Gold Bracelet and Bangle Price in Dubai by Weight

The gold bracelet price in Dubai, like the price of a bangle, is worked out by weight: the gold in it at the day's rate for its karat, plus the shop's making charge, plus 5% VAT on both. The rate for the gold comes from one published list: the Dubai Jewellery Group (DJG) announces a suggested retail price per gram for each karat every day.¹⁸ The making charge is where shops differ. On 14 November 2026 we read the price breakdowns of 36 bangles, bracelets and kadas listed online by one UAE jeweller: its making charge ran from 6% to 27.5% of the gold value, and it was higher on bracelets than on plain bangles.¹⁰ These are one store's prices on one day, not a market average.

36 of 36

bangles, bracelets and kadas in one jeweller's online listing on 14 November 2026 were 22K

10.5 %

median making charge on that store's plain bangles, as a share of the gold value

19.5 %

median making charge on that store's bracelets

5 %

VAT, charged on the gold and the making charge together

How gold bracelet and bangle prices are worked out in Dubai

Gold jewellery in Dubai is sold by weight, and each store adds a labour charge that depends on how intricate the design is.⁵ The weight is multiplied by the day's DJG rate for the karat; DJG publishes that rate per gram for 24K, 22K, 21K, 18K and 14K gold, and many stores price jewellery as gold weight plus making charges.¹⁴ VAT in the UAE is 5%.⁸

1. Gold value = weight in grams x today's rate for the karat.
2. Making charge = set by the shop, as an amount or as a percentage of the gold value.
3. VAT = 5% of the gold value plus the making charge.

Visit Dubai puts the gold at roughly 80 to 90 per cent of the final price of a piece.⁵ In the 36 breakdowns we read, the gold line made up between 78% and 94% of the price before VAT, by our arithmetic, so the weight matters far more than the shop.¹⁰

One real breakdown

Tanishq's UAE online store shows a price breakup on every piece, so it is a useful example, not a benchmark. For a plain 22K bangle listed with 10.901 g of gold, it showed a gold line (the weight times a price per gram), a making charge equal to 9.5% of the gold line, a subtotal, and VAT of 5% on that subtotal.¹⁰ On all 36 pieces we read, the price per gram on the gold line was the same figure DJG published for 22K that day.¹¹⁰ So the gold part of a quote can be checked against our rate pages; the making charge is where shops differ. Some shops quote it as a percentage of the gold value, others as an amount per gram: ask which, and convert both quotes to the same form before you compare.

The table below shows the value of the gold only, at today's rate. The weights are examples, chosen to cover the range of the listings we read, from about 3.4 g for a light bracelet to about 39 g for a heavy bangle. Use the 5 g, 8 g and 10 g rows if you are looking at bangle designs of those weights.¹⁰

Weight	22K, AED	21K, AED	18K, AED
4 g	1,734.00	1,662.00	1,425.00
5 g	2,167.50	2,077.50	1,781.25
8 g	3,468.00	3,324.00	2,850.00
10 g	4,335.00	4,155.00	3,562.50
15 g	6,502.50	6,232.50	5,343.75
20 g	8,670.00	8,310.00	7,125.00
30 g	13,005.00	12,465.00	10,687.50
40 g	17,340.00	16,620.00	14,250.00

Bangle, bracelet or kada: what changes the price

The jeweller lists bangles, bracelets and kadas as separate products. Bangle sizes are given in millimetres, bracelet sizes in centimetres, and 11 of its 12 kadas are listed for men.¹⁰ The three groups differ in both weight and making charge:

Type	Pieces read	Gold weight	Making charge, share of gold value	Median
Bangles	12	5.4 to 39.1 g	9.5% to 18.5%	10.5%
Kadas	12	18.5 to 35.7 g	6% to 27.5%	13.5%
Bracelets	12	3.4 to 12.4 g	15.5% to 27.5%	19.5%

Two things follow from the table. The weight decides the gold value, so a heavy kada costs more than a light bracelet even with a lower making charge. And the making charge is set per design: the median bracelet carried almost twice the share of the median bangle.¹⁰ The tourism offices say the same in words: the craftsmanship charge varies with the intricacy of the piece in Abu Dhabi, and in Sharjah the more intricate the design, the more you pay, and the craftsmanship can be negotiated.⁶⁷

Visit Dubai notes that demand has moved to lighter pieces, with slimmed down bracelets replacing thick bangles.⁵ On the day we read the listing, 10 of the 12 kadas and 1 of the 12 bangles showed a discount on the selling price in the breakdown, so a shop's charges can change from week to week.¹⁰

22K, 21K or 18K

Dubai jewellers commonly use 22K gold for chains, bangles and plain rings, and the more durable 18K for diamond rings and other stone-studded pieces, Visit Dubai says.⁵ In Abu Dhabi gold is sold in 18, 21, 22 or 24 karats.⁶ 24K is commonly sold as coins or bars, because the metal is too soft for jewellery.⁵

22K

22 parts gold and 2 parts other metals, fineness .9166, marked 916.² See the 22K gold rate today.

21K

21 parts gold and 3 parts other metals, fineness .875.²

18K

18 parts gold and 6 parts other metals, fineness .750.² White gold bracelets are priced at the rate for their karat, like yellow ones; see how white gold is priced.

All 36 pieces in the Tanishq listing were 22K.¹⁰ Damas, another Dubai retailer, listed gold bangles in 18K, 21K and 22K, among them a 21K bangle with a stated gold weight of 9.317 g. Its listings give the karat, the gold weight and a total price, but no breakdown of the making charge.¹¹ In that case, ask the shop for the breakdown before you compare.

Bangle and bracelet sizes

Joyalukkas publishes a chart that converts Indian bangle sizes into the circumference of the bangle. To find yours, bring the thumb and little finger together and measure the hand where it is widest.¹² Some shops give bangle sizes as a diameter in millimetres instead, so the last column divides the circumference by 3.1416.

Indian size	Circumference, mm	Circumference, inches	Diameter, mm
2.2	169.7	6.68	54.0
2.4	179.6	7.07	57.2
2.6	189.5	7.46	60.3
2.8	199.4	7.85	63.5
2.10	209.3	8.24	66.6
2.12	219.5	8.64	69.9
2.14	229.4	9.03	73.0
3	239.3	9.42	76.2

Tanishq offers 60 mm and 62.50 mm on 10 of its 12 bangles and 57.50 mm on 8; one bangle comes in 40 mm and one oval bangle in 45 x 55 mm. Its bracelets are offered from 12 cm for a child to 20 cm for a man, and 18 cm is offered on 9 of the 12.¹⁰ The store does not say whether its millimetre sizes are a diameter or a circumference, so ask in the shop and try the bangle on. Each listing shows one gold weight even where several sizes are offered, so check the weight of the piece you actually take on the shop's scale.¹⁰

Bangles with stones

When a bangle is set with stones, only the gold should be multiplied by the gold rate. DJG advises buyers to have the seller state in writing the weight and number of the stones, their clarity, colour and cut, the purity of the metal and its weight.² Visit Dubai adds that Dubai gold dealers must provide a digital authentication certificate on request, stating the karats, the weight of the gold, the weight of the stones and the cost of the labour.⁵ Damas, for example, lists two bangles in 22K yellow gold and ruby with stated gold weights of 16.436 g and 17.090 g; the stones are not part of those figures.¹¹

Before you pay

• Find the hallmark. Every gold jewellery item must carry an official hallmark or tags issued under UAE standards, and DJG tells buyers to check the symbols, the purity mark and the product information.³ Our guide to 916 and other hallmarks explains the marks, and checking whether a bracelet is real gold covers the tests.
• Ask for the weight, the karat, the rate used, the making charge and the VAT as separate lines, and an invoice with the jeweller's stamp.³
• For a piece with stones, ask for the authentication certificate.⁵
• Bring an Emirates ID or a passport: buyers of jewellery may be asked for a copy under anti-money laundering rules.³
• Compare two or three shops on the same day. Our list of jewellers in the UAE shows addresses and phone numbers.

If you sell it later

When a piece is resold, the jeweller values it by its material value, which may be much lower than the price you paid, DJG says.² The making charge is the part you do not get back, which is worth knowing when you choose between a plain bangle and an intricate bracelet. Exchange and buy-back terms differ between retailers, so ask about them at the time of purchase.² Our guide on how to sell gold in Dubai covers the rest.