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Dubai Wealth Index

What tenants actually pay

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 6.98% gross to its owner — medians across 1,928 buildings in 69 areas, from registered contracts over the last 24 months. Every figure is a median of 581,169 registered rental contracts — not an asking price. View sales

All apartmentsstudio apartments1 bedroom apartments2 bedroom apartments3 bedroom apartments4+ bedroom apartmentsVillas
Median rent
84,381AED / yr
Median rent per sqft
98AED / sqft
Median gross yield
6.98%
≈ 14 yrs gross payback
Median rent change, 12mo
+1.2%

581,169 registered rental contracts, last 24 months1,928 buildings in 69 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 69 areas

Dubai South

219 buildings

7.14%

median yield

Jumeirah Village Circle

204 buildings

7.94%

median yield

Dubai Creek Harbour

95 buildings

5.50%

median yield

Remraam

94 buildings

6.57%

median yield

Business Bay

91 buildings

7.30%

median yield

Dubai Marina

72 buildings

5.67%

median yield

Arjan

64 buildings

8.33%

median yield

Meydan One

58 buildings

7.71%

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 South2197.14%+0.2 pts58+1.2%52,235
Jumeirah Village Circle2047.94%+1.0 pts95+0.0%32,581
Dubai Creek Harbour955.50%-1.5 pts127+0.0%20,472
Remraam946.57%-0.4 pts77+4.2%147,284
Business Bay917.30%+0.3 pts116-3.1%24,082
Dubai Marina725.67%-1.3 pts119-6.2%15,040
Arjan648.33%+1.3 pts101+1.9%12,449
Meydan One587.71%+0.7 pts136+4.8%10,098
Dubai Silicon Oasis578.39%+1.4 pts74+4.6%6,448
Downtown Dubai565.96%-1.0 pts137-3.8%15,258
Dubai Sports City568.39%+1.4 pts76+4.3%9,784
Palm Jumeirah565.50%-1.5 pts134+2.5%11,336
Liwan498.29%+1.3 pts64+5.5%2,349
International City488.55%+1.6 pts59+9.1%38,597
Dubai Hills Estate435.82%-1.2 pts142-2.6%12,000
Al Furjan426.58%-0.4 pts93+0.9%5,066
Production City408.22%+1.2 pts93+5.0%18,023
Damac Hills377.12%+0.1 pts93+1.2%12,994
Meydan375.61%-1.4 pts98-2.3%12,289
Jumeirah Lake Towers326.90%-0.1 pts110+0.0%7,072
Town Square317.02%+0.0 pts90+5.1%12,790
Mohammed Bin Rashid City District One286.57%-0.4 pts134-4.8%1,314
Sobha Hartland286.63%-0.4 pts129+1.0%9,883
City Walk275.98%-1.0 pts151+5.3%1,926
La Mer265.48%-1.5 pts158+3.2%3,072
Jumeirah Village Triangle247.36%+0.4 pts98+0.3%3,707
Dubailand Residence Complex217.84%+0.9 pts68+6.0%11,317
Dubai Harbour184.76%-2.2 pts185-10.6%4,593
International City Phase 3157.81%+0.8 pts75+6.1%998
Umm Suqeim155.56%-1.4 pts156+3.7%2,402
Al Barari145.03%-2.0 pts141+41.4%1,773
Damac Hills 2148.07%+1.1 pts82+1.8%1,984
Majan136.67%-0.3 pts75+0.0%899
Dubai Studio City129.05%+2.1 pts104+1.1%2,329
Dubai Water Canal114.71%-2.3 pts144+5.8%1,404
Dubai Investments Park 2117.80%+0.8 pts82+16.7%6,758
Jaddaf Waterfront115.88%-1.1 pts86-0.6%968
Al Quoz116.90%-0.1 pts74+33.2%13,607
Bluewaters Island105.77%-1.2 pts271-14.5%2,970
Dubai Healthcare City Phase 2107.32%+0.3 pts119+0.0%2,496
Living Legends95.16%-1.8 pts76+0.0%795
Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Gardens87.29%+0.3 pts126+9.1%7,520
Mirdif86.52%-0.5 pts70-2.2%1,597
Hessyan87.46%+0.5 pts61+9.1%1,624
The Greens84.60%-2.4 pts134-12.7%1,410
Jumeirah Islands65.79%-1.2 pts89-8.7%558
Jumeirah Golf Estates65.58%-1.4 pts101+2.2%491
Island 264.63%-2.3 pts495+3.1%390
Al Kifaf64.97%-2.0 pts101+6.9%2,154
Zabeel65.79%-1.2 pts159-6.7%3,696
Downtown Jebel Ali66.58%-0.4 pts84+1.9%1,610
Dubai Science Park56.30%-0.7 pts101+2.5%1,488
Jumeirah58.14%+1.2 pts478—38
Mina Rashid43.18%-3.8 pts95—284
Al Waha46.88%-0.1 pts91+6.7%1,879
Al Sufouh Gardens47.52%+0.5 pts108-5.6%181
Saih Shuaib410.60%+3.6 pts75+9.0%103
Barsha Heights46.68%-0.3 pts84+16.2%606
Jumeirah Garden City46.47%-0.5 pts138—88
Jumeirah Beach Residence45.51%-1.5 pts227-24.5%635
Dubai Maritime City24.22%-2.8 pts98-2.3%138
Mohammed Bin Rashid City District 1126.07%-0.9 pts82+4.5%31
Motor City27.46%+0.5 pts81+6.3%179
Wasl Gate27.54%+0.6 pts107+1.3%840
Al Sufouh14.70%-2.3 pts161—18
Nad Al Sheba Gardens17.50%+0.5 pts93—10
Uptown Mirdif18.20%+1.2 pts84+0.0%57
Al Qusais Industrial Area110.80%+3.8 pts51-20.0%81
City of Arabia19.35%+2.4 pts58+2.7%21

Deltas are vs the Dubai median (6.98%).

Highest-yielding buildings

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

  1. 1
    Hera TowerDubai Sports City · AED 75,000/yr
    18.99%
  2. 2
    Zenith Tower A2Dubai Sports City · AED 75,000/yr
    16.13%
  3. 3
    Marwa HeightsJumeirah Village Circle · AED 85,000/yr
    16.04%
  4. 4
    Mayfair ResidencyBusiness Bay · AED 70,000/yr
    14.74%
  5. 5
    Dezire ResidencesJumeirah Village Circle · AED 60,500/yr
    14.40%
  6. 6
    Alef Noon ResidenceJumeirah Village Circle · AED 110,000/yr
    13.75%
  7. 7
    Golden Wood ViewsJumeirah Village Triangle · AED 102,750/yr
    13.17%
  8. 8
    Tennis TowerDubai Sports City · AED 85,000/yr
    13.08%
  9. 9
    Binghatti StarsDubai Silicon Oasis · AED 50,000/yr
    12.50%
  10. 10
    Regent CourtJumeirah Village Circle · AED 70,000/yr
    12.48%

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