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Dubai Car Rental Price Index 2026: What a Day Really Costs by Class and Brand

September 2026 snapshot of Brook Drive’s price list: the median daily rate was AED 1,500 (about USD 339) across 372 positions, and a quarter of the cars rented for under AED 1070. Current rates are on the price list.

The headline numbers, September 2026

Five figures describe the distribution of the 1–2 day daily rate across 372 positions: the lowest rate, the point a quarter of the way up (p25), the median, the mean, and the point three-quarters of the way up (p75).

Daily rate distribution, 1–2 day bracket, 372 positions, September 2026
Statistic AED/day ≈ USD/day
Lowest rate in the price list 390 106
p25 (a quarter of cars are cheaper) 890 242
Median 1,245 339
Mean (average) 1,871 510
p75 (a quarter of cars are dearer) 2,600 708

The median (AED 1,500) sits well below the mean (AED 2,250) because a handful of hypercars at the top of the range pull the average up. Half of the 372 positions rent for AED 1,500 a day or less, so the median is the better planning figure, and the mean only shows how top-heavy the price list is.

How the price list spreads across price bands, 1–2 day rate
Band, AED/day Positions Share
Under 500 16 4.3%
500–999 120 32.3%
1,000–1,999 97 26.1%
2,000–3,999 123 33.1%
4,000 and above 16 4.3%

Read cumulatively: 16 positions rent for under AED 600 a day, 63 for under AED 840, 136 for under AED 1,200, 233 for under AED 2,400, 322 for under AED 3,600 and 363 for under AED 6,000. Put the other way round, 50 of the 372 positions, about one in seven, rent above AED 3,600 a day.

The cheapest car and the top of the range

The cheapest car in the September 2026 snapshot is the Fiat Abarth 595: AED 470 a day on the 1–2 day bracket and AED 300 a day on the 30+ day bracket. At the top of the range sit supercars and ultra-luxury cars such as the Ferrari 12 Cilindri, the Porsche 911 GT3 RS, the Rolls-Royce Spectre Black Badge and the Rolls-Royce Wraith, all above AED 8,400 a day.

Alex Shvarov
Helpful tip

Budget against the median (AED 1,500), not the cheapest headline figure and not the mean. The cheapest rate belongs to one car, and the mean is dragged up by a few very expensive ones. The median is what half the price list actually costs.

Alex Shvarov, Automotive expert with over 15 years of experience

Methodology: where these numbers come from

How we measured

The figures come from the live Brook Drive feed of published rental rates, pulled in September 2026. This is a snapshot of one company’s own price list on one date, not a survey of the Dubai rental market, and it says nothing about what other companies charge. It is not the whole Brooklands group either. For today’s rates, use the price list.

One feed position equals one physical car. A model offered in several colours appears once per colour, so the snapshot contains 372 positions and 272 distinct car names. Rates are published for four rental-length brackets (1–2 days, 3–7 days, 8–29 days and 30+ days), and every figure quoted here is one of those published rates, not an estimate. The median is used as the central statistic because a small number of hypercars would drag a simple average up, and the mean is quoted once, for contrast, in the headline table. Percentiles are nearest-rank: p25 is the value a quarter of the way up the sorted list of 372 rates. USD figures use the pegged rate of AED 3.6725 to the dollar.

Class figures use the category assigned to each car in the catalogue. A car counts in a class if that class is its main category or one of its extra categories, so a convertible that is also classed as a sports car appears in both. The brand table lists every brand with four or more positions.

What the rate includes

Basic insurance is included in every published rate, and Brook Drive does not take a security deposit. Billed separately are fuel, Salik tolls, Darb tolls, traffic fines and delivery outside the free threshold. The section further down this page works through the extras.

What a day costs, by class

Median daily rates vary by more than four times between the cheapest class and the most expensive. Economy cars have a median of AED 710 a day. SUV’s and convertible cars both sit at AED 1,310. Sports cars run to AED 2,630, and luxury cars to AED 2,990, the highest class median on the list.

Median daily rate by class, 1–2 day rate unless noted
Class 1–2 days 3–7 days 8–29 days 30+ days
SUV 1,090 990 890 740
Sports 2,190 2,090 1,990 1,490
Family 990 890 790 640
Convertible 1,090 990 890 740
Luxury 2,490 2,340 2,140 1,590
Coupe 1,890 1,790 1,690 1,290
Economy 590 540 490 400
Sedan 1,790 1,690 1,590 1,190
Muscle 990 890 790 640
Electric 1,690 1,590 1,490 1,190
Pickup truck 1,190 1,090 990 790
Special offer 890 790 690 540
Whole price list 1,245 1,170 1,090 790
Mini Cooper S Convertible, one of the cheapest convertibles in the Brook Drive fleet

Where each class starts

Economy runs from AED 470 (Fiat Abarth 595) to AED 1190 (BMW 530 White). SUV starts at AED 660 (Audi Q3). Convertible starts at AED 590, a four-way tie between the Chevrolet Camaro Convertible, the Ford Mustang Convertible, the Mercedes C180 Convertible and the Mini Cooper S Convertible pictured above. Sports starts at AED 470. Muscle runs from AED 540 (Dodge Challenger) to AED 1,430 (Dodge Challenger Hellcat Redeye). Luxury starts at AED 720 (Mercedes C200).

Alex Shvarov
Helpful tip

If a trip only needs an SUV or a convertible, compare against the class median (AED 1,310), not the sports or luxury medians further up the table. The sport cars and luxury categories sit roughly twice as high because that is where the most expensive cars are concentrated, not because every car in Dubai costs that much.

Alex Shvarov, Automotive expert with over 15 years of experience

What a day costs, by brand

Badge is not a reliable price signal on its own. The brand table below covers every brand with four or more positions in the September 2026 snapshot.

Median daily rate by brand, 1–2 day rate, brands with 4+ positions
Brand Positions 1–2 days 30+ days Cheapest car in the brand
Mercedes 59 2,090 1,590 490 (C180 Convertible)
BMW 58 990 640 600 (230i Coupe)
Porsche 45 1,890 1,290 890 (718 Boxster)
Lamborghini 31 2,600 2,000 2,490 (Urus)
Ferrari 28 3,090 2,090 3,090 (488)
Chevrolet 17 990 640 490 (Camaro)
Audi 16 1,195 790 550 (Q3)
Cadillac 14 990 640 990 (Escalade)
Land Rover 13 1,590 1,090 950 (Defender)
Rolls-Royce 12 3,490 2,590 3,000 (Ghost)
Bentley 11 2,690 1,290 2,000 (Bentayga)
Ford 11 690 390 490 (Mustang Convertible)
Dodge 9 1,190 790 450 (Challenger)
Nissan 8 890 540 690 (Patrol Super Safari)
GMC 6 690 440 690 (Yukon)
Mini 6 490 290 490 (Cooper S Convertible)
Toyota 5 990 590 790 (Land Cruiser 200)
Jeep 4 665 420 590 (Wrangler)
McLaren 4 4,990 3,090 4,990 (720S Spider)
Tesla 4 2,549 1,849 2,199 (Cybertruck)
Ferrari 296 GTS on a rooftop with the Dubai skyline behind

Mercedes and BMW: same size, different price

Mercedes and BMW have almost the same number of positions (59 and 58), but the Mercedes median (AED 2,510) is roughly double the BMW median (AED 1190). The gap is not the badge, it is the model mix. The Mercedes line-up in this feed skews toward AMG models and the S-Class, the BMW line-up toward the 2-, 5- and X-series. Both brands still have entry cars near AED 600–720 a day.

The five supercar brands

Five brands in the September 2026 snapshot sit at the top of the price table: Ferrari (28 positions, median AED 3,710, with the 296 GTS pictured above), Lamborghini (31 positions, median AED 3,120), McLaren (4 positions, median AED 5,990, the highest brand median on the list), Rolls-Royce (12 positions, median AED 4,190) and Bentley (11 positions, median AED 3,230). Even inside these brands there is a cheaper end: a Lamborghini Urus starts at AED 2,990 and a Bentley Bentayga at AED 2,400.

Alex Shvarov
Helpful tip

A brand name tells you which segment a car sits in, not its exact price. Check the specific model against the brand table before assuming every car in a brand costs the brand’s median rate.

Alex Shvarov, Automotive expert with over 15 years of experience

How the rate falls with rental length

Across the price list, the median daily rate falls from AED 1,500 on the 1–2 day bracket to AED 1,410 on 3–7 days, AED 1,310 on 8–29 days and AED 950 on 30+ days. That is the median of each bracket, not the same car’s discount. The per-car discount is measured separately below.

Measured per-car discount against each car’s own 1–2 day rate (n = 372)
Bracket Median discount Range across the price list
3–7 days 7.7% 0%–16.7%
8–29 days 14.5% 3.8%–35.5%
30+ days 32.1% 7.7%–52.1%

A monthly rental can save up to 50% against the daily rate, and 52.1% is the best case measured in the September 2026 snapshot. It is the top of the range, not the typical outcome: the median car saves 7.7% on a week and 32.1% on a month.

Audi RS6 Avant on the Meydan bridge in Dubai

Why a cheap car’s discount looks different

The Chevrolet Camaro is one of the cheaper sports cars on the list, AED 590 a day on the shortest bracket. Cars like it show why the median across the whole list moves less than a single car’s own discount: cheap cars have less room to fall, and the median blends hundreds of different starting points.

Alex Shvarov
Helpful tip

Compare the bracket rate for the length you are actually booking, not the 1–2 day headline figure. The same car costs less per day on a longer booking.

Alex Shvarov, Automotive expert with over 15 years of experience

What you pay on top of the daily rate

The daily rate in every table above includes basic insurance. Four things sit outside it: fuel, tolls, fines and delivery.

Included in the rate versus billed separately

Brook Drive does not take a security deposit. Basic insurance is included in the daily rate. The rental agreement fixes an excess for damage, and any damage, including a car-park scratch, requires a police report. Child seats are free on request. Each car has its own daily mileage limit (200–250 km, shown on the car’s page), and extra kilometres are charged separately.

Fuel works full-to-full: the car is handed over with a full tank and goes back with a full tank. Pump prices are set monthly by the UAE Fuel Price Committee. For October 2026 they are AED 4.40 a litre for Super 98, AED 4.28 for Special 95, AED 4.21 for E-Plus 91 and AED 4.80 for diesel (Gulf News). The prices reset every month.

Salik tolls in Dubai are billed to the renter separately after the rental ends. A 5% VAT has applied to the toll tariff since June 2026, so a gate crossing costs AED 6.30 at peak (06:00–10:00 and 16:00–20:00) and AED 4.20 off-peak (10:00–16:00 and 20:00–01:00), and crossings between 01:00 and 06:00 are free (Khaleej Times). Sundays are a flat AED 4.20, and public holidays follow the normal peak and off-peak schedule. Darb, the Abu Dhabi toll, is AED 4 per crossing, and the four original gates charge it from Monday to Saturday, 07:00 to 09:00 and 15:00 to 19:00, according to The National. Darb is billed to the renter after the rental, like Salik. Official information on the system is on TAMM. Traffic fines are forwarded to the renter and paid after the rental, and the RTA explains how Dubai fines are paid on its Pay Vehicle Fines page.

Delivery is free for rentals of AED 10,000 or more. Below that threshold it costs AED 185 for delivery between 09:00 and 21:00, or AED 235 between 21:00 and 09:00, plus 5% VAT within Dubai. Delivery to Dubai International Airport starts from AED 250.

Alex Shvarov
Helpful tip

Salik, Darb and any fines are billed after the rental. Budget for them separately from the daily rate shown on the car’s page.

Alex Shvarov, Automotive expert with over 15 years of experience

Who can rent what

Minimum age and minimum driving experience are set per car in the Brook Drive feed, not by one fixed grid, and each requirement is printed on the car’s own page.

Minimum age and experience

Across the 372 positions in the September 2026 snapshot, the minimum age is 25 on 228 cars (61%), 23 on 109 cars (29%) and 21 on 29 cars (8%), and 6 positions do not publish a figure. Minimum driving experience is 3 years on 251 cars and 5 years on 115 cars, and 6 positions do not publish a figure. The requirement generally rises with the car’s power, which is why the highest ages and experience thresholds cluster around the sports and luxury classes.

Documents

Tourists need a passport, a home-country driving licence and an International Driving Permit. UAE residents need a UAE driving licence and an Emirates ID.

How to use the index when budgeting

Two practical readings follow from the numbers above.

Match the bracket to the trip length

The 1–2 day rate is the wrong number for a week-long or month-long trip. Use the 3–7 day, 8–29 day or 30+ day rate for the car in question. Across the price list the median falls from AED 1,500 to AED 950 between the shortest and longest bracket, and a single car’s own discount can reach 52.1% on the 30+ day bracket.

Compare to the class median, not the cheapest rate

A single AED 470 or AED 590 car exists, but it does not describe the class. Economy sits at a median of AED 710, SUVs and convertibles at AED 1,310, sports at AED 2,630 and luxury at AED 2,990. Plan against the median of the class you actually need.

A median is a summary of many different cars, not a single model, so check what a specific car costs before you fix a budget. Cars discounted below their usual bracket rate are collected on the Special Offer page. In the September 2026 snapshot their median was AED 1070 a day on the 1–2 day bracket across seven positions.

Alex Shvarov
Verdict

This index shows how the Brook Drive price list was distributed in September 2026. For the rate of a specific car on your dates, use the live price list.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the average car rental price in Dubai?

On the Brook Drive price list for September 2026, the median daily rate across 372 positions was AED 1,500 (about USD 339). A quarter of the positions rent for under AED 1070 a day, and a quarter for over AED 3,120. This is a snapshot of one company’s published rates, not a market-wide average.

Is it cheap to rent a car in Dubai?

It depends on the class. In the September 2026 snapshot, 16 positions rent for under AED 600 a day and 136 for under AED 1,200, so a budget rental is available. The list also includes supercars at several thousand dirhams a day, so both ends exist in the same catalogue.

How much does a week’s car rental cost in Dubai?

Rates are quoted per day, and the 3–7 day bracket applies to a week. In the September 2026 snapshot the median for that bracket was AED 1,410 a day. The measured per-car saving against the 1–2 day rate is a median of 7.7%, up to 16.7% depending on the car. The exact rate is on each car’s page.

How much does a month’s car rental cost in Dubai?

The 30+ day bracket applies to a month, and its median in the September 2026 snapshot was AED 950 a day. The measured per-car saving against the 1–2 day rate is a median of 32.1%, and the best case is 52.1%, which is the top of the range and not the typical outcome.

How much is it to rent a supercar or a Lamborghini for a day?

Lamborghini’s median in the September 2026 snapshot is AED 3,120 a day across 31 positions, starting from AED 2,990 for the Urus. Ferrari’s median is AED 3,710 across 28 positions.

Do you need a deposit to rent a car from Brook Drive?

No. Brook Drive does not take a security deposit. Basic insurance is included in the daily rate, and the rental agreement fixes an excess for damage.

What is not included in the price?

Fuel (full-to-full: the car goes back with a full tank), Salik and Darb tolls, traffic fines and delivery outside the free threshold are billed separately from the daily rate. Tolls are billed to the renter after the rental ends, and fines are forwarded to the renter and paid after the rental.

How old do you have to be to rent a car in Dubai?

It depends on the car. In the September 2026 snapshot the minimum age is 25 on 61% of cars, 23 on 29% and 21 on 8%. Minimum driving experience is 3 years on most cars and 5 years on the rest. The exact requirement is printed on each car’s own page.

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