What is the registered annual rent for a studio in The Matrix?

The median new annual rent is AED 52,000, from 57 Ejari contracts in the trailing 12 months to 2026-10-12. The evidence is recorded for this building. Compare the same bedroom type; floor, view and condition can change an individual rent.

Have registered rents in The Matrix risen or fallen?

The median new annual rent changed -5.5% in the trailing 12 months against the previous 12, using 57 new Ejari contracts in the current period to 2026-10-12. Different homes can appear in the two periods; this is not the change on an individual tenancy.

Do new tenants in The Matrix pay more than sitting ones?

A new tenant pays +4.0% against a renewing one, across 79 renewal contracts in the last 12 months. This compares different new and renewal contract groups, not the same tenancy before and after a move. It is not a permitted rent increase or a guaranteed gain.

How many apartments change hands in The Matrix?

20 sales were registered with the Dubai Land Department in the last 12 months, alongside 57 Ejari rental contracts. Every median on this page rests on those counts.

Which metro station is closest to The Matrix?

Nakheel Metro Station, per the Dubai Land Department's own nearest-landmark fields. The nearest mall is Marina Mall.

Ejari leases to 12 Oct 2026

The Matrix rents

118 new leases and 199 renewals in 12 months
381 units
Dubai Sports City
near Nakheel Metro Station

A studio here leases for about AED 52,000 a year, 25% above the typical Dubai Sports City studio. New tenants pay more than renewing ones, who pay AED 50,000.

Studio · typical new lease

52,000AEDa year

AED 85/sqft · -5.5% on a year

A month, roughly: AED 4,333
Renewal: AED 50,000
vs Dubai Sports City studio: 25% above the median
New leases, 12 months: 57

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What should a lease in The Matrix cost?A studio leases for about AED 52,000 a year; new tenants pay 4.0% more than renewing ones

Type	New lease	vs Dubai Sports City	Leases
Studiomost leased	52,00085/sqft	50,00079 renewals	25% moretypical 41,500	57
1 bed	70,00067/sqft	63,00052 renewals	17% moretypical 60,000	48
2 bed	86,00065/sqft	70,85068 renewals	6% moretypical 81,000	12
3 bed	120,00058/sqft	—	11% moretypical 108,000	1

Median annual rent, AED a year, on Ejari leases starting in the 12 months to 12 Oct 2026. Renewal is blank where too few were registered; “typical” is the Dubai Sports City median for the type.

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Rent history and contracts

Every contract registered with Ejari — data to 2026-10-12.

A studio here now costs 5.5% less than a year earlier: AED 52,000 against 55,000.

Median annual rent, Studio, as a rolling 3-month median. The band along the bottom is the number of records each month.

Start	Type	Sqft	Annual rent	Contract
12 Oct 2026	Studio	621	AED 45,000	73	New
12 Oct 2026	Studio	606	AED 59,400	98	New
9 Oct 2026	Studio	614	AED 50,000	81	New
5 Oct 2026	Studio	735	AED 49,000	67	New
3 Oct 2026	Studio	602	AED 53,000	88	Renewal
2 Oct 2026	Studio	606	AED 52,000	86	New
1 Oct 2026	2 bed	1,385	AED 87,000	63	New
30 Sept 2026	Studio	749	AED 47,000	63	New
29 Sept 2026	1 bed	898	AED 60,000	67	New
25 Sept 2026	1 bed	905	AED 65,000	72	New

Showing the 60 most recent of 317 contracts starting on or after 12 Oct 2025.

About The MatrixA 29-floor tower in Dubai Sports City, an 18-minute drive from Dubai Marina

The Matrix is an apartment building completed in 2014 in Dubai Sports City with 381 registered units. 317 yearly leases, new and renewed, were registered with Ejari in the last 12 months.

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The building, as registered

Service charge: Paid by the landlord · AED 15.41/sqft a year
Floors: 29

Drive times · typical

Downtown: 24 min · 24 km
DXB Airport: 26 min · 32 km
DIFC: 21 min · 27 km
Dubai Marina: 18 min · 16 km
Palm Jumeirah: 23 min · 20 km

Nearest, as registered

Metro: Nakheel Metro Station
Mall: Marina Mall
Landmark: Sports City Swimming Academy

Letting a unit in The Matrix?83% of units here signed a yearly lease in 12 months, above the Dubai Sports City median

Units on a yearly lease: 83%Strength; Dubai Sports City median 47%; top tenth from 71%
Short-let instead, studio: AED 375; a night on Airbnb; nets 1.4× the yearly rent at 70% occupancy, after fees, cleaning and utilities

Ejari leases to 12 Oct 2026 · Airbnb asking rates for the next 12 months; occupancy is an assumption, not a measurement

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Comparables in Dubai Sports City

Every Dubai Sports City building with a page, ranked by annual rent per sqft over the same 12 months, all unit types. The Matrix places 32nd of 56; the nearest 8 are shown.

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Rank	Building	Median rent	12-month change	Contracts
28	Elite Residence 1	AED 48,000	77+1.2%	+9.1%	96
29	The Medalist	AED 72,000	76+0.2%	+2.9%	34
30	Elite Residences 7	AED 60,000	76+0.1%	+5.3%	45
31	Global Golf Residence 2	AED 50,000	76+0.1%	-9.1%	158
32	The Matrix · this building	AED 60,000	76	0.0%	118
33	Ice Hockey Tower	AED 49,000	75-0.2%	+8.9%	40
34	Frankfurt Sports Tower	AED 44,000	75-1.3%	-1.1%	82
35	Profile Residence	AED 62,500	74-2.0%	-0.8%	44
36	Arena Apartments	AED 64,750	74-2.4%	-7.5%	50

Rank 1 is the dearest per square foot. Differences are against The Matrix.

At studio, The Matrix ranks 35th of 46 by rent per square foot and 26th of 37 by gross yield in Dubai Sports City.

Market context in Dubai Sports City

Registered sales activity

1,150 ready apartment sales in the 12 months to 2026-10-12.

+10.0% in median AED/sqft versus the preceding year, supported by 1,150 current and 1,496 prior price observations.

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Planned apartment projects

415 known registered units across 2 pending projects planned within one year of the 2026-07-06 register.

6 projects had already passed their planned date; 2 have unknown timing.

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Supply against leasing, and same-building moves

2,542 apartments are planned in Dubai Sports City from 2026 to 2028, equal to 30% of the 8,361 homes let there today.

Ready prices per sqft fell in 26% of 73 buildings (counted once per bedroom type) in Dubai Sports City with sales in both years; the typical one moved +2.5%.

The pooled median moved +10.0%: 7.5 points more than the typical building, because different buildings traded in each year.

New-lease rents fell in 49% of 75 buildings (counted once per bedroom type) with leases in both years; the typical one moved 0.0%.

How these are counted

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Direct locality, all apartment bedroom types. Area context is not building performance. Planned dates are relative to the register date, not a delivery forecast; project unit counts can include mixed uses. Sales activity is not time on market or occupancy.

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Prices per sq ft around The Matrix, on the map

Pills show median annual rent, AED. 56 buildings pinned from Google place records and Apple geocoding · The Matrix is the inverted pinOpen in Apple Maps

Elite 10 Sports Residence - 1

Dubai Sports City · 320 contracts, 12 months

50,000

AED a year median · 79/sqft

Elite 10 Sports Residence - 2

Dubai Sports City · 320 contracts, 12 months

50,000

AED a year median · 79/sqft

Hera Tower

Dubai Sports City · 198 contracts, 12 months

78,358

AED a year median · 121/sqft

Elite 8 Sports Residence

Dubai Sports City · 191 contracts, 12 months

50,000

AED a year median · 77/sqft

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Common questions

What is the registered annual rent for a studio in The Matrix?: The median new annual rent is AED 52,000, from 57 Ejari contracts in the trailing 12 months to 2026-10-12. The evidence is recorded for this building. Compare the same bedroom type; floor, view and condition can change an individual rent.
Have registered rents in The Matrix risen or fallen?: The median new annual rent changed -5.5% in the trailing 12 months against the previous 12, using 57 new Ejari contracts in the current period to 2026-10-12. Different homes can appear in the two periods; this is not the change on an individual tenancy.
Do new tenants in The Matrix pay more than sitting ones?: A new tenant pays +4.0% against a renewing one, across 79 renewal contracts in the last 12 months. This compares different new and renewal contract groups, not the same tenancy before and after a move. It is not a permitted rent increase or a guaranteed gain.
How many apartments change hands in The Matrix?: 20 sales were registered with the Dubai Land Department in the last 12 months, alongside 57 Ejari rental contracts. Every median on this page rests on those counts.
Which metro station is closest to The Matrix?: Nakheel Metro Station, per the Dubai Land Department's own nearest-landmark fields. The nearest mall is Marina Mall.

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The Matrix rental record

Record type: Building-level property market record
Data date: 2026-10-12 · refreshed 2026-10-14
Evidence base: 57 registered rental contracts in the last 12 months for the default unit type
Sources: Dubai Land Department sale transactions and Ejari rental contracts; public Airbnb search results for forward short-term rates
Canonical record: /rent/apartments/dubai/dubai-sports-city/the-matrix
Method: Definitions and calculations

Cite as: Dubai Wealth Index. “The Matrix rents and yield.” Dubai Sports City, Dubai. Data to 2026-10-12. https://dubaiwealthindex.com/rent/apartments/dubai/dubai-sports-city/the-matrix

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