18K Gold Rate Today in Dubai

Dubai Jewellery Group (DJG) describes 18 karat gold as 18 parts pure gold with 6 parts of other metals added, with a fineness of .750 (DJG jewellery guide). The stamp 750 is that fineness: 75% gold, 25% alloy metal. “18K”, “18 carat”, “18kt” and “750” are the same purity.

With a quarter of the metal made up of other metals, the mix of that alloy has a visible effect: DJG explains that coloured golds are made by changing the alloy composition. That is how one 18K design can come in white, rose or yellow.

DJG’s guide says it plainly: diamond jewellery is usually made in 18k white or yellow gold, although it can also be made in silver, platinum and other metals, which changes the price. In practice that means an 18K ring with stones has two separate values on one bill: the gold, priced by weight at the 18K rate, and the stones, priced by their own qualities.

DJG recommends that the seller gives a full description in writing, on an invoice or certificate, covering the weight and number of diamonds, their clarity, colour and cut, the purity of the metal and the weight of metal used in the piece. Ask for that split, so you can check the gold part against today’s rate. Shops that sell diamond jewellery are in the diamond jewellery directory, and the directory also lists the shops in the Gold and Diamond Park.

According to DJG, colours other than the warm yellow of pure gold are made by changing the alloy: pink (rose) gold has more copper, green gold more zinc and silver, and white gold more nickel. A colour can also be given by electroplating, but DJG notes that this is only a surface finish and wears off over time.

• Same karat, same stamp. Karat measures gold content, so white and rose 18K pieces carry the same 750 mark as yellow 18K.
• One rate. DJG publishes a single 18K rate on its rate page; there is no separate rate for white or rose gold. Any difference in price between colours sits in the making charge or the finish, so ask the shop what it covers.
• Plating. If a white gold piece is plated, ask whether re-plating later is offered and at what price.

• 1 gram: AED 356.25
• 5 grams: AED 1,781.25
• 10 grams: AED 3,562.50
• 1 tola (11.6638 g): AED 4,155.23

These are gold values. For a gem-set piece, the gold value can be a small part of the total, so the 18K rate tells you whether the metal is fairly priced, not whether the whole piece is.

Today 1 gram of 18K costs AED 356.25 and 1 gram of 22K costs AED 433.50. 22K holds 91.6% gold against 75% in 18K, a gap of 16.6 percentage points. Like the other karats, 18K is published as its own rate rather than worked out from purity: at the reading we checked on 13 November 2026 it was about 76.1% of the 24K rate, slightly above its 75% gold content. For plain yellow gold, see the 22K gold rate and the 21K gold rate; for all karats on one page, the gold rate today in the UAE.

1. Find the 750 mark. DJG’s Know Your Rights page says every gold jewellery item must carry an official hallmark or tags issued under UAE standards.
2. Ask for the metal weight and the stone weight separately, and the making charge as its own line.
3. If you cannot examine the stones yourself, DJG advises certified stones from an international gemological institute and, for mounted jewellery, at the very least the retailer’s in-house certificate.
4. Add 5% VAT to gold, stones and making charge. 18K at 75% purity is far below the 99% needed for the investment gold zero rate.
5. Ask about exchange and buy-back terms; DJG notes these guarantees vary between retailers and affect the price.

The gold price calculator works out the gold and making charge part for 18K; add the stone price from the shop’s quote.