The invention relates to a method for low energy consumption preparation of dimethyl ether from methanol, and belongs to the field of chemical engineering. The method comprises the following steps: 1, methanol from a tank area undergoes two-stage preheating by a wastewater cooler and a methanol preheater; 2, the preheated methanol is vaporized by a vaporizing tower, the vaporized methanol enters a reactor, reaction gas obtained after a reaction is divided into two flows, one of the two flows enters the methanol preheater, and the other flow enters one reboiler in the vaporizing tower; 3, the two reaction gas flows with the heat being partially used meet before entering a secondary methanol preheater, and exchange heat, and the obtained gas enters a rectifying tower from the bottom in a gas form; and 4, rectifying tower top dimethyl ether is cooled by an evaporative condenser, the cooled dimethyl ether enters a dimethyl ether refluxing tank, one part of the dimethyl ether is refluxed, and one part of the dimethyl ether is extracted as a product. Compared with the prior art, the method has the advantages of reasonable and full utilization of heat generated in the whole production system, saving of a large amount of process cooling water, optimized process route, reduction of the device investment, and suitableness for large-scale industrialization.