifically (not a standard clean) from a company familiar with Dubai landlord handover checklists. The key areas: bathroom descaling, oven, fridge, balcony tiles and any marks on walls. Document the clean with photos immediately after completion.
Company services include supplies in their quoted price. Some individual cleaners ask you to provide products — clarify before booking. For hard water descaling, professional-grade acid-based descaler is significantly more effective than consumer products. Companies that bring their own supplies typically produce better results on UAE bathrooms.