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1 bedroom apartments for rent in Dubai South

Dubai South's typical building yields 7.58% gross — +0.6 pts vs the Dubai median, across 33 buildings with enough registered activity to report.

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Edition DWI-AREA-DUBAI-SOUTH
Median rent
AED 54,000
Median AED/yr/sqft
85AED/yr/sqft
Median gross yield
7.58%
≈ 13 yrs gross payback
Median rent change, 12mo
+5.8%

This record covers the 33 Dubai South buildings with enough registered Ejari contracts for a median to mean anything. Gross yields inside the area run from 5.52% to 9.12%, so the 7.58% median says much less about any one building than the table below does. The Dubai Land Department registers Dubai South as Madinat Al Mataar. The Dubai median for comparison is 6.98%, over the same 24-month window of Dubai Land Department and Ejari records to 2026-08-26.

Rents in Dubai South

AED/yr/sqft, monthly median
Monthly median rent per sqft per year across every registered new rental contract in Dubai South, smoothed over three months. The band along the bottom is monthly volume.

Buildings with 1 bedroom apartments in Dubai South

Sorted by gross yield. Click any column to re-sort.

Kappa Acca 3AED 52,000799.12%+1.5 pts+4.0%32
The Pulse Boulevard Apartments - C3AED 60,000748.57%+1.0 pts+5.2%45
MAG 520AED 50,000878.47%+0.9 pts+5.8%530
MAG 515AED 50,000878.47%+0.9 pts+5.8%530
The Pulse Residence IconAED 58,000768.23%+0.7 pts+2.6%29
MAG 555AED 50,000878.20%+0.6 pts+5.8%530
MAG 565AED 50,000878.06%+0.5 pts+5.8%530
TenoraAED 58,920698.04%+0.5 pts+3.5%68
The Pulse Residence Park -B3AED 54,000798.00%+0.4 pts+3.8%50
The Pulse Boulevard Apartments - C1AED 60,000748.00%+0.4 pts+0.0%44
The Pulse Residence Plaza B8AED 55,000807.86%+0.3 pts+0.9%82
The Pulse Boulevard Apartments (C2)AED 60,000737.79%+0.2 pts+8.1%41
MAG 560AED 50,000877.76%+0.2 pts+5.8%530
The Pulse Residence (B2)AED 54,000757.76%+0.2 pts+2.9%45
MAG 510AED 50,000877.75%+0.2 pts+5.8%530
MAG 505AED 50,000877.69%+0.1 pts+5.8%530
MAG 545AED 50,000877.58%+0.0 pts+5.8%530
Manam PrimeAED 60,000857.58%+0.0 pts—9
The Pulse Residence Park-B4AED 54,000797.50%-0.1 pts+3.8%50
The Pulse Residence Plaza B9AED 55,000807.43%-0.2 pts+0.9%82
The Pulse Residence (A1)AED 54,000757.40%-0.2 pts+2.9%45
The Pulse Residence (B1)AED 54,000757.40%-0.2 pts+2.9%45
Cresswell ResidencesAED 77,000857.33%-0.3 pts—9
MAG 550AED 50,000877.14%-0.4 pts+5.8%530
MAG 535AED 50,000877.14%-0.4 pts+5.8%530
MAG 530AED 50,000877.14%-0.4 pts+5.8%530
Celestia AAED 62,000717.05%-0.5 pts+4.5%248
Celestia BAED 62,000716.97%-0.6 pts+4.5%248
Majestique Residence 1AED 60,000846.94%-0.6 pts+6.7%9
MAG 525AED 50,000876.85%-0.7 pts+5.8%530
Golf Views Block BAED 58,000886.63%-1.0 pts+12.7%77
MAG 540AED 50,000876.54%-1.0 pts+5.8%530
Golf Views Block AAED 58,000885.52%-2.1 pts+12.7%77

Yield deltas are vs the Dubai South median (7.58%).

Common questions

What rental yield do apartments in Dubai South return?
The median building in Dubai South returns 7.58% gross, +0.6 pts against the Dubai median of 6.98%, across 33 buildings with enough registered activity to report.
What does an apartment in Dubai South cost per square foot?
The median is 85 AED/sqft a year, over registered Dubai Land Department and Ejari records to 2026-08-26.
Are prices in Dubai South rising?
The median building moved +5.8% over the last 12 months against the 12 before it. That is a median across 33 buildings, so individual towers move further in both directions.
Which building in Dubai South yields most?
Kappa Acca 3, at 9.12% gross. A top row is an outlier by construction — the sample size beside it on the table is the check.
How many buildings in Dubai South does this record cover?
33. A building appears once it has enough registered sales and contracts for a median to mean anything; the rest are listed but not ranked. Data to 2026-08-26.

1 bedroom apartments rental record for Dubai South

Record type
Area-level property market record
Data date
Evidence base
8,225 registered rental contracts represented across 33 eligible buildings
Sources
Dubai Land Department sale transactions and Ejari rental contracts
Canonical record
/rent/1-bedroom-apartments/dubai/dubai-south
Method
Definitions and calculations

Cite as: Dubai Wealth Index. “1 bedroom apartments for rent in Dubai South.” Data to 2026-08-26. https://dubaiwealthindex.com/rent/1-bedroom-apartments/dubai/dubai-south.

Source: Dubai Land Department open data. Data as of 2026-08-26. Area figures are medians across the buildings listed above, not a separate calculation.