The Cosmopolitan

1. Does it pay a good rent?7.3% gross, 5.5% after the service charge (Dubai median 6.8%)7.3%Fair
2. Is it easy to let?63% of units signed a yearly lease in 12 months; the typical Business Bay building manages 41%63%Strength

   Across 82 Business Bay buildings with 40 or more units, the median signed annual leases on 41% of units in 12 months and the top tenth on 69% or more; The Cosmopolitan is at 63%.

3. Are rents going up?New studio leases: AED 65,000 a year ago, AED 60,000 now-7.7%Watch
4. Are prices going up?Studio: AED 1,695/sqft a year ago, 1,668 now-1.6%Fair
5. How fast do fees pay back?AED 54,220 in fees to buy a studio; net rent covers it in 1.2 years1.2 yrsFair
6. Can I sell easily?25 sales in 12 months, 7% of the tower (49 the year before)25Fair
7. Is a lot being built nearby?11,591 apartments are planned in Business Bay from 2026 to 2028, equal to 64% of the 18,176 homes let there today. A further 2,730 are past their planned date. Business Bay supply by year →64%Watch
8. Did earlier buyers gain?Up 65% for buyers 5 years ago, before fees+64.9%Context

25 resales in the last 12 months, against 38 a year on average over 2023–2025.

At studio, The Cosmopolitan has registered sale prices 29% below the Business Bay median price per square foot of 2,363 AED, across 79 eligible buildings. It ranks 63rd of 79 by price per square foot and 12th of 47 by gross yield in Business Bay.

• Sales and rents to
  2026-10-12 — Dubai Land Department and Ejari, trailing 12 months
  On record
• Sales evidence · Studio
  12 registered sales in 12 months
  On record
• Rental evidence · Studio
  89 new and 44 renewal contracts in 12 months · rent source: this building
  On record
• Service charge
  AED 30.35/sqft a year, 2026 owners-association budget; 5.5% yield after it. Confirm against the latest invoice.
  On record
• Project register
  The Cosmopolitan: recorded complete 2014-03-16 · register data to 2026-07-06
  On record
• Building record
  DLD building record · data to 2026-10-13
  On record
• Costs not included
  4% DLD transfer fee, agency fee, mortgage, vacancy, furnishing. Every yield is gross.
  Not in the yield

What is the rental yield in The Cosmopolitan?

The Cosmopolitan returns 7.3% gross: a median new-contract rent of AED 60,000 a year (89 Ejari contracts in 12 months) over a price benchmark of AED 820,000 (median of 12 sales in the last 12 months, latest Aug 2026), before service charge, agency fees or vacant months.

How much does a studio in The Cosmopolitan cost?

The median registered sale price is AED 820,000 (1,668 AED/sqft), from 12 Dubai Land Department sales in the last 12 months. This is a price paid, not an asking price.

What are apartments in The Cosmopolitan selling for right now?

Registered sales of ready units in The Cosmopolitan over the last 12 months have a median of 1,668 AED/sqft, across 12 sales. That uses the same trailing year as the rent and yield figures, requires at least five sales, and excludes off-plan. Floor, view and condition move a specific unit's price around it.

Have prices in The Cosmopolitan risen or fallen?

Median price per square foot moved -1.6% over the last 12 months against the 12 before it, on 12 sales with a price per square foot. On a sample this size, read the direction rather than the exact figure.

How does The Cosmopolitan compare with Business Bay?

Its 7.3% gross yield sits +0.5 pts against the Business Bay median of 6.8%, computed the same way at the same bedroom grain. Gross yield divides the median annual rent from new registered Ejari contracts starting in the last 12 months by the median price of the building's registered sales in the last 12 months (at least 3 sales) for the same bedroom type, with ready and off-plan sales counted alike.