Is it possible for an individual on his own obtain a UAE resident visa?What is the cost of a resident visa?

Answer 1

No it is not possible to get a resident visa urself in UAE because in UAE the law only permits sponsorship of employees by the employer. Therefore u need to find an employer who can sponsor u. Else one can come on dependent visa of spouse or parents. The work visa costs around ADE 3000.
edit: yes u can get a resident visa from a builder after purchasing a property also but expats can only buy property in limited parts of uae

Answer 2

u can get a resident visa only if u have a sponser .
or u can buy a property and buy a resident visa from the developer of the property.