Calculate the business set up fees with DED's (Dubai Department of Economic Development) cost simulation. Variable that affect cost of setting up a business in Dubai include: business activities, legal type, number of partners and other variables. This cost estimation includes only the fees to get a business license and does not include fees that must be paid to a local sponsor. Local sponsors can request anywhere from AED 10,000 and upwards per year for their services. To avoid paying fees for a local sponsor, you can consider opening your business in one of the many free zones in and around Dubai, where your sponsor will be the free zone entity and rather than charging you an annual fee, they will charge you service fees for visas, office lease, etc.

To calculate the business setup fees for Dubai, visit the link below:

http://www.dubaided.gov.ae/eservices/Pages/Anon/Simulate.aspx?cpid=3000

If you have a problem finding the page in English, do the following:

Go to the DED home page: http://www.dubaided.gov.ae/

If the site is in Arabic, select English on the the upper left hand side. Once you are in the English website, copy the link below and paste it in the address bar of your browser and hit enter.