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Dubai Wealth Index

studio 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 8.40% gross to its owner — medians across 842 buildings in 48 areas, from registered contracts over the last 24 months. Every figure is a median of 126,970 registered rental contracts — not an asking price. View sales

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Median rent
47,250AED / yr
Median rent per sqft
107AED / sqft
Median gross yield
8.40%
≈ 12 yrs gross payback
Median rent change, 12mo
+3.9%

126,970 registered rental contracts, last 24 months842 buildings in 48 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 48 areas

Jumeirah Village Circle

159 buildings

8.52%

median yield

Remraam

69 buildings

10.50%

median yield

Meydan One

57 buildings

7.38%

median yield

Business Bay

54 buildings

7.72%

median yield

Arjan

47 buildings

8.33%

median yield

Dubai Sports City

45 buildings

8.89%

median yield

International City

39 buildings

9.03%

median yield

Damac Hills

35 buildings

8.18%

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
Jumeirah Village Circle1598.52%+0.1 pts110+2.0%10,650
Remraam6910.50%+2.1 pts94+9.0%18,837
Meydan One577.38%-1.0 pts141+4.2%6,523
Business Bay547.72%-0.7 pts143+0.0%6,252
Arjan478.33%-0.1 pts111+0.9%6,080
Dubai Sports City458.89%+0.5 pts89+2.8%4,276
International City399.03%+0.6 pts64+10.3%20,266
Damac Hills358.18%-0.2 pts100-3.2%5,896
Production City278.36%-0.0 pts105+4.4%8,194
Dubai South269.20%+0.8 pts98+5.3%6,289
Dubai Marina226.88%-1.5 pts170-6.3%983
Dubai Silicon Oasis229.25%+0.9 pts93+6.7%1,661
Town Square218.41%+0.0 pts120+5.3%881
Downtown Dubai206.79%-1.6 pts158-2.5%918
Jumeirah Lake Towers188.01%-0.4 pts130+1.7%1,507
Al Furjan168.34%-0.1 pts119+0.0%2,195
Jumeirah Village Triangle158.68%+0.3 pts123+4.9%1,537
Dubailand Residence Complex158.71%+0.3 pts84+8.3%3,647
International City Phase 3128.91%+0.5 pts86+9.4%476
Dubai Studio City118.47%+0.1 pts114+0.2%1,239
Al Quoz98.28%-0.1 pts86+11.1%5,508
Sobha Hartland97.05%-1.3 pts136+0.0%299
Majan98.41%+0.0 pts96-0.1%298
Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Gardens87.51%-0.9 pts133+1.8%5,024
Palm Jumeirah76.47%-1.9 pts198+0.0%546
Dubai Healthcare City Phase 277.97%-0.4 pts127+2.0%807
Jaddaf Waterfront67.15%-1.3 pts102+1.6%188
Liwan610.25%+1.8 pts87+0.0%360
Living Legends68.63%+0.2 pts90+15.4%138
Damac Hills 258.64%+0.2 pts89+2.6%1,004
Dubai Investments Park 2510.54%+2.1 pts83+7.7%1,699
Downtown Jebel Ali48.79%+0.4 pts125+6.1%565
Al Barari49.11%+0.7 pts160+6.5%64
Hessyan49.46%+1.1 pts68+4.3%172
Al Waha37.84%-0.6 pts96+7.7%759
Dubai Science Park37.89%-0.5 pts115+0.0%607
Mirdif37.22%-1.2 pts104+0.0%228
Jumeirah Garden City26.93%-1.5 pts177—32
Dubai Hills Estate28.13%-0.3 pts184-0.5%63
Wasl Gate28.89%+0.5 pts144+6.4%40
Barsha Heights18.00%-0.4 pts101-3.1%123
Saih Shuaib15.97%-2.4 pts81+3.9%17
Motor City18.77%+0.4 pts102+9.6%5
Al Sufouh Gardens17.10%-1.3 pts120+5.5%35
The Greens17.05%-1.4 pts132-0.7%12
Al Qusais Industrial Area18.00%-0.4 pts53-6.7%16
Dubai Maritime City15.52%-2.9 pts148-0.3%20
Uptown Mirdif19.40%+1.0 pts91-2.1%34

Deltas are vs the Dubai median (8.40%).

Highest-yielding buildings with studio apartments

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

  1. 1
    Laguna TowerJumeirah Lake Towers · AED 69,000/yr
    17.54%
  2. 2
    Park CornerJumeirah Village Circle · AED 41,000/yr
    13.44%
  3. 3
    Hera TowerDubai Sports City · AED 50,000/yr
    12.66%
  4. 4
    Elegance by Chaimaa HoldingJumeirah Village Circle · AED 59,500/yr
    12.27%
  5. 5
    Golden Wood ViewsJumeirah Village Triangle · AED 60,000/yr
    12.24%
  6. 6
    Silicon Gate 3Dubai Silicon Oasis · AED 40,000/yr
    12.12%
  7. 7
    Zenith Tower A2Dubai Sports City · AED 48,000/yr
    12.00%
  8. 8
    Binghatti StarsDubai Silicon Oasis · AED 48,000/yr
    12.00%
  9. 9
    Dana TowerJumeirah Village Circle · AED 49,000/yr
    11.95%
  10. 10
    LolenaJumeirah Village Circle · AED 40,000/yr
    11.76%

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