What is the registered annual rent for a 1 bedroom in Rufi Gardens?

The median new annual rent is AED 43,000, from 20 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 Rufi Gardens risen or fallen?

The median new annual rent changed +2.4% in the trailing 12 months against the previous 12, using 20 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 Rufi Gardens pay more than sitting ones?

A new tenant pays +8.9% against a renewing one, across 16 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 Rufi Gardens?

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

Which metro station is closest to Rufi Gardens?

Rashidiya Metro Station, per the Dubai Land Department's own nearest-landmark fields. The nearest mall is City Centre Mirdif.

Ejari leases to 12 Oct 2026

Rufi Gardens rents

26 new leases and 37 renewals in 12 months
140 units
International City
near Rashidiya Metro Station

A one-bed here leases for about AED 43,000 a year, 2% above the typical International City one-bed. New tenants pay more than renewing ones, who pay AED 39,500.

1 bed · typical new lease

43,000AEDa year

AED 64/sqft · +2.4% on a year

A month, roughly: AED 3,583
Renewal: AED 39,500
vs International City 1 bed: 2% above the median
New leases, 12 months: 20

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What should a lease in Rufi Gardens cost?A one-bed leases for about AED 43,000 a year; new tenants pay 8.9% more than renewing ones

Type	New lease	vs International City	Leases
Studio	31,50069/sqft	—	2% lesstypical 32,000	1
1 bedmost leased	43,00064/sqft	39,50016 renewals	2% moretypical 42,000	20
2 bed	52,50043/sqft	54,00018 renewals	24% lesstypical 69,000	5

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 International City median for the type.

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Rent history and contracts

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

A one-bed here now costs 2.4% more than a year earlier: AED 43,000 against 42,000.

Median annual rent, 1 bed, as a rolling 3-month median. The band along the bottom is the number of records each month.

Start	Type	Sqft	Annual rent	Contract
1 Oct 2026	2 bed	1,202	AED 65,000	54	New
15 Sept 2026	2 bed	1,202	AED 53,361	44	Renewal
9 Sept 2026	1 bed	680	AED 39,000	57	Renewal
6 Sept 2026	1 bed	676	AED 42,000	62	New
5 Sept 2026	1 bed	676	AED 46,000	68	New
1 Sept 2026	1 bed	660	AED 41,000	62	New
1 Sept 2026	1 bed	677	AED 45,000	66	New
22 Aug 2026	2 bed	1,221	AED 15,000	12	New
17 Aug 2026	Studio	458	AED 30,000	65	Renewal
15 Aug 2026	2 bed	1,198	AED 53,000	44	Renewal

Showing the 60 most recent of 63 contracts starting on or after 12 Oct 2025.

About Rufi GardensAn 11-floor tower in International City, a 16-minute drive from DXB Airport

Rufi Gardens is an apartment building completed in 2010 in International City with 140 registered units. 63 yearly leases, new and renewed, were registered with Ejari in the last 12 months.

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The building, as registered

Floors: 11

Drive times · typical

Downtown: 23 min · 20 km
DXB Airport: 16 min · 17 km
DIFC: 19 min · 23 km
Dubai Marina: 30 min · 38 km
Palm Jumeirah: 36 min · 42 km

Nearest, as registered

Metro: Rashidiya Metro Station
Mall: City Centre Mirdif

Letting a unit in Rufi Gardens?45% of units here signed a yearly lease in 12 months, below the International City median; new tenants pay less than renewing ones

Units on a yearly lease: 45%Fair; International City median 89%; top tenth from 100%
New tenant vs renewal: -10.1%; New leases AED 43,500, renewals 48,400, all types
Short-let instead, one-bed: AED 155; a night on Airbnb; nets 0.5× 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 International City

Every International City building with a page, ranked by annual rent per sqft over the same 12 months, all unit types. Rufi Gardens places 19th of 51; the nearest 8 are shown.

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Rank	Building	Median rent	12-month change	Contracts
15	Prime Residence 2	AED 50,000	68+7.9%	+14.9%	56
16	Hds Sunstar	AED 57,000	65+3.7%	+7.5%	40
17	Lusin Residences by Ermax Development	AED 31,000	65+3.3%	+3.3%	427
18	Trafalgar Central	AED 47,000	63+1.1%	+9.3%	57
19	Rufi Gardens · this building	AED 43,500	63	-1.1%	26
20	Belvedere	AED 55,000	62-0.3%	+7.8%	70
21	Indigo Spectrum 2	AED 51,750	62-1.2%	+10.1%	34
22–23	Emirates Cluster Building EMR-01, EMR-02one project rent, 2 towers	AED 36,000	62-1.3%	+9.1%	661

Rank 1 is the dearest per square foot. Differences are against Rufi Gardens.

At 1 bed, Rufi Gardens ranks 17th of 51 by rent per square foot and 4th of 27 by gross yield in International City.

Market context in International City

Registered sales activity

1,261 ready apartment sales in the 12 months to 2026-10-12.

+4.4% in median AED/sqft versus the preceding year, supported by 1,261 current and 1,792 prior price observations.

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Planned apartment projects

102 known registered units across 1 pending projects planned within one year of the 2026-07-06 register.

1 projects had already passed their planned date; 0 have unknown timing.

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Supply against leasing, and same-building moves

459 apartments are planned in International City from 2026 to 2028, equal to 2% of the 24,476 homes let there today.

Ready prices per sqft fell in 5% of 39 buildings (counted once per bedroom type) in International City with sales in both years; the typical one moved +7.3%.

The pooled median moved +4.3%: 3.0 points less than the typical building, because different buildings traded in each year.

New-lease rents fell in 8% of 26 buildings (counted once per bedroom type) with leases in both years; the typical one moved +3.6%.

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 Rufi Gardens, on the map

Pills show median annual rent, AED. 37 buildings pinned from Google place records and Apple geocoding · Rufi Gardens is the inverted pinOpen in Apple Maps

Emirates Cluster Building EMR-11

International City · 661 contracts, 12 months

36,000

AED a year median · 62/sqft

Emirates Cluster Building EMR-19

International City · 661 contracts, 12 months

36,000

AED a year median · 62/sqft

Emirates Cluster Building EMR-22

International City · 661 contracts, 12 months

36,000

AED a year median · 62/sqft

Emirates Cluster Building EMR-08

International City · 661 contracts, 12 months

36,000

AED a year median · 62/sqft

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Common questions

What is the registered annual rent for a 1 bedroom in Rufi Gardens?: The median new annual rent is AED 43,000, from 20 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 Rufi Gardens risen or fallen?: The median new annual rent changed +2.4% in the trailing 12 months against the previous 12, using 20 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 Rufi Gardens pay more than sitting ones?: A new tenant pays +8.9% against a renewing one, across 16 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 Rufi Gardens?: 3 sales were registered with the Dubai Land Department in the last 12 months, alongside 20 Ejari rental contracts. Every median on this page rests on those counts.
Which metro station is closest to Rufi Gardens?: Rashidiya Metro Station, per the Dubai Land Department's own nearest-landmark fields. The nearest mall is City Centre Mirdif.

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Rufi Gardens rental record

Record type: Building-level property market record
Data date: 2026-10-12 · refreshed 2026-10-14
Evidence base: 5 registered rental contracts in the last 12 months for the default unit type
Sources: Dubai Land Department sale transactions and Ejari rental contracts
Canonical record: /rent/apartments/dubai/international-city/rufi-gardens
Method: Definitions and calculations

Cite as: Dubai Wealth Index. “Rufi Gardens rents and yield.” International City, Dubai. Data to 2026-10-12. https://dubaiwealthindex.com/rent/apartments/dubai/international-city/rufi-gardens

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