08 Life Residences
- Under construction · 65% built · handover Q2 2026, overdue
- 10 floors
- 2 lifts
- 127 parking bays
- 1 pool
- Master developer Deniz
A 1 bed in 08 Life Residences costs a median AED 930,943 and rents long-let for AED 58,000/yr (6.2% gross).
1 bed · typical price
930,943AED
AED 1,054/sqft · +3.5% on a year
- Rent a year
- AED 58,000
- Gross yield
- 6.2%
- vs International City Phase 2
- 1% above the median
Cost to buy, all inAED 991,931
- Price
- AED 930,943
- DLD fee 4%
- AED 37,238
- Agent 2% + VAT
- AED 19,550
- Trustee
- AED 4,200
Fees repaid by rent13 months
Is 08 Life Residences a good investment?Rents rising, prices rising, easy to sell and little new supply nearby; few units are let
- Does it pay a good rent?6.2% gross, before the service charge (not on file) (Dubai median 6.8%)6.2%Fair
- Is it easy to let?20% of units signed a yearly lease in 12 months; the typical International City Phase 2 building manages 52%20%Watch
International City Phase 2 median 52% · top tenth from 100%08 Life Residences · 20% Across 30 International City Phase 2 buildings with 40 or more units, the median signed annual leases on 52% of units in 12 months and the top tenth on 100% or more; 08 Life Residences is at 20%.
- Are rents going up?New 1 bed leases: AED 53,119 a year ago, AED 58,000 now+9.2%Strength
- Are prices going up?1 bed: AED 1,018/sqft a year ago, 1,054 now+3.5%Strength
- How fast do fees pay back?AED 60,988 in fees to buy a 1 bed; rent covers it in 1.1 years1.1 yrs
- Can I sell easily?31 sales in 12 months, 31% of the tower (59 the year before)31Strength
- Is a lot being built nearby?1,581 apartments are planned in International City Phase 2 from 2026 to 2028, equal to 16% of the 9,675 homes let there today. A further 520 are past their planned date. International City Phase 2 supply by year →16%Strength
- Did earlier buyers gain?Launch buyers still 0% down, before fees-0.2%Context
Readings use published thresholds · 1 bed figures, the most traded type · Data to 12 Oct 2026
08 Life Residences prices and rents by unit typeA one-bed costs about AED 930,943 and rents for about AED 58,000 a year
Appreciation, rental income and short-term detail, by unit typeAppreciation, rental income and short-term detail, by unit type
Appreciation
1 bed · price per sqft · International City Phase 2 · area median AED 1,044/sqft
- 12-month change
- +3.5%
- vs area median
- +1.0%
- Rank by price per sqft
- 18th of 41
Rental income
1 bed · International City Phase 2
- Gross yield
- 6.2%
- Median new rent
- AED 58,000/yr
- Yield vs area median
- -1.4 pts
- Yield vs Dubai (6.8%)
- -0.5 pts
- Yield rank
- 17th of 20
- Renewal rent
- AED 48,000/yr
- New tenants pay vs sitting (9 renewals)
- +20.8%
Price history and sales
As filed with the Land Department — data to 2026-10-12.
Chart data, 1 bed: 2025, AED 810,591; latest, 2026, AED 979,844; peak, 2026, AED 979,844.
Did earlier buyers gain?
Median paid per sqft, all types, against today’s 1,027 · before fees
- Launch, 2025–26
- 1,029
- 0%
- 90 sales
- Previous 12 months
- 1,031
- 0%
- 59 sales
- Last 12 months
- 1,027
- today
- 31 sales
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.
No resales match the last 12 months. Try another transaction type, bedroom type or period.
Comparables in International City Phase 2
Every International City Phase 2 building with a page, ranked by price per sqft over the same 12 months, all unit types. 08 Life Residences places 35th of 56; the nearest 8 are shown.
Rank 1 is the dearest per square foot. Differences are against 08 Life Residences (AED 1,027/sqft); yields need a publishable price and are blank where the recorded prices are share transfers.
At 1 bed, 08 Life Residences has registered sale prices 1% above the International City Phase 2 median price per square foot of 1,044 AED, across 41 eligible buildings. It ranks 18th of 41 by price per square foot and 17th of 20 by gross yield in International City Phase 2.
Market context in International City Phase 2
Registered sales activity
416 ready apartment sales in the 12 months to 2026-10-12.
+2.3% in median AED/sqft versus the preceding year, supported by 416 current and 734 prior price observations.
Explore sales activityPlanned apartment projects
1,161 known registered units across 11 pending projects planned within one year of the 2026-07-06 register.
6 projects had already passed their planned date; 0 have unknown timing.
Explore planned supplySupply against leasing, and same-building moves
1,581 apartments are planned in International City Phase 2 from 2026 to 2028, equal to 16% of the 9,675 homes let there today.
Ready prices per sqft fell in 19% of 16 buildings (counted once per bedroom type) in International City Phase 2 with sales in both years; the typical one moved +9.9%.
The pooled median moved +2.3%: 7.6 points less than the typical building, because different buildings traded in each year.
New-lease rents fell in 13% of 38 buildings (counted once per bedroom type) with leases in both years; the typical one moved +8.1%.
How these are countedDirect 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.
About 08 Life Residences
08 Life Residences is an under-construction (65% built) apartment building by Deniz in International City Phase 2. 90 sales are registered with the Dubai Land Department.
The building, as registered
- Floors
- 10
- Lifts
- 2
- Parking bays
- 127
- Pools
- 1
- Master developer
- Deniz
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
08 Life Residences: AED 1,027 per sq ft, 3% below the median International City Phase 2 building, and a 6.1% gross yield, below the area's median building
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
- 08 Life ResidencesAED 1,027
- International City Phase 2, readyAED 891
- International City Phase 2, off-planAED 1,200
- Dubai, readyAED 1,421
Gross yield against the area's buildings
Axis: gross yield, % of price
08 Life ResidencesInternational City Phase 2 median building
- International City Phase 26.1% vs 7.9%
Nearby in International City Phase 2
Prices per sq ft around 08 Life Residences, on the mapPrices per sq ft around 08 Life Residences, on the map
Zenith Residences
International City Phase 2 · 112 sales, 12 months
850,160
AED, resale median · 1,055/sqft
Equiti Tower
International City Phase 2 · 71 sales, 12 months
796,122
AED, resale median · 1,078/sqft
Nest
International City Phase 2 · 68 sales, 12 months
718,204
AED, resale median · 1,054/sqft
Chapter 01 By Newbury Developments
International City Phase 2 · 67 sales, 12 months
770,000
AED, resale median · 1,170/sqft
Before you decide
The facts that can change the return, each with the date it rests on.
- Sales and rents toOn record
- Sales evidence · 1 bedOn record
- Rental evidence · 1 bedOn record
- Service chargeNot on file, so the yield is gross. Current approved budgets are in DLD's Service Charge Index (Mollak), by project.Not on record
- Project registerRead with care
- DeveloperOn record
- Building recordOn record
- Costs not includedNot in the yield
Rent or buy
What owning a 1 bed here costs against renting it, at stated assumptions you can change.
Monthly cost of owning against renting, with your own deposit and rateMonthly cost of owning against renting, with your own deposit and rate
Prefilled from 08 Life Residences’s median sale price and annual rent, with the fees and growth rates listed in the breakdown as of . Change any figure.
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- Monthly mortgage
- 4,140AED
- 4.5% over 25 years
- Monthly rent
- 4,833AED
- AED 58,000 a year
- Cash needed at purchase
- 259,487AED
- 20% down plus AED 73,298 in fees
Owning costs AED 203,380 less than renting over 5 years, once the sale is counted.
Buying overtakes renting in year 2.
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Common questions
- What is the rental yield in 08 Life Residences?
- 08 Life Residences returns 6.2% gross: a median new-contract rent of AED 58,000 a year (7 Ejari contracts in 12 months) over a price benchmark of AED 930,943 (median of 17 sales in the last 12 months, latest Feb 2026), before service charge, agency fees or vacant months.
- How much does a 1 bedroom in 08 Life Residences cost?
- The median registered sale price is AED 930,943 (1,054 AED/sqft), from 17 Dubai Land Department sales in the last 12 months. This is a price paid, not an asking price.
- Have prices in 08 Life Residences risen or fallen?
- Median price per square foot moved +3.5% over the last 12 months against the 12 before it, on 17 sales with a price per square foot. On a sample this size, read the direction rather than the exact figure.
- How does 08 Life Residences compare with International City Phase 2?
- Its 6.2% gross yield sits -1.4 pts against the International City Phase 2 median of 7.6%, 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.
- What is the registered annual rent for a 1 bedroom in 08 Life Residences?
- The median new annual rent is AED 58,000, from 7 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.
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08 Life Residences sale record
- Record type
- Building-level property market record
- Data date
- · refreshed
- Evidence base
- 17 registered sales in the last 12 months for the default unit type
- Sources
- Dubai Land Department sale transactions and Ejari rental contracts
Cite as: Dubai Wealth Index. “08 Life Residences sale prices and yield.” International City Phase 2, Dubai. Data to 2026-10-12. https://dubaiwealthindex.com/sale/apartments/dubai/international-city-phase-2/08-life-residences
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