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A studio in Arabian costs a median AED 550,000, rents long-let for AED 45,850/yr (8.3% gross), and returns 13.1% short-term at the assumed 70% occupancy.

Satellite view of Arabian, Dubai Sports City, Dubai, centred on its registered pin. Apple Maps.
Satellite view of the registered pin · Apple Maps

Studio · typical price

550,000AED

AED 1,008/sqft · +2.1% on a year

Rent a year
AED 45,850
Gross yield
8.3%
vs Dubai Sports City
7% below the median
Cost to buy, all inAED 587,750
Price
AED 550,000
DLD fee 4%
AED 22,000
Agent 2% + VAT
AED 11,550
Trustee
AED 4,200

Fees repaid by rent10 months

Against this building’s registered sales of the same type.

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Is Arabian a good investment?Pays above the Dubai median, with nothing to watch

  1. Does it pay a good rent?8.3% gross, before the service charge (not on file) (Dubai median 6.8%)8.3%Strength
  2. Are rents going up?New studio leases: AED 46,000 a year ago, AED 45,850 now (pooled across the project)-0.3%
  3. Are prices going up?Studio: AED 987/sqft a year ago, 1,008 now+2.1%Fair
  4. How fast do fees pay back?AED 37,750 in fees to buy a studio; rent covers it in 0.8 years0.8 yrs
  5. Can I sell easily?18 sales in 12 months (38 the year before)18
  6. Is a lot being built nearby?2,542 apartments are planned in Dubai Sports City from 2026 to 2028, equal to 30% of the 8,361 homes let there today. A further 2,869 are past their planned date. Dubai Sports City supply by year →30%Fair
  7. Did earlier buyers gain?Up 84% for buyers 5 years ago; launch buyers still 1% down, before fees+83.9%Context

Readings use published thresholds · studio figures, the most traded type · Data to 12 Oct 2026

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Arabian prices and rents by unit typeA studio costs about AED 550,000 and rents for about AED 45,850 a year

TypeMedian priceGross yieldNew rent12-month changeSales
StudioAED 550,0001,008/sqftlaunch 1,050 -4.0%8.3%-0.3 ptsAED 45,85048 contracts+2.1%7
1 bedAED 895,000965/sqftlaunch 972 -0.7%7.0%-1.4 ptsAED 63,00041 contracts+6.3%5
2 bedAED 1.15M937/sqftlaunch 910 +2.9%9.6%+1.9 ptsAED 110,00014 contracts-0.8%5
3 bedAED 2.30M981/sqftpooled rent, not per buildingpooled rent, not per buildingunder 5 sales in a year1
Appreciation, rental income and short-term detail, by unit type

Appreciation

Studio · price per sqft · Dubai Sports City · area median AED 1,082/sqft

3 years
+21.6% · +6.7%/yr
vs area median
-6.8%
Rank by price per sqft
36th of 52

Rental income

Studio · Dubai Sports City

Median new rent
AED 45,850/yr
Yield vs area median
-0.3 pts
Yield vs Dubai (6.8%)
+1.6 pts
Yield rank
24th of 37
Renewal rent
AED 45,000/yr

Short-term income

Studio · 70% occupancy · 7-night stays · within 500 m

Median nightly rate
AED 375
Net revenue
AED 71,814/yr
vs long-let rent
1.6×
Listings seen
9+

Read with care

  • Rental data covers the whole Canal Residence West 2 project, not this tower alone.

Price history and sales

As filed with the Land Department — data to 2026-10-12.

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

Chart data, Studio: Jan 2019, AED 523,358; latest, Sep 2026, AED 550,000; peak, Jun 2020, AED 750,000.

Did earlier buyers gain?

Median paid per sqft, all types, against today’s 986 · before fees

Launch, 2019–21
994
−1%
5 years ago
536
+84%
3 years ago
765
+29%
Previous 12 months
925
+7%
Last 12 months
986
today

The change is what a buyer at each median would be up or down at today’s median. A shift in the unit mix can move a median without any unit changing price.

18 resales in the last 12 months, against 46 a year on average over 2023–2025.

DateTypeSqftPriceAED/sqft
25 Sept 20261 bed970AED 840,000866
23 Sept 2026Studio645AED 550,000853
24 Aug 20262 bed1,384AED 1,400,0001,012
7 Aug 20263 bed2,344AED 2,300,000981
22 Jul 20262 bed1,381AED 1,150,000833
2 Jul 2026Studio485AED 500,0001,031
23 Jun 20262 bed1,068AED 1,150,0001,077
5 Jun 20261 bed840AED 810,000965
21 May 2026Studio560AED 565,0001,009
23 Mar 20261 bed931AED 927,000995

18 resales in the last 12 months.

Short-term rates around Arabian

Median nightly rate on Airbnb for a 7-night stay, priced across the coming year.

70%
TypeNightly, AEDNet revenue at 70%Long-let rentUpliftNet yield
Studio500 m cluster · 9+ listings seen3750.69/sqftAED 71,814AED 45,8501.6×13.1%
1 bed500 m cluster · 16+ listings seen3720.40/sqftAED 64,750AED 63,0001.0×7.2%
2 bed500 m cluster · 3+ listings seen7770.63/sqftAED 147,161AED 110,0001.3×12.8%

Rows marked 500 m cluster widen to the surrounding listings because the building itself had too few of that type.

Nightly rate through the year

Comparables in Dubai Sports City

Every Dubai Sports City building with a page, ranked by price per sqft over the same 12 months, all unit types. Arabian places 37th of 77; the nearest 8 are shown.

RankBuildingMedian priceAED/sqftGross yield12-month changeSales
33Zenith Tower A2Completed 2015 · off-plan 1,023/sqftAED 465,000996+0.9%15.6%—3
34Elite Residences 6Completed 2013 · off-plan 1,126/sqftAED 465,000993+0.6%9.0%+13.4%29
35Royale Residence 1Completed 2014 · off-plan 721/sqftAED 437,500990+0.3%9.6%+4.5%28
36Elite Residences 4Completed 2013 · off-plan 999/sqftAED 500,000988+0.1%8.4%+9.3%15
37Arabian · this buildingCompleted 2020 · off-plan 993/sqftAED 867,5009866.5%+6.6%18
38Elite 8 Sports ResidenceCompleted 2016 · off-plan 905/sqftAED 620,000982-0.4%8.1%+9.8%25
39SpanishCompleted 2020 · off-plan 1,071/sqftAED 615,000979-0.7%9.2%+5.3%18
40Hera TowerCompleted 2022 · off-plan 773/sqftAED 642,000976-1.1%12.2%+2.9%111
41Elite Residences 3Completed 2013 · off-plan 835/sqftAED 435,000975-1.2%9.6%+21.6%27

Rank 1 is the dearest per square foot. Differences are against Arabian (AED 986/sqft); yields need a publishable price and are blank where the recorded prices are share transfers.

At studio, Arabian has registered sale prices 7% below the Dubai Sports City median price per square foot of 1,082 AED, across 52 eligible buildings. It ranks 36th of 52 by price per square foot and 24th 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.

Explore planned supply

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.

The Canal Residence West 2 towers

2 towers in Canal Residence West 2, at the bedroom type above.

TowerPriceAED/sqftRent a yearGross yield
Arabian · this buildingAED 550,0007 sales1,008AED 45,850project pool8.3%
SpanishAED 537,50010 sales980AED 45,850project pool8.5%

Ejari files Canal Residence West 2’s leases under the project, not a tower, so every tower share one rent: the project figure above, counted once. Prices are each tower’s own registered sales.

Dubai Sports City: every development at this type
DevelopmentRent a yearPriceAED/sqftGross yield
Canal Residence West (Phase 1)3 towers · rent filed for the projectAED 45,00031 contractsAED 480,0007 sales9449.4%
Canal Residence West 2 · this development2 towers · rent filed for the projectAED 45,85048 contractsAED 550,00017 sales9868.3%
Elite 10 Sports Residence2 towers · rent filed for the projectAED 40,000146 contractsAED 492,50018 sales1,0718.1%
Mars Residences2 towers—noneAED 450,0003 sales1,322—
Sportz By Danube2 towers—noneAED 703,77915 sales1,738—
All of Dubai Sports Cityevery building, in a project or notAED 42,0001,874 contractsAED 645,6001,077 sales1,4516.5%

Medians of registered sales and new Ejari leases in the 12 months to 12 Oct 2026, pooled across each development’s towers at studio. A median needs 3 rows; a dash with a count means fewer.

About Arabian

Arabian is an apartment building completed in 2020 in Dubai Sports City. 303 sales are registered with the Dubai Land Department.

Pinned from Google's place record for the registered name.Open in Google Maps

Drive times · typical

Downtown
25 min · 24 km
DXB Airport
27 min · 32 km
DIFC
22 min · 27 km
Dubai Marina
18 min · 16 km
Palm Jumeirah
24 min · 20 km

Nearest, as registered

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

Arabian: AED 986 per sq ft, level with the median Dubai Sports City building, and a 6.5% gross yield, in the bottom tenth of the area

The building's own figures against its area's registered market, last twelve months.

Price per sq ft

Median registered sale price, AED per sq ft, last 12 months

  1. ArabianAED 986
  2. Dubai Sports City, readyAED 946
  3. Dubai Sports City, off-planAED 1,464
  4. Dubai, readyAED 1,421
Dark: this building. Grey: the area's ready and off-plan medians, and Dubai's ready median. Source: DLD registered sales.

Gross yield against the area's buildings

Axis: gross yield, % of price

ArabianDubai Sports City median building

  1. Dubai Sports City6.5% vs 8.3%
Line: the 10th to 90th percentile of 55 buildings in Dubai Sports City. Gross: before service charge, vacancy and fees. Sources: DLD, Ejari.

Upcoming supply in Dubai Sports City, by handover quarter

Nearby in Dubai Sports City

Prices per sq ft around Arabian, on the map
Pills show median sale price, AED. 68 buildings pinned from Google place records and Apple geocoding · Arabian is the inverted pinOpen in Apple Maps

Before you decide

The facts that can change the return, each with the date it rests on.

Rent or buy

What owning a studio here costs against renting it, at stated assumptions you can change.

Monthly cost of owning against renting, with your own deposit and rate

Prefilled from Arabian’s median sale price and annual rent, with the fees and growth rates listed in the breakdown as of . Change any figure.

Residency
More assumptions

The site does not hold this building’s service charge; type yours to include it. Residency sets the default down payment: typical bank floor, not a rule.

Monthly mortgage
2,446AED
4.5% over 25 years
Monthly rent
3,821AED
AED 45,850 a year
Cash needed at purchase
156,250AED
20% down plus AED 46,250 in fees

Owning costs AED 178,711 less than renting over 5 years, once the sale is counted.

Buying overtakes renting in year 2.

Cumulative cost by year: renting (solid) against owning net of a sale that year (dashed), at the assumptions above.

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Common questions

What is the rental yield in Arabian?
Arabian returns 8.3% gross: a median new-contract rent of AED 45,850 a year (48 Ejari contracts in 12 months) over a price benchmark of AED 550,000 (median of 7 sales in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026), before service charge, agency fees or vacant months.
How much does a studio in Arabian cost?
The median registered sale price is AED 550,000 (1,008 AED/sqft), from 7 Dubai Land Department sales in the last 12 months. This is a price paid, not an asking price.
What are apartments in Arabian selling for right now?
Registered sales of ready units in Arabian over the last 12 months have a median of 1,008 AED/sqft, across 7 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 Arabian risen or fallen?
Median price per square foot moved +2.1% over the last 12 months against the 12 before it, on 7 sales with a price per square foot. On a sample this size, read the direction rather than the exact figure.
How does Arabian compare with Dubai Sports City?
Its 8.3% gross yield sits -0.3 pts against the Dubai Sports City median of 8.6%, 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.

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Arabian sale record

Record type
Building-level property market record
Data date
· refreshed
Evidence base
7 registered sales 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
/sale/apartments/dubai/dubai-sports-city/arabian
Method
Definitions and calculations

Cite as: Dubai Wealth Index. “Arabian sale prices and yield.” Dubai Sports City, Dubai. Data to 2026-10-12. https://dubaiwealthindex.com/sale/apartments/dubai/dubai-sports-city/arabian

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