1 Gram Gold Price in Dubai Today (INR & AED)

One gram of 24K gold costs ₹12,320.35 (AED 480.76) in Dubai today, and one gram of 22K costs ₹11,285.28 (AED 440.37). The table below gives the live price of 1 gram for every karat.

One gram of 24K gold in Dubai costs about ₹12,320.35 (AED 480.76) right now. One gram of 22K costs about ₹11,285.28 (AED 440.37), 21K about ₹10,780.18 (AED 420.66) and 18K about ₹9,240.26 (AED 360.57). These are gold-only prices; a finished coin or piece of jewellery will cost more once making charges and 5% VAT are added.

Today's 1 gram rate by karat

The INR column converts the Dubai price at today's exchange rate of about ₹25.63 per dirham. It is not the Indian showroom price, which includes import duty and GST.

Most Indian buyers care about 22K. The live panel below shows its rate and how it has moved recently.

What can you actually buy with one gram?

A gram is small. Hold a one-rupee coin and you are holding something several times heavier. Still, plenty of items sit at or near the one-gram mark.

• A 1 g 24K coin or minted bar. The most common one-gram purchase, often as a gift for a birthday, Diwali or a new baby.
• A nose pin. Many plain designs weigh well under a gram. Our nose pin buying guide covers screws, wires and karats.
• Small stud earrings. Simple 18K or 22K studs can weigh around a gram for the pair.
• A thin ring for a child. Light baby rings and bracelets start around this weight.
• A small pendant. A plain Om, cross, initial or heart pendant might be one to two grams.

Why small items cost more per gram

This is the bit that surprises people. A 1 g coin will almost never sell at the board rate. The minting, packaging and dealer margin are spread over very little gold, so the price per gram is higher than for a 10 g or 100 g bar.

Jewellery works the same way. A shop often sets a minimum making charge for small pieces, because the labour on a pair of studs isn't much less than on something three times heavier. On a light piece, that charge can be a large share of the bill.

A worked example: a 1 g coin vs a 1 g pair of studs

Assume an illustrative 24K rate of AED 400 and a 22K rate of AED 366.

*Investment gold of 99% purity or more can be zero-rated in B2B trade. Retail buyers should check whether VAT appears on the bill. Our page on how UAE VAT applies to gold explains the difference.

In both cases the all-in price per gram is well above the board rate. That's normal for tiny purchases, and it's worth knowing before you buy a stack of 1 g coins thinking of them as an investment. Our explainer on premiums and spreads shows how those costs shrink as size goes up.

Using the 1 gram rate as a measuring stick

The per-gram rate is more useful as a reference than as a purchase size. A few ways to put it to work:

1. Price any piece in your head. Multiply the weight on the tag by the per-gram rate for its karat. That's the floor; everything above it is making and tax.
2. Spot an overpriced coin. Divide the coin's price by its weight. If the result is far above today's 24K rate, look elsewhere.
3. Compare karats fairly. A 21K bangle looks cheaper than a 22K one of the same weight because it holds less gold. The 1 g table shows exactly how much less.
4. Check a WhatsApp forward. If someone sends a per-gram "today's rate", compare it with the live numbers above. Old rates circulate for days.

For the full method of turning a weight and rate into a bill, see our guide to calculating a jewellery price.

How fast does the 1 gram price change?

Dubai rates are revised during trading hours as the international price moves. Because the dirham is pegged to the US dollar, the AED price tracks the dollar gold price closely. The rupee figure moves with both gold and the rupee's exchange rate.

The chart below shows how the 24K per-gram price has moved over the past week.

A move of a few dirhams a gram barely matters on a nose pin. On a 100 g bar it's several hundred dirhams. Match how closely you watch the rate to how much you're buying.

Which karat should a small buy be?

For a coin meant to be saved or gifted, 24K makes sense: it's the purest, the easiest to value and the simplest to sell. For jewellery that will be worn, especially by children, 22K or 18K holds up better. Pure gold is soft enough to bend and scratch easily. Our side-by-side on 24K versus 22K goes deeper into the trade-off.

If the gift is going back to India in your luggage, a 1 g item barely registers against the jewellery allowance. But gold coins and bars are never duty-free in baggage and should be declared, even when small. Check the latest rules with Indian Customs before flying.

How to check a 1 g coin or bar before paying

Small minted pieces usually come sealed in a card or plastic pack. That packaging matters more than people think, because it's what a future buyer will look at too.

• Purity mark. Look for 999 or 999.9 stamped on the piece and printed on the card.
• Weight. It should read 1.00 g, or close to it, on the shop's scale. Ask to see it weighed if the pack allows.
• Serial number or assay details. Many minted bars carry a serial number on both the bar and the card. They should match.
• Intact seal. Don't break it if you plan to resell. Dealers often pay a little more for unopened packs.
• Invoice. It should state purity, weight, gold rate and any premium or making separately.

Gold in the UAE is assayed and hallmarked, with Dubai Central Laboratory as the official assay lab in the emirate. Buying from an established shop in the Gold Souk or a mall jeweller, and keeping the invoice, is the simplest protection on a small purchase.

Small-purchase checklist

• Check today's 1 g rate for the karat you want.
• Ask the total price, then divide by the weight to see the real per-gram cost.
• For coins, compare a 1 g, 5 g and 10 g option; the larger one often works out cheaper per gram.
• Get an invoice even for a small item; it proves purity and weight.
• For a broader picture of how per-gram prices link to tola, 10 g and ounce figures, read our per-gram explainer or check the live Dubai gold rate.