Meydan Free Zone
Published fees add up to
0AED
- Licence, up to three activity groups, flexi-desk
- Extra activities
- Visa allocation
- Visas
- Workspace
UAE free zone costs, side by side
The prices free zones publish themselves, side by side, and an estimator that adds up only those published lines.
Estimate your first-year fees
Three choices. Totals use only the fees each free zone publishes.
RAKEZ Biz Starter
Published fees add up to
0AED
- Package, up to 10 activities, coworking membership
- Visas
- Workspace
Meydan gives the investor visa as an "around" figure; it is added as written. Medical tests, Emirates ID and consultant fees are not included. Meydan licence: AED 12,500◆; RAKEZ package: AED 6,000◆.
What each zone publishes
Filter by emirate, or by whether the zone prints a price at all. Three of the five do not, which is useful to know before you spend a week collecting proposals.
Showing 5 of 5 free zones
| Free zone | Emirate | Starting price | What the price covers | Visa allocation | Renewal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meydan Free Zone | Dubai | AED 12,500◆ | up to three◆ activity groups and a flexi-desk | AED 1,850 per visa◆, up to six◆ per licence | AED 12,500 a year◆ |
| RAKEZ | Ras Al Khaimah | AED 6,000◆ | up to 10 activities◆ and coworking membership | not stated◆ | not stated◆ |
| IFZA | Dubai | not published◆ | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| DMCC | Dubai | not published◆ | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Shams | Sharjah | not published◆ | Not published | Not published | Not published |
No free zone matches this filter.
What the estimator leaves out
It adds up licence, activity, visa allocation, visa and workspace fees. These lines it cannot add, because the zones do not publish them as fixed amounts:
- The medical test and Emirates ID for each resident. Meydan puts these at AED 2,000 to AED 2,500◆ in a solo founder's first year, its own estimate of charges other bodies set.
- Bank account opening, whose timelines and minimum balances are set by each bank.
- Bookkeeping, VAT and corporate tax work, covered in the hidden costs guide.
- Anything a consultant charges for doing the paperwork.
- Mainland licences. Dubai's licensing department did not let us read its fee pages automatically.
Two pricing options do appear in writing. Meydan lists up to 15% off◆ on multi-year setups, and its Fawri licence for one-person companies starts from AED 15,000◆. Compare what each includes before you choose between them.
If a consultant's quote is far below the published licence fee, ask which year it covers. A first-year promotion that renews at the standard rate is a normal offer, as long as the quote says so up front. The renewal guide lists what comes back in year two.