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Dubai Wealth Index

2 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 7.00% gross to its owner — medians across 1,588 buildings in 66 areas, from registered contracts over the last 24 months. Every figure is a median of 154,581 registered rental contracts — not an asking price. View sales

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Median rent
113,500AED / yr
Median rent per sqft
91AED / sqft
Median gross yield
7.00%
≈ 14 yrs gross payback
Median rent change, 12mo
+0.0%

154,581 registered rental contracts, last 24 months1,588 buildings in 66 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 66 areas

Dubai South

218 buildings

8.07%

median yield

Jumeirah Village Circle

140 buildings

7.40%

median yield

Dubai Creek Harbour

93 buildings

5.64%

median yield

Remraam

90 buildings

8.35%

median yield

Business Bay

68 buildings

6.62%

median yield

Dubai Marina

63 buildings

6.08%

median yield

Downtown Dubai

52 buildings

5.86%

median yield

Arjan

50 buildings

7.78%

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
Dubai South2188.07%+1.1 pts64+0.0%28,089
Jumeirah Village Circle1407.40%+0.4 pts88-1.0%3,425
Dubai Creek Harbour935.64%-1.4 pts124+0.0%8,127
Remraam908.35%+1.3 pts72+0.0%42,600
Business Bay686.62%-0.4 pts107-3.2%4,941
Dubai Marina636.08%-0.9 pts113-5.6%4,273
Downtown Dubai525.86%-1.1 pts133-2.8%5,757
Arjan507.78%+0.8 pts90-2.4%1,411
Dubai Sports City498.28%+1.3 pts65+2.1%1,540
Palm Jumeirah435.26%-1.7 pts119+0.0%5,221
Meydan One437.53%+0.5 pts122+0.0%721
Dubai Hills Estate426.17%-0.8 pts141-3.0%5,311
Liwan388.64%+1.6 pts61+3.9%457
Damac Hills377.00%+0.0 pts86-6.7%1,425
Meydan366.60%-0.4 pts98-3.9%4,414
Dubai Silicon Oasis357.32%+0.3 pts67+1.3%577
Al Furjan356.95%-0.0 pts81+0.0%972
Town Square297.31%+0.3 pts87+3.7%6,308
Jumeirah Lake Towers296.62%-0.4 pts99-0.8%1,585
Sobha Hartland286.42%-0.6 pts129-3.5%3,125
Production City267.81%+0.8 pts84+4.5%2,093
City Walk266.17%-0.8 pts149+2.9%810
La Mer265.71%-1.3 pts165+0.0%1,346
International City197.59%+0.6 pts66+4.2%779
Dubailand Residence Complex177.73%+0.7 pts59+5.3%3,227
Dubai Harbour155.18%-1.8 pts187-5.0%1,516
Umm Suqeim155.39%-1.6 pts159-4.8%767
Al Barari147.85%+0.9 pts141+4.9%765
Mohammed Bin Rashid City District One146.73%-0.3 pts139-4.9%239
Jumeirah Village Triangle147.42%+0.4 pts84-1.7%445
Dubai Water Canal114.51%-2.5 pts139+7.3%1,014
Majan107.47%+0.5 pts69-1.7%195
Dubai Healthcare City Phase 2106.35%-0.7 pts100-3.9%296
Bluewaters Island104.74%-2.3 pts265+0.6%1,170
Jaddaf Waterfront106.47%-0.5 pts83+2.9%280
Al Quoz97.60%+0.6 pts62+25.0%1,080
Dubai Studio City97.58%+0.6 pts86-4.4%222
The Greens85.54%-1.5 pts127-8.9%518
Mirdif85.75%-1.2 pts70-9.1%670
Al Kifaf65.54%-1.5 pts97+0.0%1,156
Living Legends68.04%+1.0 pts66-4.7%207
Dubai Investments Park 268.95%+1.9 pts55+3.6%530
Damac Hills 267.57%+0.6 pts66-6.4%165
Island 266.47%-0.5 pts456-6.5%108
Jumeirah Golf Estates66.66%-0.3 pts96-3.7%215
Jumeirah Islands66.16%-0.8 pts91-2.6%216
Zabeel65.88%-1.1 pts155-1.2%1,841
Dubai Science Park57.10%+0.1 pts86-3.0%274
Downtown Jebel Ali58.29%+1.3 pts61-1.4%166
Hessyan48.56%+1.6 pts50+10.0%164
Barsha Heights47.71%+0.7 pts85+3.6%311
Jumeirah Beach Residence44.34%-2.7 pts235-9.3%251
Al Waha48.25%+1.3 pts81+6.7%266
Al Sufouh Gardens47.58%+0.6 pts98-10.3%57
Mina Rashid44.44%-2.6 pts89—172
International City Phase 348.38%+1.4 pts63+11.1%86
Wasl Gate27.67%+0.7 pts102+2.8%460
Motor City27.61%+0.6 pts81+7.5%84
Dubai Maritime City24.58%-2.4 pts95-6.7%53
Al Qusais Industrial Area16.17%-0.8 pts50—22
Jumeirah15.43%-1.6 pts237—6
Nad Al Sheba Gardens16.00%-1.0 pts89—7
Saih Shuaib14.30%-2.7 pts63+18.2%22
Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Gardens17.21%+0.2 pts115+9.0%5
City of Arabia17.09%+0.1 pts54+2.0%7
Mohammed Bin Rashid City District 1116.13%-0.9 pts76-1.3%19

Deltas are vs the Dubai median (7.00%).

Highest-yielding buildings with 2 bedroom apartments

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

  1. 1
    Oasis StarDubai Silicon Oasis · AED 77,000/yr
    14.75%
  2. 2
    Hera TowerDubai Sports City · AED 124,000/yr
    13.78%
  3. 3
    Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum City, District One Phase III, Residences 4Mohammed Bin Rashid City District One · AED 250,000/yr
    12.63%
  4. 4
    Chaimaa AvenueJumeirah Village Circle · AED 127,500/yr
    12.14%
  5. 5
    The VybeJumeirah Village Circle · AED 150,000/yr
    12.10%
  6. 6
    Azizi Riviera 12Meydan One · AED 130,000/yr
    11.95%
  7. 7
    Azizi Riviera 20Meydan One · AED 120,000/yr
    11.28%
  8. 8
    Zenith Tower A2Dubai Sports City · AED 82,000/yr
    11.08%
  9. 9
    Park CornerJumeirah Village Circle · AED 107,500/yr
    10.77%
  10. 10
    Al FouadAl Furjan · AED 91,000/yr
    10.58%

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