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Dubai Wealth Index

1 bedroom apartments for rent in Dubai

Registered Ejari rents for every apartment building with enough contracts to report — new leases against renewals.

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The typical Dubai apartment building returns 7.38% gross to its owner — medians across 1,624 buildings in 65 areas, from registered contracts over the last 24 months. Every figure is a median of 234,306 registered rental contracts — not an asking price. View sales

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Median rent
75,000AED / yr
Median rent per sqft
98AED / sqft
Median gross yield
7.38%
≈ 14 yrs gross payback
Median rent change, 12mo
+0.0%

234,306 registered rental contracts, last 24 months1,624 buildings in 65 areas

Rents in Dubai

Median rent per square foot, every registered new rental contract.

87AED-4.8% past 12 months

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

The most active areas

The areas with the most registered rental contracts in the last 24 months, with the buildings tracked and the median gross yield in each.

All 65 areas

Jumeirah Village Circle

204 buildings

7.84%

median yield

Remraam

91 buildings

8.85%

median yield

Business Bay

88 buildings

7.20%

median yield

Dubai Creek Harbour

84 buildings

5.81%

median yield

Arjan

60 buildings

8.05%

median yield

Dubai Marina

58 buildings

6.58%

median yield

Meydan One

57 buildings

6.97%

median yield

Dubai Silicon Oasis

56 buildings

8.36%

median yield

Every area

Ordered by registered rental contracts in the last 24 months. Yield is shown but does not set the order.

AreaBuildingsMedian yieldRent/sqft12moRentals
Jumeirah Village Circle2047.84%+0.5 pts91+0.0%17,481
Remraam918.85%+1.5 pts77+4.7%68,328
Business Bay887.20%-0.2 pts111+0.0%10,584
Dubai Creek Harbour845.81%-1.6 pts132+5.0%8,203
Arjan608.05%+0.7 pts93+0.0%4,422
Dubai Marina586.58%-0.8 pts123-4.5%6,758
Meydan One576.97%-0.4 pts133+0.0%2,618
Dubai Silicon Oasis568.36%+1.0 pts72+4.5%4,083
Downtown Dubai546.14%-1.2 pts138-0.9%6,491
Dubai Sports City548.34%+1.0 pts72+1.4%3,812
Liwan498.93%+1.5 pts67+5.3%1,421
International City489.32%+1.9 pts55+5.0%17,141
Dubai Hills Estate426.42%-1.0 pts139+0.0%5,185
Al Furjan427.50%+0.1 pts91+0.3%1,723
Production City397.95%+0.6 pts88+3.6%6,757
Damac Hills377.18%-0.2 pts90+0.0%5,247
Meydan357.25%-0.1 pts98+0.0%7,112
Dubai South337.58%+0.2 pts85+5.8%8,225
Palm Jumeirah315.59%-1.8 pts130+0.0%2,779
Jumeirah Lake Towers307.08%-0.3 pts103+0.0%3,601
Town Square307.69%+0.3 pts94+0.0%3,870
Sobha Hartland286.59%-0.8 pts131+0.0%5,730
Mohammed Bin Rashid City District One286.75%-0.6 pts133-5.0%956
City Walk246.76%-0.6 pts146+0.0%642
La Mer245.34%-2.0 pts149+1.7%1,526
Jumeirah Village Triangle237.91%+0.5 pts97+0.0%1,581
Dubailand Residence Complex208.37%+1.0 pts64+4.0%4,372
Dubai Harbour165.78%-1.6 pts181-9.7%1,808
Umm Suqeim155.66%-1.7 pts155-0.3%1,383
Damac Hills 2148.07%+0.7 pts82+1.8%808
Al Barari146.79%-0.6 pts132-3.2%661
Majan137.12%-0.3 pts76+0.0%385
Dubai Studio City118.07%+0.7 pts92+0.0%821
International City Phase 3117.89%+0.5 pts73+10.0%412
Dubai Healthcare City Phase 2106.94%-0.4 pts108-3.3%1,272
Jaddaf Waterfront106.97%-0.4 pts80-0.8%332
Bluewaters Island106.06%-1.3 pts261-7.0%720
Al Quoz97.78%+0.4 pts67+15.4%3,987
Dubai Investments Park 299.96%+2.6 pts65+14.3%1,229
Mirdif86.35%-1.0 pts75+0.0%366
The Greens86.58%-0.8 pts136+0.0%521
Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Gardens86.30%-1.1 pts107-2.3%2,456
Dubai Water Canal75.89%-1.5 pts149+11.5%184
Zabeel65.86%-1.5 pts162+0.0%1,118
Al Kifaf65.85%-1.5 pts111+0.0%826
Downtown Jebel Ali68.60%+1.2 pts79+5.8%774
Island 266.66%-0.7 pts497+2.4%162
Jumeirah Golf Estates67.63%+0.2 pts109+2.8%203
Living Legends68.68%+1.3 pts77+9.4%330
Dubai Science Park57.36%-0.0 pts94+2.3%597
Jumeirah Garden City45.83%-1.5 pts124—48
Al Waha47.57%+0.2 pts89+5.5%835
Saih Shuaib410.46%+3.1 pts75+2.6%58
Mina Rashid44.95%-2.4 pts98—96
Barsha Heights48.17%+0.8 pts80+0.0%163
Al Sufouh Gardens47.12%-0.3 pts109+5.7%81
Hessyan49.28%+1.9 pts62+2.3%352
Jumeirah Beach Residence35.32%-2.1 pts222-11.8%261
Motor City27.05%-0.3 pts82+0.1%63
Dubai Maritime City24.88%-2.5 pts92+0.0%52
Wasl Gate27.65%+0.3 pts116+4.5%226
Al Qusais Industrial Area17.14%-0.2 pts56+14.3%36
City of Arabia18.88%+1.5 pts62+17.0%14
Uptown Mirdif18.00%+0.6 pts80+13.8%13
Mohammed Bin Rashid City District 1118.82%+1.4 pts77-10.3%5

Deltas are vs the Dubai median (7.38%).

Highest-yielding buildings with 1 bedroom apartments

Across all of Dubai, from buildings with their own registered rental contracts.

  1. 1
    Mayfair ResidencyBusiness Bay · AED 70,000/yr
    14.74%
  2. 2
    Phoenix TowerDubailand Residence Complex · AED 45,000/yr
    13.64%
  3. 3
    Tabeer 1International City · AED 55,000/yr
    13.58%
  4. 4
    Golden Wood ViewsJumeirah Village Triangle · AED 102,750/yr
    13.17%
  5. 5
    Regent CourtJumeirah Village Circle · AED 70,000/yr
    12.50%
  6. 6
    Hera TowerDubai Sports City · AED 87,000/yr
    11.45%
  7. 7
    BelvedereInternational City · AED 55,000/yr
    11.22%
  8. 8
    Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum City, District One Phase III, Residences 4Mohammed Bin Rashid City District One · AED 125,000/yr
    11.18%
  9. 9
    Dune Residency DubaiJumeirah Village Circle · AED 65,000/yr
    11.11%
  10. 10
    Silicon AvenueDubai Silicon Oasis · AED 60,000/yr
    11.09%

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Source: Dubai Land Department open data. Data as of 2026-08-26.