What is the rental yield in Al Helal Al Zahaby?

Al Helal Al Zahaby returns 8.6% gross: a median new-contract rent of AED 38,000 a year (19 Ejari contracts in 12 months) over a price benchmark of AED 440,000 (median of 4 sales in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026), before service charge, agency fees or vacant months.

How much does a studio in Al Helal Al Zahaby cost?

The median registered sale price is AED 440,000 (1,058 AED/sqft), from 4 Dubai Land Department sales in the last 12 months. This is a price paid, not an asking price.

How does Al Helal Al Zahaby compare with International City Phase 2?

Its 8.6% gross yield sits +0.3 pts against the International City Phase 2 median of 8.4%, 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 studio in Al Helal Al Zahaby?

The median new annual rent is AED 38,000, from 19 Ejari contracts in the trailing 12 months to 2026-10-12. These contracts cover the project, not this tower alone. Compare the same bedroom type; floor, view and condition can change an individual rent.

Have registered rents in Al Helal Al Zahaby risen or fallen?

The median new annual rent changed +13.4% in the trailing 12 months against the previous 12, using 19 new Ejari contracts in the current period to 2026-10-12. Different homes can appear in the two periods; this is not the change on an individual tenancy.

Al Helal Al Zahaby

Completed 2017
81 units
6 floors
2 lifts
94 parking bays
1 pool
Master developer AL Helal AL Zahaby

A studio in Al Helal Al Zahaby costs a median AED 440,000 and rents long-let for AED 38,000/yr (8.6% gross).

Satellite view of Al Helal Al Zahaby, International City Phase 2, Dubai, centred on its registered pin. Apple Maps. — Satellite view of the registered pin · Apple Maps

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Studio · typical price

440,000AED

AED 1,058/sqft

Rent a year: AED 38,000
Yield after service charge: 7.3%
vs International City Phase 2: 9% below the median

Cost to buy, all inAED 468,940

Price: AED 440,000
DLD fee 4%: AED 17,600
Agent 2% + VAT: AED 9,240
Trustee: AED 2,100

Fees repaid by net rent11 months

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Is Al Helal Al Zahaby a good investment?Pays above the Dubai median, fees repaid within a year and little new supply nearby, with nothing to watch

Does it pay a good rent?8.6% gross, 7.3% after the service charge (Dubai median 6.8%)8.6%Strength
Are rents going up?New studio leases: AED 33,500 a year ago, AED 38,000 now (pooled across the project)+13.4%
Are prices going up?All types: AED 896/sqft a year ago, 883 now-1.4%Fair
How fast do fees pay back?AED 28,940 in fees to buy a studio; net rent covers it in 0.9 years0.9 yrsStrength
Can I sell easily?8 sales in 12 months, 10% of the tower (10 the year before)8Fair
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?Up 54% for buyers 5 years ago; up 4% for launch buyers, before fees+53.5%Context

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

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Al Helal Al Zahaby prices and rents by unit typeA studio costs about AED 440,000 and rents for about AED 38,000 a year

Type	Median price	New rent	12-month change	Sales
Studio49 units · 414 sqft	AED 440,0001,058/sqft	8.6%+0.3 pts	AED 38,00019 contracts	under 5 sales in a year	4
1 bed8 units · 778 sqft	AED 570,000734/sqft	under 3 sales	not published	under 5 sales in a year	1
2 bed23 units · 894 sqft	AED 835,000785/sqft	8.1%+0.0 pts	AED 68,0007 contracts	under 5 sales in a year	3

Appreciation, rental income and short-term detail, by unit type

Appreciation

Studio · price per sqft · International City Phase 2 · area median AED 1,160/sqft

vs area median: -8.8%
Rank by price per sqft: 31st of 43
Off-plan price gain, 2016–2018: +16.6% · +1.7%/yr

Rental income

Studio · International City Phase 2

Gross yield: 8.6%
Median new rent: AED 38,000/yr
Yield vs area median: +0.3 pts
Yield vs Dubai (6.8%): +1.9 pts
Yield rank: 8th of 17
Renewal rent: AED 36,000/yr
New tenants pay vs sitting (8 renewals): +5.6%

Read with care

Rental data covers the whole Al Helal Al Zahaby Building project, not this tower alone.
Thin sample — 4 sales in 12 months. Treat these figures as indicative.

Price history and sales

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

Sale price, AED (right axis) Rent on new leases, AED a year (left axis)

Median price paid, Studio, as a rolling 3-month median, with the rent on new leases on the same basis. The band along the bottom is the number of sales each month.

Did earlier buyers gain?

Median paid per sqft, all types, against today’s 883 · before fees

Launch, 2016–18: 848; +4%; 58 sales
5 years ago: 575; +54%; 9 sales
3 years ago: 569; +55%; 11 sales
Previous 12 months: 896; −1%; 10 sales
Last 12 months: 883; today; 8 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.

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

Date	Type	Sqft	Price
21 Sept 2026	Studio	194	AED 181,476	935
7 Apr 2026	Studio	388	AED 475,000	1,224
30 Jan 2026	Studio	414	AED 455,000	1,100
14 Jan 2026	1 bed	777	AED 570,000	734
13 Jan 2026	2 bed	1,128	AED 885,000	785
31 Oct 2025	Studio	418	AED 425,000	1,017
23 Oct 2025	2 bed	879	AED 730,000	831
16 Oct 2025	2 bed	1,216	AED 835,000	687

8 resales in the last 12 months.

Short-term rates around Al Helal Al Zahaby

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

Occupancy assumption70%

Type	Nightly, AED	Net revenue at 70%	Long-let rent	Uplift	Net yield
1 bed500 m cluster · 2+ listings seen	2620.34/sqft	AED 43,536	AED 56,500	0.8×	—

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

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. Al Helal Al Zahaby places 48th of 56; the nearest 8 are shown.

Rank	Building	Median price	Gross yield	12-month change	Sales
44	Olimpico Residences	AED 465,000	907+2.7%	—	+23.0%	16
45	The Maiden Residence24% · Q4 2025 · off-plan 933/sqft	AED 484,500	903+2.3%	11.3%	-3.6%	11
46	Bnh Smart Tower	AED 565,000	894+1.2%	—	—	4
47	Park Ville 07Completed 2019 · off-plan 619/sqft	AED 500,000	892+1.0%	8.9%	+19.2%	6
48	Al Helal Al Zahaby · this buildingCompleted 2017 · off-plan 848/sqft	AED 522,500	883	8.9%	-1.4%	8
49	Al Helal Al Zahaby Building 2Completed 2019 · off-plan 707/sqft	AED 560,000	879-0.4%	8.6%	+10.7%	10
50	Bond	AED 201,010	853-3.4%	—	—	101
51	Aamna Residency	AED 635,000	797-9.8%	—	+6.8%	8
52	Al Jawzaa- BCompleted 2012	AED 550,000	792-10.3%	6.5%	+14.2%	7

Rank 1 is the dearest per square foot. Differences are against Al Helal Al Zahaby (AED 883/sqft); yields need a publishable price and are blank where the recorded prices are share transfers.

At studio, Al Helal Al Zahaby has registered sale prices 9% below the International City Phase 2 median price per square foot of 1,160 AED, across 43 eligible buildings. It ranks 31st of 43 by price per square foot and 8th of 17 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.

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Planned 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.

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Supply 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 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.

About Al Helal Al Zahaby

Al Helal Al Zahaby is an apartment building completed in 2017 by AL Helal AL Zahaby in International City Phase 2 with 81 registered units. 138 sales are registered with the Dubai Land Department.

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The building, as registered

Service charge: AED 14.63/sqft a year · 2026 budget
Floors: 6
Lifts: 2
Parking bays: 94
Pools: 1
Master developer: AL Helal AL Zahaby

Drive times · typical

Downtown: 23 min · 22 km
DXB Airport: 16 min · 19 km
DIFC: 19 min · 25 km
Dubai Marina: 31 min · 40 km
Palm Jumeirah: 37 min · 44 km

Nearest, as registered

Metro: Rashidiya Metro Station
Mall: City Centre Mirdif

Al Helal Al Zahaby: AED 883 per sq ft, 16% below the median International City Phase 2 building, and a 8.9% gross yield, above 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

Al Helal Al ZahabyAED 883
International City Phase 2, readyAED 891
International City Phase 2, off-planAED 1,200
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

Al Helal Al ZahabyInternational City Phase 2 median building

International City Phase 28.9% vs 7.9%

Line: the 10th to 90th percentile of 34 buildings in International City Phase 2. Gross: before service charge, vacancy and fees. Sources: DLD, Ejari.

Upcoming supply in International City Phase 2, by handover quarter

Nearby in International City Phase 2

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Prices per sq ft around Al Helal Al Zahaby, on the map

Pills show median sale price, AED. 37 buildings pinned from Google place records and Apple geocoding · Al Helal Al Zahaby is the inverted pinOpen in Apple Maps

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 to
2026-10-12 — Dubai Land Department and Ejari, trailing 12 months
On record
Sales evidence · Studio
4 registered sales in 12 months; thin, a single deal moves the median
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Rental evidence · Studio
19 new and 8 renewal contracts in 12 months · rent source: project (pooled)
Read with care
Service charge
AED 14.63/sqft a year, 2026 owners-association budget; 7.3% yield after it. Confirm against the latest invoice.
On record
Project register
Al Helal Al Zahaby Building: recorded complete 2017-10-30 · register data to 2026-07-06
On record
Developer
AL Helal AL Zahaby · delivery record
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

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 Al Helal Al Zahaby’s median sale price and annual rent, with the fees and growth rates listed in the breakdown as of 2026-09-17. Change any figure.

Purchase price, AED

Annual rent, AED

Down payment, %

Residency

More assumptions

Interest rate, % a year

Term, years

Horizon, years

Annual service charge, AED

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: 1,957AED; 4.5% over 25 years
Monthly rent: 3,167AED; AED 38,000 a year
Cash needed at purchase: 124,340AED; 20% down plus AED 36,340 in fees

Owning costs AED 150,638 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 Al Helal Al Zahaby?: Al Helal Al Zahaby returns 8.6% gross: a median new-contract rent of AED 38,000 a year (19 Ejari contracts in 12 months) over a price benchmark of AED 440,000 (median of 4 sales in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026), before service charge, agency fees or vacant months.
How much does a studio in Al Helal Al Zahaby cost?: The median registered sale price is AED 440,000 (1,058 AED/sqft), from 4 Dubai Land Department sales in the last 12 months. This is a price paid, not an asking price.
How does Al Helal Al Zahaby compare with International City Phase 2?: Its 8.6% gross yield sits +0.3 pts against the International City Phase 2 median of 8.4%, 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 studio in Al Helal Al Zahaby?: The median new annual rent is AED 38,000, from 19 Ejari contracts in the trailing 12 months to 2026-10-12. These contracts cover the project, not this tower alone. Compare the same bedroom type; floor, view and condition can change an individual rent.
Have registered rents in Al Helal Al Zahaby risen or fallen?: The median new annual rent changed +13.4% in the trailing 12 months against the previous 12, using 19 new Ejari contracts in the current period to 2026-10-12. Different homes can appear in the two periods; this is not the change on an individual tenancy.

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