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Quick answerPublished ready-mix rates, checked 27 October 2026What a concrete price must includeWorked example: a 10 × 10 m slabDubai, Abu Dhabi and the other emiratesRelated quantity and price pagesQuick answer
As of 27 October 2026, published sources put 30 MPa concrete for a 1,500 m³ job at AED 300 per m³ in Dubai and AED 325 per m³ in Abu Dhabi (Turner & Townsend, UAE Market Intelligence 2025). GCCPricing reference-parity rates, last updated 26 October 2026, are AED 240 per m³ for C20/25, AED 265 for C25/30, AED 280 for C30/37, AED 315 for C40/50 and AED 340 for C45/55. The two sets are not averaged. No ordinary C35 rate was on a page that opened, so that grade depends on the quote. Total cost = volume in m³ × price per m³ + pump and delivery extras. A 10 m × 10 m slab at 150 mm is 10 × 10 × 0.15 = 15 m³ before allowance.
Published ready-mix rates, checked 27 October 2026
The table keeps every UAE ready-mix figure printed on a page opened for this guide. Turner & Townsend’s UAE Market Intelligence 2025 material-cost table lists concrete 30 MPa at AED 300 per m³ in Dubai and AED 325 per m³ in Abu Dhabi, each for a 1,500 m³ job. The same page’s sample construction-cost table lists concrete in a 150 mm slab, also for a 1,500 m³ job, at AED 500 per m³ in Dubai and AED 430 per m³ in Abu Dhabi. The page does not say the two pairs are the same scope, and they do not agree on which city is higher, so they are not averaged and the slab line is not treated as the ready-mix supply rate.
GCCPricing lists C20/25 at AED 240, C25/30 at AED 265, C30/37 at AED 280, C40/50 at AED 315 and C45/55 at AED 340 per m³. Each of those pages was checked on 27 October 2026 and prints Last Updated 26 Oct 2026. The table calls the UAE row a reference parity rate and Delivered. The governance note says UAE figures are calibrated reference parities pegged to exchange rates and regional logistics baselines, not the verified Qatar merchant survey. The page FAQ also calls the comparison a supply-only market average. All three labels stay. A C35 page at the same address pattern returned no price, so ordinary C35 is omitted and depends on the quote. None of these rates is a pump price, a minimum-load fee or a night pour.
| Grade or line as printed | AED per m³ | Source and limit |
|---|---|---|
| 30 MPa, 1,500 m³ job, Dubai | 300 | Turner & Townsend material-cost table. Not the slab line. |
| 30 MPa, 1,500 m³ job, Abu Dhabi | 325 | Same material-cost table. Not averaged with 300. |
| Concrete in a 150 mm slab, 1,500 m³ job, Dubai | 500 | Sample construction cost. Not added to the 300. |
| Concrete in a 150 mm slab, 1,500 m³ job, Abu Dhabi | 430 | Sample construction cost. Not added to the 325. |
| C20/25, slump 75 mm | 240 | GCCPricing reference parity. Table says Delivered. |
| C25/30, slump 100 mm | 265 | GCCPricing reference parity. Table says Delivered. |
| C30/37, slump 100 mm | 280 | GCCPricing reference parity. Shown beside 300 and 325, not averaged. |
| C40/50, slump 100 mm | 315 | GCCPricing reference parity. Table says Delivered. |
| C45/55, slump 150 mm | 340 | GCCPricing reference parity. Table says Delivered. |
What a concrete price must include
Ask each plant to quote the same approved specification and the same delivery address. A strength class does not describe exposure, cement type, aggregate size, consistence, testing or the placement method. Copy those from the project documents. An admixture, fibre, sulphate-resisting cement or a higher slump changes the offer, and no opened page priced those extras in dirhams, so that part of the price depends on the quote.
Separate the material rate from delivery, pump mobilisation, pumping time, minimum-load or short-load charges, waiting time and a cancelled load. Ask whether the quote is per delivered cubic metre, per truck or a fixed total. Record the validity date. The Federal Tax Authority states that the standard rate of VAT in the UAE is 5%, and Article 3 of Federal Decree-Law No. 8 of 2017 imposes that standard rate on a taxable supply. The price pages above do not say whether VAT is inside the dirham. Zero-rated and exempt supplies are outside the standard rate, so the written quote has to say whether 5% is added.
- Location and access: truck entrance, pump reach, parking, restrictions and washout.
- Order size: minimum load, the step the plant will sell, and unused concrete.
- Programme: pour window, truck spacing, after-hours conditions and delay.
- Quality: approved mix reference, delivery tickets, sampling and testing.
Worked example: a 10 × 10 m slab
Total cost = volume in m³ × price per m³ + pump and delivery extras. Convert 150 mm to 0.15 m. Net volume = 10 × 10 × 0.15 = 15 m³. For this example only, 5% gives 0.75 m³ and 15.75 m³ before the plant’s order step. If the plant sells 0.5 m³ steps, 15.75 becomes 16 m³. Confirm the step rather than assuming it.
Using only the Dubai 30 MPa material line of AED 300, 15 × 300 = AED 4,500 and 15.75 × 300 = AED 4,725, before pump and delivery. The Abu Dhabi 30 MPa line on the same quantity is 15 × 325 = AED 4,875 and 15.75 × 325 = AED 5,118.75. Do not add the AED 500 or AED 430 slab line on top of those products. Do not multiply a parity rate and a Turner rate and then average them.
Pump hire, haul beyond the stated basis, a minimum-load charge and VAT are outside those products. If the quote’s rate already includes delivery, do not add delivery again. The same 10 m × 10 m × 150 mm pour is about 32.81 ft × 32.81 ft × 5.91 in, or 19.62 yd³ net. Changing the unit label does not change the pour. Beams, steps and thickened edges are extra geometry, not a larger waste percentage.
| Line | Calculation | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Net slab | 10 × 10 × 0.15 | 15.00 m³ |
| Illustrative allowance | 15 × 5% | 0.75 m³ |
| Before order rounding | 15 + 0.75 | 15.75 m³ |
| Dubai 30 MPa material line only | 15.75 × 300 | AED 4,725 |
| Abu Dhabi 30 MPa material line only | 15.75 × 325 | AED 5,118.75 |
| Pump, haul, minimum load, VAT | From the written quote | Not included |
Dubai, Abu Dhabi and the other emirates
A city split is stated only where the page states one. Turner & Townsend prints Dubai and Abu Dhabi on the 30 MPa line and on the slab line. GCCPricing prints one UAE parity rate per grade and does not split Dubai from Abu Dhabi. No ready-mix dirham per m³ was opened for Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain, Ras Al Khaimah or Fujairah, so those emirates depend on the quote.
Distance, pump reach and a small load are the usual reasons two plants disagree on the same grade. The opened pages do not print a dirham for pump hire or for kilometres outside a city, so those lines stay blank until the quote fills them. A hot-weather pour can add cooling, a night delivery or longer pump attendance. Agree that scope with the engineer and the plant, and do not add water on site to recover a late truck.
Related quantity and price pages
The concrete slab calculator repeats the 10 × 10 m × 150 mm volume. The concrete cost calculator prices a volume only after you type the rate from the quote. Site-mix bag arithmetic is a different purchase in the concrete mix calculator.
The Qatar comparison, in Qatari riyals, is concrete price per m³ in Qatar. It is not a dirham rate. Saudi riyal ready-mix, where a page was opened, is in concrete price per m³ in Saudi Arabia. Villa construction in dirhams per square foot and per square metre is in villa construction cost in the UAE. Dated hollow, solid and thermal block prices are in concrete block price in the UAE. The other GCC construction guides stay on quantities unless they name a price.
Ready-mix supplier quote checklist
Send the same completed information to each supplier, then compare all charges on the same basis.
- Project address, contact, delivery access and requested pour date/time.
- Approved drawing revision, mix reference, required performance and testing.
- Net volume, chosen allowance, total requested volume and order increment.
- Quoted AED/m³, delivery inclusion, minimum-load and short-load charges.
- Pump mobilisation, reach, operating time, standby and extra-hour charges.
- Agreed hot-weather measures, scheduling and cancellation conditions.
- Quote date, validity, taxes if applicable, payment terms and exclusions.
- Delivery ticket, final-volume confirmation and unused-concrete arrangements.
Questions people ask
What is the ready mix concrete price per m3 in the UAE?
As of 27 October 2026, Turner & Townsend lists 30 MPa concrete for a 1,500 m³ job at AED 300 per m³ in Dubai and AED 325 per m³ in Abu Dhabi. GCCPricing reference-parity rates, last updated 26 October 2026, are AED 240 for C20/25, AED 265 for C25/30, AED 280 for C30/37, AED 315 for C40/50 and AED 340 for C45/55 per m³. The figures are not averaged. Obtain the plant’s written quote for the approved mix and address.
What is the concrete price per cubic meter in Dubai?
The Dubai figure opened for 30 MPa concrete on a 1,500 m³ job is AED 300 per m³. Concrete in a 150 mm slab on a 1,500 m³ job is AED 500 per m³ on the same Turner & Townsend page, and that line is not the same scope. GCCPricing does not print a Dubai-only rate. A grade the pages do not list, including ordinary C35, depends on the quote.
Does the UAE concrete price include 5% VAT, the pump and delivery?
The standard rate of VAT is 5%. The opened price pages do not say whether that 5% is inside the dirham, and they do not print a pump charge. GCCPricing calls its UAE row both Delivered and a reference parity rate, and its FAQ also says supply-only. Ask the quote to separate material, delivery, pump and VAT.
How many cubic metres is a 10 by 10 metre slab at 150 mm?
10 × 10 × 0.15 = 15 m³ net. An illustrative 5% allowance makes 15.75 m³ before the supplier’s order step. At the Dubai 30 MPa material line of AED 300 only, 15.75 × 300 = AED 4,725 before pump, delivery and VAT.
Why is there no C35 ready-mix price for the UAE?
No ordinary C35 dirham per m³ was published in a source checked on 27 October 2026. The GCCPricing C35 address returned no price. Turner & Townsend prints 30 MPa, not C35. The C35 price depends on the quote.
Sources and calculation basis
Source links support the points named beside them. Worked quantities are Construclytic calculations using the assumptions shown above. A price in a table is the figure that source printed on the date it was read. It is not a quotation for your site, and it does not replace the project specification.
- Turner & Townsend: UAE Market Intelligence 2025, construction cost performanceOpened 27 October 2026. Material costs: concrete 30 MPa, 1,500 m³ job, Dubai AED 300 per m³, Abu Dhabi AED 325. Sample construction costs: concrete in a 150 mm slab, 1,500 m³ job, Dubai AED 500, Abu Dhabi AED 430. The page does not say the two pairs are the same scope. Not averaged.
- GCCPricing: ready-mix concrete C20 price in the UAEOpened 27 October 2026. UAE AED 240 per m³ for C20/25, slump 75 mm. Reference parity rate. Table basis Delivered. Last updated 26 Oct 2026. The governance note says UAE rates are calibrated parities, not the Qatar verified survey.
- GCCPricing: ready-mix concrete C25 price in the UAEOpened 27 October 2026. UAE AED 265 per m³ for C25/30, slump 100 mm. Reference parity rate. Delivered on the table. Last updated 26 Oct 2026.
- GCCPricing: ready-mix concrete C30 price in the UAEOpened 27 October 2026. UAE AED 280 per m³ for C30/37, slump 100 mm. Reference parity rate. Price history shows the UAE row moving from 275 to 280 on 30 Sep 2026. Last updated 26 Oct 2026. Not averaged with Turner & Townsend 300 or 325.
- GCCPricing: ready-mix concrete C40 price in the UAEOpened 27 October 2026. UAE AED 315 per m³ for C40/50, slump 100 mm. Reference parity rate. Delivered on the table. Last updated 26 Oct 2026.
- GCCPricing: ready-mix concrete C45 price in the UAEOpened 27 October 2026. UAE AED 340 per m³ for C45/55, slump 150 mm. Reference parity rate. Delivered on the table. Last updated 26 Oct 2026.
- UAE Federal Tax Authority: standard VAT rateOpened 27 October 2026. The FTA FAQ states that the standard rate of VAT in the UAE is 5%. It does not say whether a ready-mix rate includes that 5%.
- UAE Federal Decree-Law No. 8 of 2017, Article 3Opened 27 October 2026. Article 3 imposes a standard rate of 5% tax on a supply or import under Article 2, without prejudice to Title Six. The concrete tables above are not a tax ruling.
- NRMCA: ordering and hot-weather concrete resourcesOpened 27 October 2026. Technical background: CIP 31 covers ordering, CIP 12 hot-weather placement. This is not a UAE or Saudi price source.