Calvera Consulting / UAE Business Setup Cost Calculator
Most consultants quote a single mystery number. Answer four questions below and see a realistic, itemized breakdown, the same line items we put in real proposals. No email required to see the number. That's the point.
Setting up outside Dubai? Free zones in the Northern Emirates, Sharjah, Ajman, RAK, price licenses from AED 5,750. The calculator below shows Dubai rates; tell us your emirate and we'll send the Northern Emirates breakdown instead.
Typical Dubai free zone rates, mid-2026, for standard (non-regulated) activities. Emirates ID fees are additional and itemized in your proposal, as is Calvera's service fee, quoted separately, line by line. This is the transparent baseline no one else shows you; exact figures confirmed before you sign anything.
This calculator uses the same line items we put in real client proposals: the free zone license, visa allocation, immigration card, visa processing by type, medical and biometrics, and change-of-status fees where applicable. Government and free zone fees are shown separately from Calvera's own fee, a flat AED 2,500 on every package, published here and everywhere else on our site.
What it doesn't include: Emirates ID (itemized separately in your proposal), express processing, specific free zone premiums, and regulated-activity approvals. Mainland setups are priced differently and quoted rather than estimated, since authority and activity both affect the number directly.