Estimate your DEWA bill in seconds

A DEWA bill combines a fixed monthly service charge, consumption-based electricity and water charges, a fuel surcharge and fees such as sewerage and the Dubai Municipality housing fee. 5% VAT is then added to the consumption and service charges. This calculator reproduces that structure from your monthly kWh and cubic metres.

Residential and commercial accounts pay 23 fils/kWh for the first 2,000 kWh, 28 fils for 2,001-4,000 kWh, 32 fils for 4,001-6,000 kWh and 38 fils above 6,000 kWh. Industrial accounts pay 23 fils up to 10,000 kWh and 38 fils above that. A fuel surcharge is added on top of every kWh.

Residential water is AED 7.700/m3 for the first 27 m3, AED 8.800/m3 for 28-54 m3 and AED 10.120/m3 above 54 m3. Commercial and industrial accounts use wider bands (0-45, 46-91 and 92+ m3). DEWA moved water billing from imperial gallons to cubic metres in March 2025, while neighbouring Sharjah still bills water in imperial gallons – see our SEWA bill calculator for the Sharjah rates.

The fuel surcharge is an extra amount added to every kWh of electricity and every cubic metre of water. DEWA restates it monthly based on fuel costs, so the same usage can cost more in one month than another. Both surcharge fields in this calculator are editable – enter the figure printed on your own bill for the most accurate result.

The sewerage fee is a Dubai Municipality charge that DEWA collects on its behalf, linked to your water consumption – roughly AED 4.40 per cubic metre in 2026. It carries no VAT, and under Dubai Decree No. 1 of 2015 it does not apply to property units occupied by UAE nationals. Use the sewerage dropdown to include or exclude it.

The housing fee is 5% of your annual rent (or the RERA-assessed rental value for owner-occupiers), divided into 12 monthly instalments and shown on your DEWA bill. It is not an electricity or water charge and is not subject to VAT. Enter your annual rent above to include it in the estimate.

No. 5% VAT applies to the consumption and service charges, but DEWA states that it does not apply to the housing fee, sewerage fee, irrigation fee, knowledge fee or innovation fee. This calculator only applies VAT to the taxable lines, which is why the VAT figure is smaller than 5% of the grand total.

Summer air-conditioning can push a household past 2,000 kWh, moving part of the usage into higher slabs and increasing the fuel surcharge at the same time. Irrigation and pool top-ups raise water and sewerage costs too. The slab breakdown in the result panel shows exactly where your usage sits.