Dubai DEWA Bill Estimator
Estimate your monthly DEWA bill from the published 2026 electricity and water slab tariffs, plus the 5% municipality housing fee.
⚡ Your Consumption
kWh
A 1-bedroom apartment averages 600–1,200 kWh; a villa can exceed 4,000 kWh in summer.
gal
Imperial gallons, as shown on your DEWA bill.
AED
The 5% Dubai Municipality housing fee is collected via your DEWA bill.
🧾 Estimated Monthly Bill
Electricity (slab tariff)0 AED
Water (slab tariff)0 AED
Fuel surcharge (approx.)0 AED
Housing fee (5% ÷ 12)0 AED
Estimated Monthly Total
0AED
District cooling (Empower/Emicool), where applicable, is billed separately and is not included here. The fuel surcharge varies month to month. Estimates for information only.
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Frequently Asked Questions
DEWA uses a progressive slab tariff for residential expatriate accounts. For electricity, the first 2,000 kWh per month are charged at 23 fils/kWh, 2,001–4,000 at 28 fils, 4,001–6,000 at 32 fils, and above 6,000 at 38 fils. A variable fuel surcharge is added per unit.
Water is billed per imperial gallon, also on a slab basis: the first 6,000 gallons per month at 3.5 fils, and consumption above that at 4.0 fils per gallon, plus the fuel surcharge.
The Dubai Municipality levies a housing fee of 5% of your annual rent, collected in twelve monthly instalments through your DEWA bill. On AED 90,000 annual rent, that is AED 4,500 per year, or AED 375 added to each monthly bill.
No. If your building uses centralised district cooling (Empower, Emicool), that is billed separately by the cooling provider and includes both a consumption charge and a fixed capacity charge. This estimator covers DEWA electricity, water, and the housing fee only.
Because the tariff is progressive, keeping electricity consumption under the 2,000 kWh band keeps every unit at the lowest 23-fils rate. Setting air-conditioning to 24°C rather than 21°C, using efficient appliances, and running laundry off-peak all help stay within the cheaper band.