Photograph of Ibn Battuta Metro station.

The room. A real photograph, not this exact flat.

Real photograph of a furnished room. Not this exact flat.

International City, Dubai

Intl Share

A cheap share in International City. Campus is a long bus.

  • 40 min bus to ZU Dubai
  • Shared room
  • Any
  • From Now
  • Fit 61

Does this feel like the right place?

Scored for someone without a car, against Zayed University — Dubai. A high campus score with a weak daily score still means you will feel stranded after class.

Campus46

How you reach class

Daily needs87

Grocer, laundry, clinic

Faith & food88

Mosque and halal nearby

Getting around38

Without depending on a car

Around you

  • 6

    Grocer

    minutes

  • 5

    Mosque

    minutes

  • 5

    Halal food

    minutes

  • 1

    Laundry

    minutes

  • 5

    Coffee

    minutes

  • 12

    Clinic

    minutes

  • 2

    Gym

    minutes

Getting there

Zayed University Dubai is about 40 minutes by bus. There is no metro in International City itself. Choose this for the rent, not for the walk to class.

  • Zayed University — Dubai40 min bus

A Tuesday here

You leave early. The bus is the commute. The shop and the mosque are downstairs, which is why people stay.

The let

  • AED 1,600 a month, all-in
  • AED 19,200 a year
  • Deposit 1,600 AED, one month
  • Semester, or four cheques across the year
  • No broker commission in this sample
  • English lease
  • Visa address letter
  • No broker fee
  • Furnished
  • Wi-Fi
  • AC

Meera Al Falasi

Cheapest Dubai room in the sample. Do not pretend the campus is next door.

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