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Dubai Wealth Index

What Dubai apartments actually sold for

Registered sale prices for every apartment building with enough recorded activity to report.

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The typical eligible building yields 6.97% gross and sells at AED 1,537/sqft — medians across 3,980 buildings in 90 areas, last 24 months of registered records. Every figure is a median of 311,866 registered Land Department transactions — not an asking price. View rentals

All apartmentsstudio apartments1 bedroom apartments2 bedroom apartments3 bedroom apartments4+ bedroom apartmentsVillas
Median gross yield
6.97%
≈ 14 yrs gross payback
Median price per sqft
1,537AED / sqft
Median growth, 12mo
+4.0%

311,866 registered transactions, last 24 months3,980 buildings in 90 areas

Prices in Dubai

Median price per square foot, every registered apartment sale.

1,705AED-1.7% past 12 months

Monthly median across every registered apartment sale, smoothed over three months. The band along the bottom is monthly volume.

The most active areas

The areas with the most registered sales in the last 24 months, with the buildings tracked and the median gross yield in each.

All 90 areas

Jumeirah Village Circle

362 buildings

7.89%

median yield

International City

260 buildings

8.35%

median yield

Dubai South

159 buildings

6.41%

median yield

Business Bay

152 buildings

7.29%

median yield

Dubai Marina

142 buildings

5.98%

median yield

Dubai Islands

137 buildings

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median yield

Downtown Dubai

130 buildings

5.97%

median yield

Dubailand Residence Complex

111 buildings

7.82%

median yield

Every area

Ordered by registered sales in the last 24 months. Yield is shown but does not set the order.

AreaBuildingsMedian yieldAED/sqft12moSales
Jumeirah Village Circle3627.89%+0.9 pts1,342+2.0%30,568
International City2608.35%+1.4 pts619+7.2%3,671
Dubai South1596.41%-0.6 pts1,399+5.3%18,826
Business Bay1527.29%+0.3 pts2,077+1.7%19,318
Dubai Marina1425.98%-1.0 pts1,882+3.3%7,818
Dubai Islands137—2,351+2.4%8,231
Downtown Dubai1305.97%-1.0 pts2,383+3.6%6,977
Dubailand Residence Complex1117.82%+0.9 pts1,349+2.5%16,287
Dubai Creek Harbour1075.50%-1.5 pts2,274+4.5%7,797
Arjan1008.33%+1.4 pts1,361+6.1%7,372
Palm Jumeirah985.58%-1.4 pts2,794+3.5%2,640
Al Furjan966.58%-0.4 pts1,276+4.7%5,669
Dubai Hills Estate935.82%-1.1 pts2,347+2.4%7,696
Discovery Gardens93—859+6.9%2,764
Dubai Sports City788.39%+1.4 pts906+7.2%6,153
Dubai Silicon Oasis768.27%+1.3 pts902+10.7%5,904
Motor City717.46%+0.5 pts994+5.3%9,329
Jumeirah Lake Towers676.80%-0.2 pts1,462+6.0%8,278
Remraam667.16%+0.2 pts882+9.0%1,137
Jumeirah Village Triangle657.50%+0.5 pts1,456+2.7%8,549
Meydan One657.73%+0.8 pts1,901+3.8%3,695
Production City638.22%+1.3 pts1,247+6.4%8,342
Expo City61—2,501+0.0%3,135
The Greens604.60%-2.4 pts1,653+9.3%1,312
City of Arabia609.35%+2.4 pts1,788+1.6%6,387
Liwan577.94%+1.0 pts768+8.8%3,084
Town Square566.99%+0.0 pts1,296+8.7%4,189
International City Phase 3567.81%+0.8 pts1,039+8.3%3,049
Majan496.67%-0.3 pts1,240+2.6%8,245
City Walk485.75%-1.2 pts2,733+5.1%1,919
Dubai Investments Park 2457.22%+0.3 pts1,461+0.6%5,166
Damac Hills447.08%+0.1 pts1,267+3.6%2,544
Meydan415.39%-1.6 pts1,629+5.8%2,268
Jumeirah Garden City406.47%-0.5 pts2,196-0.4%2,598
Dubai Harbour394.80%-2.2 pts4,032+1.7%2,700
Wasl Gate367.54%+0.6 pts1,388+3.4%3,356
Mina Rashid343.33%-3.6 pts2,273+0.3%2,157
Umm Suqeim335.56%-1.4 pts2,787+3.0%819
La Mer325.42%-1.5 pts3,026+3.8%536
Sobha Hartland326.63%-0.3 pts2,049+1.8%2,503
Jumeirah Beach Residence315.51%-1.5 pts1,603+1.4%1,113
Dubai Maritime City314.22%-2.7 pts2,802+2.7%6,240
Dubai Studio City269.05%+2.1 pts1,439+1.2%3,110
Dubai Water Canal264.71%-2.3 pts3,013+3.9%1,506
Bukadra26—2,378+0.7%8,360
Mohammed Bin Rashid City District One226.47%-0.5 pts2,213+0.9%398
Dubai Science Park226.30%-0.7 pts1,609+3.7%7,619
Jaddaf Waterfront225.66%-1.3 pts1,734+4.0%1,782
Mohammed Bin Rashid City District 11216.07%-0.9 pts1,675-1.2%646
Saih Shuaib206.26%-0.7 pts1,288+1.6%1,528
Dubai Healthcare City Phase 2207.32%+0.4 pts1,850+4.5%2,595
Downtown Jebel Ali196.58%-0.4 pts1,547+9.4%3,334
Dubai Investments Park 119—1,022+11.8%1,194
Zabeel185.79%-1.2 pts2,822+0.5%1,425
Damac Lagoons16—1,758+3.0%2,587
Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Gardens147.29%+0.3 pts1,762-2.0%488
Jumeirah Islands135.79%-1.2 pts2,420+19.9%1,399
Barsha Heights126.68%-0.3 pts1,697+5.9%1,119
Al Barari117.38%+0.4 pts1,977-3.1%299
Damac Hills 2117.51%+0.5 pts1,140+6.1%1,813
Muhaisnah11—1,349+4.6%99
Al Kifaf104.97%-2.0 pts2,058+1.3%1,582
Bluewaters Island105.77%-1.2 pts5,311+2.8%186
Living Legends104.87%-2.1 pts1,058+16.3%599
Mirdif96.52%-0.5 pts1,226-1.8%296
Al Quoz96.90%-0.1 pts855+11.9%284
Jumeirah Golf Estates85.58%-1.4 pts1,458+10.5%201
Ras Al Khor8—2,180+3.9%1,487
Nad Al Sheba Gardens77.50%+0.5 pts1,798-1.0%171
Dubai Festival City7—1,240+5.1%137
Jumeirah76.65%-0.3 pts8,905+1.7%265
Al Sufouh Gardens77.52%+0.5 pts1,556+6.5%354
Uptown Mirdif68.20%+1.2 pts822+6.9%74
Al Sufouh64.70%-2.3 pts2,786+0.2%671
The World Islands5—4,181+0.3%141
Al Jaddaf5—2,204—664
Al Waha56.88%-0.1 pts1,034+16.8%456
Hessyan47.03%+0.1 pts731+12.6%30
Island 244.65%-2.3 pts9,896+4.4%28
Wadi Al Safa 34—1,806+16.7%119
DIFC4—3,997-2.0%637
Palm Jebel Ali3—3,499—389
Nad Al Hamar3—1,088+3.9%108
Al Barsha3—1,740+3.2%189
World Trade Centre3—4,600+0.5%833
Rigga Al Buteen2—808-2.2%15
Al Qusais Industrial Area210.80%+3.8 pts640+0.0%93
Al Yufrah2—1,903—121
Al Wasl1—3,900-0.1%81
Oud Metha1—1,662-15.5%13

Deltas are vs the Dubai median (6.97%).

Highest-yielding buildings

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

  1. 1
    Hera TowerDubai Sports City · AED 642,000 · AED 75,000/yr
    18.99%
  2. 2
    Zenith Tower A2Dubai Sports City · AED 502,500 · AED 75,000/yr
    16.13%
  3. 3
    Marwa HeightsJumeirah Village Circle · AED 947,500 · AED 85,000/yr
    16.04%
  4. 4
    Mayfair ResidencyBusiness Bay · AED 1.00M · AED 70,000/yr
    14.74%
  5. 5
    Dezire ResidencesJumeirah Village Circle · AED 830,000 · AED 60,500/yr
    14.40%
  6. 6
    Alef Noon ResidenceJumeirah Village Circle · AED 1.49M · AED 110,000/yr
    13.75%
  7. 7
    Golden Wood ViewsJumeirah Village Triangle · AED 895,000 · AED 102,750/yr
    13.17%
  8. 8
    Tennis TowerDubai Sports City · AED 945,000 · AED 85,000/yr
    13.08%
  9. 9
    Binghatti StarsDubai Silicon Oasis · AED 540,000 · AED 50,000/yr
    12.50%
  10. 10
    Regent CourtJumeirah Village Circle · AED 750,000 · AED 70,000/yr
    12.48%

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