# Short-term rentals in Dubai Studio City

Dubai Studio City, Dubai · Dubai Wealth Index

> 2 buildings in Dubai Studio City 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/dubai-studio-city
- 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 |
| :--- | :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Laya Heights | studio | 503 | 20 | 46,000 | 55,779 | 34.0% | 15.7% | 2.2× |
| Azizi Mirage 1 | studio | 491 | 37 | 46,000 | 54,130 | 34.3% | 20.0% | 2.2× |

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 Dubai Studio City.” Dubai Studio City, Dubai. Data to 2026-11-02. https://dubaiwealthindex.com/short-term/apartments/dubai/dubai-studio-city

[Dubai Wealth Index](https://dubaiwealthindex.com/short-term/apartments/dubai/dubai-studio-city). “Short-term rentals in Dubai Studio City.” Dubai Studio City, 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.