What rental yield do Dubai 3 bedroom apartments return?

The median building returns 5.6% gross, across 912 buildings in 58 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 3 bedroom apartments rent for per square foot?

The median building rents at 88 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 3 bedroom apartments?

AED 164,500 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 -1.9% over the last 12 months against the 12 before it. That is a median across 912 buildings; individual areas and towers move further in both directions. Data to 2026-10-12.

Which Dubai area yields most?

Downtown Jebel Ali, where the median building returns 8.4% 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

3 bedroom apartments for rent in Dubai

912 buildings · 58 areas · 17,518 registered rental contracts, last 12 months

The typical Dubai apartment building has a gross yield of 5.6% — medians across 912 buildings in 58 areas, from registered contracts over the last 12 months.

Median rent

164,500AED / yr

Median gross yield: 5.6%
Rent per sqft: AED 88
12-month rent change: -1.9%
Contracts, 12 months: 17,518
Buildings · areas: 912 · 58

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, Town Square yields most (6.5%) and Bluewaters Island least (4.4%)

#	Area	Buildings	Yield vs city	12-month change	Contracts, last 12 months
1	Dubai South	191	6.5%+0.9 pts	AED 111,037AED 45/sqft a year	0.0%	3,477
2	Remraam	67	6.3%+0.7 pts	AED 130,000AED 68/sqft a year	+4.0%	3,082
3	Dubai Creek Harbour	84	5.6%-0.1 pts	AED 220,000AED 126/sqft a year	+3.5%	1,980
4	Palm Jumeirah	42	4.5%-1.2 pts	AED 332,500AED 123/sqft a year	-4.3%	1,065
5	Downtown Dubai	38	4.9%-0.7 pts	AED 285,000AED 145/sqft a year	-3.3%	872
6	Dubai Hills Estate	33	5.8%+0.2 pts	AED 267,500AED 141/sqft a year	-4.2%	817
7	Town Square	27	6.5%+0.9 pts	AED 120,000AED 85/sqft a year	0.0%	700
8	Business Bay	36	6.5%+0.9 pts	AED 200,000AED 104/sqft a year	-5.8%	655
9	Dubai Marina	45	5.2%-0.4 pts	AED 225,000AED 103/sqft a year	-11.8%	601
10	Bluewaters Island	10	4.4%-1.2 pts	AED 542,500AED 266/sqft a year	-9.6%	440
11	Dubai Harbour	16	5.0%-0.6 pts	AED 345,000AED 181/sqft a year	-12.5%	342
12	Zabeel	6	5.1%-0.6 pts	AED 261,875AED 149/sqft a year	-6.5%	309
13	Sobha Hartland	16	5.6%-0.0 pts	AED 210,000AED 117/sqft a year	-9.2%	298
14	Jumeirah Islands	6	5.6%+0.0 pts	AED 225,000AED 87/sqft a year	-8.2%	246
15	Jumeirah Village Circle	23	7.0%+1.4 pts	AED 135,000AED 81/sqft a year	-9.1%	241
16	City Walk	23	5.2%-0.4 pts	AED 380,000AED 167/sqft a year	+1.3%	192
17	DAMAC Hills	23	—	AED 165,000AED 82/sqft a year	-15.7%	166
18	The Greens	7	3.5%-2.2 pts	AED 245,000AED 133/sqft a year	-10.1%	156
19	Jumeirah Lake Towers	13	5.7%+0.1 pts	AED 157,500AED 91/sqft a year	-6.0%	124
20	Mirdif	5	5.6%-0.0 pts	AED 130,000AED 73/sqft a year	-3.7%	117
21	Umm Suqeim	11	5.3%-0.3 pts	AED 275,000AED 147/sqft a year	—	111
22	Al Furjan	14	6.4%+0.8 pts	AED 141,750AED 82/sqft a year	-8.5%	98
23	Jumeirah Bay Island	6	—	AED 1.18MAED 251/sqft a year	-26.6%	96
24	Meydan One	17	—	AED 125,000AED 116/sqft a year	-5.8%	94
25	Jumeirah Beach Residence	4	5.3%-0.4 pts	AED 500,000AED 256/sqft a year	+1.8%	80
26	Jaddaf Waterfront	6	5.7%+0.0 pts	AED 155,750AED 76/sqft a year	0.0%	77
27	Dubai Production City	5	7.9%+2.3 pts	AED 95,000AED 64/sqft a year	-5.0%	77
28	Wasl Gate	2	6.5%+0.8 pts	AED 100,000AED 100/sqft a year	-4.8%	66
29	La Mer	11	4.6%-1.0 pts	AED 375,000AED 172/sqft a year	+1.4%	64
30	Living Legends	5	7.2%+1.5 pts	AED 107,500AED 59/sqft a year	—	64
31	Dubai Healthcare City Phase 2	4	6.4%+0.8 pts	AED 346,000AED 148/sqft a year	-8.2%	63
32	Al Kifaf	6	5.1%-0.5 pts	AED 220,000AED 102/sqft a year	-3.5%	62
33	Dubai Sports City	12	—	AED 108,000AED 63/sqft a year	-3.8%	61
34	Arjan	9	6.7%+1.0 pts	AED 143,000AED 87/sqft a year	-4.5%	50
35	Dubai Silicon Oasis	7	7.5%+1.9 pts	AED 118,839AED 73/sqft a year	-0.6%	49
36	Downtown Jebel Ali	4	8.4%+2.8 pts	AED 95,000AED 59/sqft a year	+8.0%	48
37	Al Quoz	9	—	AED 135,000AED 66/sqft a year	—	45
38	Al Wasl	5	—	AED 250,000AED 143/sqft a year	+100.0%	45
39	Meydan	10	—	AED 242,500AED 70/sqft a year	—	40
40	District One	4	4.4%-1.2 pts	AED 238,204AED 115/sqft a year	-20.1%	39
41	Dubai Waterfront	4	—	AED 77,000AED 53/sqft a year	0.0%	36
42	Al Barari	6	—	AED 550,000AED 137/sqft a year	—	34
43	Jumeirah Village Triangle	5	—	AED 169,544AED 60/sqft a year	-12.8%	30
44	Dubailand Residence Complex	4	7.1%+1.5 pts	AED 106,000AED 70/sqft a year	-5.3%	28
45	Mina Rashid	4	—	AED 180,000AED 110/sqft a year	—	28
46	Jumeirah Golf Estates	4	6.4%+0.8 pts	AED 187,387AED 96/sqft a year	+14.9%	28
47	Dubai Studio City	4	—	AED 107,500AED 74/sqft a year	-6.5%	22
48	Liwan	6	—	AED 92,500AED 63/sqft a year	—	21
49	Motor City	1	7.5%+1.9 pts	AED 175,000AED 81/sqft a year	+7.7%	17
50	Dubai Investment Park 2	2	—	AED 135,000AED 44/sqft a year	-3.6%	16
51	District 11	2	—	AED 118,000AED 66/sqft a year	—	12
52	International City	2	—	AED 85,000AED 60/sqft a year	—	8
53	Jumeirah	1	7.9%+2.3 pts	AED 950,000AED 313/sqft a year	—	7
54	DAMAC Hills 2	1	—	AED 115,000AED 78/sqft a year	—	5
55	Barsha Heights	1	—	AED 180,000AED 66/sqft a year	—	5
56	Maritime City	1	—	AED 235,000AED 111/sqft a year	-1.1%	5
57	Uptown Mirdif	1	—	AED 104,500AED 60/sqft a year	—	4
58	Sufouh Gardens	1	—	AED 170,000AED 95/sqft a year	—	3

Yield deltas are vs the Dubai median (5.6%) · Showing 20 of 58 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 3 bedroom apartments, all of DubaiMarina Pinnacle leads at 9.3% gross

Full ranking

#	Building	Gross yield
1	Marina PinnacleDubai Marina	9.3%	AED 170,000/yr
2	Silicon Gate 3Dubai Silicon Oasis	8.7%	AED 85,000/yr
3	Sulafa TowerDubai Marina	8.7%	AED 165,000/yr
4	Binghatti HeightsJumeirah Village Circle	8.2%	AED 135,000/yr
5	Eden House The CanalJumeirah	7.9%	AED 950,000/yr
6	Peninsula OneBusiness Bay	7.9%	AED 340,000/yr
7	Paramount Tower Hotel & ResidencesBusiness Bay	7.6%	AED 227,500/yr
8	Oia ResidenceMotor City	7.5%	AED 175,000/yr
9	The V TowerDubailand Residence Complex	7.5%	AED 104,694/yr
10	Damac Maison Dubai Mall Street (The Signature)Downtown Dubai	7.2%	AED 180,000/yr

From buildings with their own registered rental contracts.

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Common questions

What rental yield do Dubai 3 bedroom apartments return?: The median building returns 5.6% gross, across 912 buildings in 58 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 3 bedroom apartments rent for per square foot?: The median building rents at 88 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 3 bedroom apartments?: AED 164,500 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 -1.9% over the last 12 months against the 12 before it. That is a median across 912 buildings; individual areas and towers move further in both directions. Data to 2026-10-12.
Which Dubai area yields most?: Downtown Jebel Ali, where the median building returns 8.4% 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 3 bedroom apartments rental record, by area

Record type: City-level property market record
Data date: 2026-10-12
Evidence base: 17,518 registered rental contracts across 912 eligible buildings in 58 areas
Sources: Dubai Land Department sale transactions and Ejari rental contracts
Canonical record: /rent/3-bedroom-apartments/dubai
Method: Definitions and calculations

Cite as: Dubai Wealth Index. “Dubai 3 bedroom apartments for rent, by area.” Data to 2026-10-12. https://dubaiwealthindex.com/rent/3-bedroom-apartments/dubai