Gold Earrings Price in Dubai: 22K Studs, Jhumkas and 18K Diamond Earrings

The gold earrings price in Dubai follows the usual formula: the gold weight times the day's rate for the karat, plus the shop's making charge, plus 5% VAT.⁴⁷ The difference is the balance. Earrings are light and detailed, so the work takes a much bigger share of the price than on a bangle or a chain. On 14 November 2026 one UAE jeweller's online breakdowns showed plain 22K earrings with 1.3 to 9.2 g of gold and making charges of 15.5% to 29.5% of the gold value; on its 18K diamond earrings, the diamonds usually cost more than the gold.¹¹

1.3-2.8 g

of gold in the 14 plain 22K stud earrings we read

24.5 %

median making charge on 33 plain 22K earrings, as a share of the gold value

10.5 %

the same median on 12 plain 22K bangles from that store

6 of 7

18K diamond earrings where the diamonds were priced above the gold

How the gold earrings price in Dubai is worked out

The Dubai Jewellery Group (DJG) publishes a suggested retail price per gram for 24K, 22K, 21K, 18K and 14K gold every day.¹ Shops sell jewellery by weight at that rate and add a labour charge that depends on how intricate the design is.⁴⁵ VAT of 5% goes on top.⁷

Tanishq's UAE online store prints this as a price breakup. For a pair of plain 22K studs with 2.798 g of gold it listed a gold line, a making charge equal to 26.5% of the gold line, and VAT at 5% of the two together. On every earring we read, the price per gram on the gold line was the figure DJG published for that karat on the day.¹¹¹

The table shows the value of the gold only, at today's rate, for weights that cover the earrings we read, from small studs to heavy jhumkas. The 2 g row answers the common "2 gram gold earrings" question.¹¹

Weight	22K, AED	18K, AED
1.5 g	650.25	534.38
2 g	867.00	712.50
3 g	1,300.50	1,068.75
4 g	1,734.00	1,425.00
6 g	2,601.00	2,137.50
9 g	3,901.50	3,206.25

Studs, hoops, jhumkas and drops

On small pieces, more of the price goes to the work. Across 33 plain 22K earrings from one store, the making charge was 15.5% to 29.5% of the gold value, with a median of 24.5%. On the same store's plain 22K bangles the median was 10.5%.¹¹

Style, 22K plain gold	Pieces	Gold weight	Making charge, share of gold value	Median
Studs	14	1.3 to 2.8 g	24.5% to 29.5%	26.5%
Jhumkas	10	2.9 to 9.2 g	15.5% to 26.5%	22.5%
Drops and other designs	5	2.8 to 5.4 g	18.5% to 28.5%	22.5%
Hoops	4	2.1 to 4.3 g	16.5% to 28.5%	21.5%
For comparison: plain bangles	12	5.4 to 39.1 g	9.5% to 18.5%	10.5%

The share is set per design, not by weight alone: two filigree jhumkas carried 15.5%, while 9 of the 14 studs carried 26.5%.¹¹ In Sharjah, Visit Sharjah says, the more intricate the design, the more you pay, and the craftsmanship charge can be negotiated.⁶ Our guide to making charges in Dubai shops explains how they are quoted, and the bangle and bracelet price guide has the breakdowns for heavier pieces.

22K or 18K earrings

The listing we read split cleanly by karat: its 22K earrings were mostly plain gold, and all 8 of its 18K earrings carried diamonds or a gemstone.¹¹ That matches what DJG says: diamond jewellery is usually made in 18K white or yellow gold.²

22K, fineness 916

22 parts gold and 2 parts other metals. Today's rate: 22K gold price per gram.²¹³

18K, fineness 750

18 parts gold and 6 parts other metals, with a lower rate per gram than 22K.¹²¹³

In diamond earrings the karat matters less to the bill, because most of the price is in the stones and the work, as the next section shows.¹¹

Diamond earrings: three lines on the bill

On the seven 18K diamond earrings we read, the breakdown had three parts: the gold at the day's 18K rate, the diamonds with their carat weight, and a making charge given as a sum in dirhams, not as a percentage.¹¹¹

• Gold: 1.7 to 3.7 g per item.
• Diamonds: 0.20 to 1.05 carats, priced above the gold on 6 of the 7.
• Making charge: equal to 68% to 153% of the gold line, by our arithmetic.¹¹

Two of those diamond studs are described as having a screw-back that holds them close to the ear.¹¹ The store says the screw-back keeps the pair in place, so ask which back a pair has before you buy.

The total weight of a piece with stones is not its gold weight. Two 22K jhumkas with stones were listed with gross weights of 12.661 g and 9.398 g, while their gold lines used 11.001 g and 8.012 g.¹¹ DJG advises having the seller state in writing the weight and number of the diamonds, their clarity, colour and cut, and the purity and weight of the metal; if the stones are not certified, ask at least for an in-house certificate.² Our list of diamond jewellers in the UAE is a place to start comparing.

Gold earrings for babies and children

The same store listed five plain 22K pairs for kids on 14 November 2026: three stud pairs with 1.566 g to 2.636 g of gold and a making charge of 26.5% of the gold value, and two jhumka pairs with 3.867 g at 22.5%.¹¹ They were priced exactly like the adult pieces, by weight.

• Light pieces, high share of work. Studs for children carried the same 26.5% as most adult studs, so the making charge is a large part of a small bill.¹¹
• Ask what the posts are made of. Nickel can trigger allergic contact dermatitis, the NHS says.⁹ The next section explains why.
• Keep the invoice. If you trade the pair in later, a jeweller values it by its material value, not by what you paid.²

Sensitive ears and nickel

In gold jewellery, nickel comes in with the alloy: DJG notes that white gold is made with more nickel.² Some metals, including nickel, can trigger allergic contact dermatitis.⁹

European chemicals law sets limits for this. Under the REACH regulation (Annex XVII, entry 27), the posts of earrings inserted into pierced ears must release less than 0.2 µg of nickel per cm² per week, and other jewellery in prolonged contact with the skin no more than 0.5 µg.¹⁰ These are European limits, not UAE rules. If your ears react to nickel, ask the shop in writing what the alloy and the posts are made of; our white gold guide explains why this matters most for white pieces.

Before you pay

• Mark. UAE law forbids selling gold articles without the official or a recognised foreign hallmark; an article too small to be hallmarked must come with an identification card instead.¹³ DJG says to check the symbols, the purity mark and the product information.³ All jewellery sold in the UAE also carries the quality mark of the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology.¹²
• Weight of the pair. Ask for the gold weight of both earrings together, the karat, the making charge and the VAT as separate lines, on an invoice with the jeweller's stamp.³
• Stones. For diamond earrings, get the stone details in writing and the digital authentication certificate, which Dubai dealers must give on request.²⁵
• Compare. Ask two or three shops for the making charge as a share of the gold value, on the same day.
• Resale. On resale a jeweller values a piece by its material value, which can be much lower than its purchase price.² See how to sell gold in Dubai.