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Dubai Wealth Index

3 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 6.86% gross to its owner — medians across 885 buildings in 57 areas, from registered contracts over the last 24 months. Every figure is a median of 36,659 registered rental contracts — not an asking price. View sales

All apartmentsstudio apartments1 bedroom apartments2 bedroom apartments3 bedroom apartments4+ bedroom apartmentsVillas
Median rent
167,500AED / yr
Median rent per sqft
91AED / sqft
Median gross yield
6.86%
≈ 15 yrs gross payback
Median rent change, 12mo
+0.0%

36,659 registered rental contracts, last 24 months885 buildings in 57 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 57 areas

Dubai South

190 buildings

8.49%

median yield

Dubai Creek Harbour

85 buildings

5.80%

median yield

Remraam

69 buildings

9.62%

median yield

Dubai Marina

42 buildings

6.09%

median yield

Palm Jumeirah

40 buildings

5.41%

median yield

Downtown Dubai

37 buildings

5.64%

median yield

Dubai Hills Estate

29 buildings

6.25%

median yield

Town Square

27 buildings

6.74%

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 South1908.49%+1.6 pts45+0.0%9,134
Dubai Creek Harbour855.80%-1.1 pts130+5.2%3,447
Remraam699.62%+2.8 pts61+2.6%7,797
Dubai Marina426.09%-0.8 pts119-3.7%1,113
Palm Jumeirah405.41%-1.5 pts122+0.8%1,991
Downtown Dubai375.64%-1.2 pts150-2.7%1,684
Dubai Hills Estate296.25%-0.6 pts146-4.2%1,363
Town Square276.74%-0.1 pts85+2.1%1,475
Damac Hills256.98%+0.1 pts82-9.2%400
Jumeirah Village Circle248.20%+1.3 pts87-3.8%322
Business Bay246.80%-0.1 pts113-5.3%1,121
City Walk217.12%+0.3 pts167+2.9%410
Meydan One218.39%+1.5 pts121-1.9%204
Dubai Harbour165.62%-1.2 pts194-11.0%503
Jumeirah Lake Towers156.76%-0.1 pts94-2.6%246
Sobha Hartland146.78%-0.1 pts122-5.4%373
La Mer146.65%-0.2 pts181+16.7%148
Al Furjan136.98%+0.1 pts81+0.0%137
Umm Suqeim115.49%-1.4 pts149+0.7%156
Meydan107.95%+1.1 pts84+0.0%120
Bluewaters Island104.85%-2.0 pts285-12.7%890
Al Quoz98.62%+1.8 pts64+14.3%81
Dubai Silicon Oasis88.37%+1.5 pts67-2.8%77
The Greens75.29%-1.6 pts137+0.0%340
Dubai Sports City78.11%+1.3 pts69+5.0%87
Zabeel65.29%-1.6 pts164-2.2%715
Al Kifaf65.58%-1.3 pts102+7.0%132
Dubai Water Canal65.83%-1.0 pts156+1212.5%72
Island 264.88%-2.0 pts572+5.9%108
Jumeirah Islands66.63%-0.2 pts89-3.1%342
Jumeirah Village Triangle68.27%+1.4 pts67+21.1%55
Liwan68.11%+1.3 pts56+2.3%42
Al Barari69.83%+3.0 pts145+3.6%49
Arjan58.51%+1.7 pts91-4.2%60
Living Legends57.54%+0.7 pts60-2.3%76
Mohammed Bin Rashid City District One56.44%-0.4 pts139-11.6%61
Jaddaf Waterfront56.14%-0.7 pts80+3.7%147
Production City58.48%+1.6 pts73+2.0%133
Mirdif55.98%-0.9 pts75-1.9%257
Jumeirah Beach Residence45.19%-1.7 pts237+3.4%105
Dubai Studio City48.68%+1.8 pts75-6.5%34
Dubailand Residence Complex47.73%+0.9 pts68+20.8%50
Dubai Healthcare City Phase 246.53%-0.3 pts152-5.3%118
Hessyan47.27%+0.4 pts54+0.0%124
Downtown Jebel Ali38.04%+1.2 pts57+6.7%87
Jumeirah Golf Estates37.33%+0.5 pts102+0.0%45
Dubai Investments Park 228.88%+2.0 pts47+1.9%30
Wasl Gate26.88%+0.0 pts102+0.5%114
Dubai Maritime City15.73%-1.1 pts112-6.0%12
Damac Hills 216.97%+0.1 pts78+2.2%7
Barsha Heights19.62%+2.8 pts72+17.1%9
Al Qusais Industrial Area16.04%-0.8 pts28-2.8%7
Jumeirah15.69%-1.2 pts298—6
International City18.88%+2.0 pts51-20.0%5
Al Sufouh Gardens16.73%-0.1 pts101-23.7%7
Uptown Mirdif17.96%+1.1 pts60+1.9%6
Motor City17.50%+0.6 pts80+10.9%25

Deltas are vs the Dubai median (6.86%).

Highest-yielding buildings with 3 bedroom apartments

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

  1. 1
    Amal TowerDubai Sports City · AED 140,000/yr
    13.73%
  2. 2
    Windsor ManorBusiness Bay · AED 160,000/yr
    12.20%
  3. 3
    Dune Residency DubaiJumeirah Village Circle · AED 140,000/yr
    11.60%
  4. 4
    Luma21Jumeirah Village Circle · AED 140,000/yr
    11.17%
  5. 5
    Sobha DaffodilJumeirah Village Circle · AED 123,000/yr
    11.10%
  6. 6
    Binghatti ViewsDubai Silicon Oasis · AED 120,000/yr
    10.91%
  7. 7
    The Grove by ImanDubai Hills Estate · AED 340,000/yr
    10.30%
  8. 8
    Azizi Riviera 35Meydan One · AED 137,500/yr
    10.28%
  9. 9
    Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum City, District One Phase III, Residences 8Mohammed Bin Rashid City District One · AED 280,000/yr
    10.27%
  10. 10
    Azizi Riviera 29Meydan One · AED 130,000/yr
    10.00%

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