What rental yield do Dubai 1 bedroom apartments return?

The median building returns 7.0% gross, across 1,791 buildings in 74 areas with enough registered sales and Ejari contracts to report. Half of them yield more, half less. Data to 2026-10-12.

What do Dubai 1 bedroom apartments rent for per square foot?

The median building rents at 95 AED/sqft a year, from registered Ejari contracts over the last 12 months. Data to 2026-10-12.

What is the median rent for Dubai 1 bedroom apartments?

AED 75,000 a year for the median building, from registered new Ejari contracts — renewals are a separate contract group and are reported separately on each building. Data to 2026-10-12.

Are Dubai rents rising?

The median building moved -1.1% over the last 12 months against the 12 before it. That is a median across 1,791 buildings; individual areas and towers move further in both directions. Data to 2026-10-12.

Which Dubai area yields most?

Dubai Investment Park 2, where the median building returns 10.9% gross. Every area's median, building count and evidence count is in the table on this page; a top row is an outlier by construction.

City index · Data to 12 Oct 2026

1 bedroom apartments for rent in Dubai

1,791 buildings · 74 areas · 123,851 registered rental contracts, last 12 months

The typical Dubai apartment building has a gross yield of 7.0% — medians across 1,791 buildings in 74 areas, from registered contracts over the last 12 months.

Median rent

75,000AED / yr

Median gross yield: 7.0%
Rent per sqft: AED 95
12-month rent change: -1.1%
Contracts, 12 months: 123,851
Buildings · areas: 1,791 · 74

Medians of the median building; 12-month change is the median building’s.

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Every area, ordered by registered rental contracts in the last 12 monthsOf the 10 busiest areas, Remraam yields most (8.4%) and Downtown Dubai least (5.5%)

#	Area	Buildings	Yield vs city	12-month change	Contracts, last 12 months
1	Remraam	89	8.4%+1.4 pts	AED 58,000AED 77/sqft a year	0.0%	32,084
2	Jumeirah Village Circle	201	7.4%+0.4 pts	AED 70,000AED 88/sqft a year	-3.1%	9,637
3	International City	51	8.1%+1.1 pts	AED 42,000AED 56/sqft a year	+5.0%	8,906
4	Business Bay	91	6.6%-0.4 pts	AED 96,500AED 106/sqft a year	-4.2%	5,848
5	Dubai Creek Harbour	93	5.6%-1.4 pts	AED 95,000AED 130/sqft a year	0.0%	5,149
6	Dubai South	36	7.6%+0.6 pts	AED 55,000AED 85/sqft a year	+4.0%	3,766
7	Dubai Marina	58	5.8%-1.2 pts	AED 95,000AED 117/sqft a year	-8.7%	3,668
8	Sobha Hartland	29	6.2%-0.8 pts	AED 91,500AED 124/sqft a year	-2.6%	3,472
9	Downtown Dubai	59	5.5%-1.5 pts	AED 115,000AED 131/sqft a year	-6.8%	3,420
10	Meydan	39	6.5%-0.5 pts	AED 78,000AED 94/sqft a year	-4.9%	3,387
11	Arjan	66	7.5%+0.5 pts	AED 72,750AED 90/sqft a year	-3.9%	3,272
12	Dubai Production City	43	7.9%+0.9 pts	AED 63,000AED 84/sqft a year	-1.0%	3,235
13	Dubai Hills Estate	47	6.2%-0.8 pts	AED 95,000AED 137/sqft a year	-4.0%	3,076
14	DAMAC Hills	37	7.2%+0.2 pts	AED 75,000AED 90/sqft a year	0.0%	2,486
15	Al Quoz	9	8.0%+1.0 pts	AED 76,000AED 73/sqft a year	+15.2%	2,133
16	Dubailand Residence Complex	30	7.8%+0.8 pts	AED 56,500AED 64/sqft a year	+0.8%	2,113
17	Dubai Silicon Oasis	60	8.3%+1.3 pts	AED 58,500AED 74/sqft a year	+1.0%	2,099
18	Jumeirah Lake Towers	33	6.8%-0.2 pts	AED 83,000AED 100/sqft a year	-2.4%	2,056
19	Dubai Sports City	54	8.4%+1.4 pts	AED 60,000AED 72/sqft a year	0.0%	1,948
20	Town Square	31	7.5%+0.5 pts	AED 62,000AED 94/sqft a year	0.0%	1,852
21	Palm Jumeirah	32	5.2%-1.8 pts	AED 150,000AED 129/sqft a year	-6.3%	1,442
22	Meydan One	57	6.6%-0.4 pts	AED 73,000AED 129/sqft a year	-2.8%	1,421
23	Dubai Harbour	16	5.2%-1.8 pts	AED 125,000AED 160/sqft a year	-10.7%	1,191
24	MAG City	8	5.9%-1.1 pts	AED 80,000AED 100/sqft a year	-8.6%	1,088
25	Jumeirah Village Triangle	28	7.5%+0.5 pts	AED 71,250AED 91/sqft a year	-3.6%	1,076
26	Umm Suqeim	19	5.4%-1.6 pts	AED 118,500AED 143/sqft a year	-4.0%	994
27	Al Furjan	44	7.4%+0.4 pts	AED 72,000AED 90/sqft a year	0.0%	927
28	Dubai Healthcare City Phase 2	15	6.4%-0.6 pts	AED 72,000AED 98/sqft a year	-4.8%	891
29	La Mer	24	5.5%-1.5 pts	AED 121,000AED 148/sqft a year	0.0%	820
30	Liwan	48	8.8%+1.8 pts	AED 50,750AED 69/sqft a year	+4.2%	722
31	Dubai Investment Park 2	9	10.9%+3.9 pts	AED 63,750AED 73/sqft a year	+16.4%	716
32	International City Phase 2	31	7.6%+0.6 pts	AED 55,692AED 74/sqft a year	+9.2%	694
33	Dubai Studio City	13	8.0%+1.0 pts	AED 65,000AED 91/sqft a year	-3.2%	640
34	Zabeel	6	5.2%-1.8 pts	AED 112,500AED 148/sqft a year	-10.0%	532
35	Dubai Science Park	9	7.4%+0.4 pts	AED 70,000AED 91/sqft a year	-1.4%	485
36	City Walk	28	5.6%-1.4 pts	AED 155,000AED 144/sqft a year	-0.3%	482
37	Bluewaters Island	10	5.6%-1.4 pts	AED 280,000AED 246/sqft a year	-6.7%	470
38	DAMAC Hills 2	14	8.2%+1.2 pts	AED 57,000AED 86/sqft a year	+3.6%	442
39	District One	28	6.0%-1.0 pts	AED 97,500AED 120/sqft a year	-12.2%	441
40	The Greens	9	6.0%-1.0 pts	AED 125,000AED 131/sqft a year	0.0%	433
41	Downtown Jebel Ali	7	7.8%+0.8 pts	AED 54,000AED 82/sqft a year	+1.9%	419
42	Al Kifaf	6	5.8%-1.2 pts	AED 105,000AED 106/sqft a year	-4.5%	386
43	Living Legends	11	6.9%-0.1 pts	AED 65,000AED 76/sqft a year	+6.7%	336
44	Majan	17	6.8%-0.2 pts	AED 65,886AED 76/sqft a year	0.0%	326
45	Al Barari	14	8.3%+1.3 pts	AED 150,000AED 142/sqft a year	-6.3%	296
46	Jumeirah Garden City	25	5.2%-1.8 pts	AED 77,250AED 101/sqft a year	-0.1%	281
47	Rukan	4	7.8%+0.8 pts	AED 58,000AED 91/sqft a year	+3.6%	278
48	Jaddaf Waterfront	14	7.2%+0.2 pts	AED 77,250AED 96/sqft a year	-1.0%	227
49	Motor City	6	6.6%-0.4 pts	AED 72,500AED 76/sqft a year	-2.4%	210
50	Mirdif	7	7.0%-0.0 pts	AED 79,000AED 63/sqft a year	0.0%	195
51	Dubai Waterfront	4	7.8%+0.8 pts	AED 45,121AED 63/sqft a year	+2.5%	172
52	Dubai Investment Park 1	5	9.8%+2.8 pts	AED 65,000AED 74/sqft a year	+3.5%	146
53	Jumeirah Beach Residence	3	5.0%-2.0 pts	AED 150,000AED 198/sqft a year	-9.1%	135
54	Wasl Gate	3	8.0%+1.0 pts	AED 64,807AED 119/sqft a year	+4.5%	124
55	Barsha Heights	5	3.3%-3.7 pts	AED 90,000AED 86/sqft a year	0.0%	122
56	Mina Rashid	5	4.0%-3.0 pts	AED 70,000AED 96/sqft a year	—	118
57	Jumeirah Golf Estates	6	7.4%+0.4 pts	AED 85,000AED 106/sqft a year	-5.6%	104
58	Al Wasl	8	5.3%-1.8 pts	AED 145,000AED 157/sqft a year	+10.8%	103
59	Jumeirah Bay Island	6	—	AED 750,000AED 497/sqft a year	-1.6%	66
60	Maritime City	4	4.1%-2.9 pts	AED 81,000AED 95/sqft a year	+3.4%	55
61	Sufouh Gardens	4	7.7%+0.7 pts	AED 92,500AED 114/sqft a year	+5.6%	50
62	Dubai Industrial City	5	6.2%-0.8 pts	AED 40,000AED 75/sqft a year	+0.5%	40
63	City of Arabia	2	7.6%+0.6 pts	AED 61,500AED 71/sqft a year	+10.4%	23
64	Uptown Mirdif	1	—	AED 62,000AED 70/sqft a year	+7.8%	23
65	DIFC	2	2.3%-4.7 pts	AED 95,000AED 117/sqft a year	+2.5%	21
66	Al Qusais Industrial Area	1	7.4%+0.4 pts	AED 41,000AED 58/sqft a year	+7.9%	18
67	Discovery Gardens	3	7.2%+0.2 pts	AED 65,000AED 75/sqft a year	+2.5%	16
68	Nad Al Sheba Gardens	2	6.1%-0.9 pts	AED 98,500AED 97/sqft a year	—	16
69	District 11	2	5.3%-1.7 pts	AED 68,750AED 89/sqft a year	—	11
70	Al Barsha	1	4.3%-2.7 pts	AED 82,500AED 87/sqft a year	-2.9%	6
71	Dubai Media City	1	3.5%-3.5 pts	AED 140,000AED 128/sqft a year	—	5
72	Al Jaddaf	1	—	AED 74,000AED 118/sqft a year	—	3
73	Dubai Islands	1	—	AED 140,000AED 127/sqft a year	—	3
74	Jumeirah	1	—	AED 500,000AED 430/sqft a year	—	3

Yield deltas are vs the Dubai median (7.0%) · Showing 20 of 74 areas

Rent per sqft in Dubai, monthlyAED 91 a year, -4.6% on a year

Monthly median across every registered new rental contract, smoothed over three months. The band along the bottom is monthly volume.

Highest-yielding buildings with 1 bedroom apartments, all of DubaiHera Tower leads at 13.6% gross

Full ranking

#	Building	Gross yield
1	Hera TowerDubai Sports City	13.6%	AED 87,000/yr
2	VERDANA 4 ResidenceDubai Investment Park 1	12.6%	AED 65,000/yr
3	Regent CourtJumeirah Village Circle	12.4%	AED 70,000/yr
4	Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum City, District One Phase III, Residences 4District One	11.2%	AED 125,000/yr
5	Dune Residency DubaiJumeirah Village Circle	10.3%	AED 65,000/yr
6	Dana TowerJumeirah Village Circle	10.1%	AED 62,000/yr
7	H Three by AuroraJumeirah Village Circle	10.0%	AED 95,000/yr
8	Hanover SquareJumeirah Village Circle	10.0%	AED 60,000/yr
9	Edmonton ElmJumeirah Village Triangle	9.8%	AED 70,000/yr
10	VERDANA 3 ResidenceDubai Investment Park 1	9.8%	AED 65,000/yr

From buildings with their own registered rental contracts.

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Common questions

What rental yield do Dubai 1 bedroom apartments return?: The median building returns 7.0% gross, across 1,791 buildings in 74 areas with enough registered sales and Ejari contracts to report. Half of them yield more, half less. Data to 2026-10-12.
What do Dubai 1 bedroom apartments rent for per square foot?: The median building rents at 95 AED/sqft a year, from registered Ejari contracts over the last 12 months. Data to 2026-10-12.
What is the median rent for Dubai 1 bedroom apartments?: AED 75,000 a year for the median building, from registered new Ejari contracts — renewals are a separate contract group and are reported separately on each building. Data to 2026-10-12.
Are Dubai rents rising?: The median building moved -1.1% over the last 12 months against the 12 before it. That is a median across 1,791 buildings; individual areas and towers move further in both directions. Data to 2026-10-12.
Which Dubai area yields most?: Dubai Investment Park 2, where the median building returns 10.9% gross. Every area's median, building count and evidence count is in the table on this page; a top row is an outlier by construction.

Source: Dubai Land Department open data. Data to 12 Oct 2026.

Dubai 1 bedroom apartments rental record, by area

Record type: City-level property market record
Data date: 2026-10-12
Evidence base: 123,851 registered rental contracts across 1,791 eligible buildings in 74 areas
Sources: Dubai Land Department sale transactions and Ejari rental contracts
Canonical record: /rent/1-bedroom-apartments/dubai
Method: Definitions and calculations

Cite as: Dubai Wealth Index. “Dubai 1 bedroom apartments for rent, by area.” Data to 2026-10-12. https://dubaiwealthindex.com/rent/1-bedroom-apartments/dubai