# Short-term rentals in Al Kifaf

Al Kifaf, Dubai · Dubai Wealth Index

> 2 buildings in Al Kifaf with positive modelled operating surplus after a registered annual lease benchmark. Compare rental arbitrage and buying to operate; missing buy yields mean insufficient purchase evidence, not zero returns.

- Canonical: https://dubaiwealthindex.com/short-term/apartments/dubai/al-kifaf
- Data as of: 2026-11-02
- Sources: Dubai Land Department registered sale transactions; Ejari registered rental contracts; Public Airbnb search results, sampled forward twelve months
- Method: https://dubaiwealthindex.com/methodology

## The assumption

Short-term revenue is annualised at an assumed 70% occupancy, net of platform fees, cleaning and utilities, and assumes a self-managed unit (0% management fee). Occupancy is a stated assumption, never a measurement: gross revenue changes with occupancy while fixed costs remain. Rental-arbitrage surplus subtracts the registered annual lease benchmark from modelled operating revenue. It excludes furnishing, deposits, permit costs, financing and owner service charges; replace the benchmark with your actual lease and costs. A missing purchase benchmark does not remove valid rental economics, but no buy yield is published. Check landlord permission and current DET holiday-home requirements before operating.

## Buildings

| Building | Bedroom | Nightly rate (AED) | Listings seen | Registered rent (AED/yr) | Surplus after lease (AED/yr) | Break-even occupancy | Modelled buy yield before owner costs | Premium vs lease |
| :--- | :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 Residences - 1 | 2br | 1,451 | 11 | 145,000 | 145,944 | 37.4% | 10.4% | 2.0× |
| 1 Residences - 2 | 2br | 1,451 | 11 | 145,000 | 143,748 | 37.9% | 10.6% | 2.0× |

Listing counts are a floor, not a census: they count the public search results seen for that building and bedroom type.

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## Citation

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Dubai Wealth Index. “Short-term rentals in Al Kifaf.” Al Kifaf, Dubai. Data to 2026-11-02. https://dubaiwealthindex.com/short-term/apartments/dubai/al-kifaf

[Dubai Wealth Index](https://dubaiwealthindex.com/short-term/apartments/dubai/al-kifaf). “Short-term rentals in Al Kifaf.” Al Kifaf, Dubai. Data to 2026-11-02.

Retain each figure’s bedroom type, unit, period, data date and evidence count when quoting it. Short-term occupancy is a stated modelling assumption, never a measurement.