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Rufi Gardens

A 2 bed in Rufi Gardens costs a median AED 790,000 and rents long-let for AED 52,500/yr (6.7% gross).

Satellite view of Rufi Gardens, International City, Dubai, centred on its registered pin. Apple Maps.
Satellite view of the registered pin · Apple Maps

2 bed · typical price

790,000AED

AED 647/sqft

Rent a year
AED 52,500
Gross yield
6.7%
vs International City
14% below the median
Cost to buy, all inAED 842,390
Price
AED 790,000
DLD fee 4%
AED 31,600
Agent 2% + VAT
AED 16,590
Trustee
AED 4,200

Fees repaid by rent12 months

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

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Is Rufi Gardens a good investment?Little new supply nearby; rents are slipping

  1. Does it pay a good rent?6.7% gross, before the service charge (not on file) (Dubai median 6.8%)6.7%Fair
  2. Is it easy to let?45% of units signed a yearly lease in 12 months; the typical International City building manages 89%45%Fair
    International City median 89% · top tenth from 100%Rufi Gardens · 45%

    Across 10 International City buildings with 40 or more units, the median signed annual leases on 89% of units in 12 months and the top tenth on 100% or more; Rufi Gardens is at 45%.

  3. Are rents going up?New 2 bed leases: AED 55,000 a year ago, AED 52,500 now-4.5%Watch
  4. How fast do fees pay back?AED 52,390 in fees to buy a 2 bed; rent covers it in 1.0 years1.0 yrs
  5. Can I sell easily?8 sales in 12 months, 6% of the tower (4 the year before)8Fair
  6. Is a lot being built nearby?459 apartments are planned in International City from 2026 to 2028, equal to 2% of the 24,476 homes let there today. A further 55 are past their planned date. International City supply by year →2%Strength
  7. Did earlier buyers gain?Up 47% for buyers 5 years ago; launch buyers still 9% down, before fees+47.3%Context

Readings use published thresholds · 2 bed figures, the most traded type · Data to 12 Oct 2026

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Rufi Gardens prices and rents by unit typeA two-bed costs about AED 790,000 and rents for about AED 52,500 a year

TypeMedian priceGross yieldNew rent12-month changeSales
Studio10 units · 455 sqftAED 360,000784/sqftunder 5 contractsunder 5 contractsunder 5 sales in a year1
1 bed90 units · 677 sqftAED 445,000658/sqft9.7%+1.6 ptsAED 43,00020 contractsunder 5 sales in a year3
2 bed40 units · 1,212 sqftAED 790,000647/sqft6.7%-0.0 ptsAED 52,5005 contractsunder 5 sales in a year4
Appreciation, rental income and short-term detail, by unit type

Appreciation

2 bed · price per sqft · International City · area median AED 752/sqft

Rank by price per sqft
20th of 22

Rental income

2 bed · International City

Median new rent
AED 52,500/yr
Yield vs area median
-0.0 pts
Yield vs Dubai (6.8%)
-0.1 pts
Yield rank
6th of 10
Renewal rent
AED 54,000/yr
New tenants pay vs sitting (18 renewals)
-2.8%

Read with care

  • 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, 2 bed, 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.

Chart data, 2 bed: Jun 2009, AED 877,580; latest, Aug 2026, AED 870,000; peak, Jun 2014, AED 950,000. Rent on new leases: Feb 2012, AED 50,000 a year; latest, Oct 2026, AED 65,000.

Did earlier buyers gain?

Median paid per sqft, all types, against today’s 657 · before fees

Launch, 2009–15
720
−9%
5 years ago
446
+47%
3 years ago
503
+31%
Previous 12 months
701
−6%
Last 12 months
657
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.

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

DateTypeSqftPriceAED/sqft
26 Aug 20261 bed676AED 445,000658
20 Aug 20262 bed1,221AED 780,000639
17 Aug 20262 bed1,221AED 800,000655
27 Jul 20262 bed1,198AED 950,000793
1 Jul 20261 bed679AED 440,000648
23 Apr 20261 bed657AED 450,000685
16 Dec 20252 bed1,221AED 705,000577
16 Dec 2025Studio459AED 360,000784

8 resales in the last 12 months.

Short-term rates around Rufi Gardens

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
1 bed500 m cluster · 4+ listings seen1550.23/sqftAED 22,125AED 43,0000.5×5.0%

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

Comparables in International City

Every International City building with a page, ranked by price per sqft over the same 12 months, all unit types. Rufi Gardens places 89th of 197; the nearest 8 are shown.

RankBuildingMedian priceAED/sqftGross yield12-month changeSales
85France Cluster Building P-09AED 395,000659+0.4%——4
86Morocco Cluster Building J-03AED 415,000659+0.3%—+11.2%5
87China Cluster Building D-08AED 400,000659+0.3%——3
88Morocco Cluster Building J-07AED 342,500657+0.1%——4
89Rufi Gardens · this buildingCompleted 2010 · off-plan 715/sqftAED 577,5006577.5%—8
90Greece Cluster Building L-07AED 325,000656-0.1%——4
91Morocco Cluster Building I-08AED 330,000652-0.7%—-1.9%6
92Emirates Cluster Building EMR-19Completed 2011 · off-plan 902/sqftAED 390,000652-0.7%9.2%+7.0%7
93England Cluster Building Y-01AED 350,000652-0.7%—+0.2%6

Rank 1 is the dearest per square foot. Differences are against Rufi Gardens (AED 657/sqft); yields need a publishable price and are blank where the recorded prices are share transfers.

At 2 bed, Rufi Gardens has registered sale prices 14% below the International City median price per square foot of 752 AED, across 22 eligible buildings. It ranks 20th of 22 by price per square foot and 6th of 10 by gross yield in International City.

Market context in International City

Registered sales activity

1,261 ready apartment sales in the 12 months to 2026-10-12.

+4.4% in median AED/sqft versus the preceding year, supported by 1,261 current and 1,792 prior price observations.

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Planned apartment projects

102 known registered units across 1 pending projects planned within one year of the 2026-07-06 register.

1 projects had already passed their planned date; 0 have unknown timing.

Explore planned supply

Supply against leasing, and same-building moves

459 apartments are planned in International City from 2026 to 2028, equal to 2% of the 24,476 homes let there today.

Ready prices per sqft fell in 5% of 39 buildings (counted once per bedroom type) in International City with sales in both years; the typical one moved +7.3%.

The pooled median moved +4.3%: 3.0 points less than the typical building, because different buildings traded in each year.

New-lease rents fell in 8% of 26 buildings (counted once per bedroom type) with leases in both years; the typical one moved +3.6%.

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 Rufi Gardens

Rufi Gardens is an apartment building completed in 2010 in International City with 140 registered units. 70 sales are registered with the Dubai Land Department.

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

The building, as registered

Floors
11

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

Rufi Gardens: AED 657 per sq ft, 1% above the median International City building, and a 7.5% 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

  1. Rufi GardensAED 657
  2. International City, readyAED 654
  3. International City, off-planAED 1,242
  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

Rufi GardensInternational City median building

  1. International City7.5% vs 8.6%
Line: the 10th to 90th percentile of 42 buildings in International City. Gross: before service charge, vacancy and fees. Sources: DLD, Ejari.

Upcoming supply in International City, by handover quarter

Nearby in International City

Prices per sq ft around Rufi Gardens, on the map
Pills show median sale price, AED. 159 buildings pinned from Google place records and Apple geocoding · Rufi Gardens 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 2 bed 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 Rufi Gardens’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
3,513AED
4.5% over 25 years
Monthly rent
4,375AED
AED 52,500 a year
Cash needed at purchase
221,290AED
20% down plus AED 63,290 in fees

Owning costs AED 188,917 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 Rufi Gardens?
Rufi Gardens returns 6.7% gross: a median new-contract rent of AED 52,500 a year (5 Ejari contracts in 12 months) over a price benchmark of AED 790,000 (median of 4 sales in the last 12 months, latest Aug 2026), before service charge, agency fees or vacant months.
How much does a 2 bedroom in Rufi Gardens cost?
The median registered sale price is AED 790,000 (647 AED/sqft), from 4 Dubai Land Department sales in the last 12 months. This is a price paid, not an asking price.
What is the registered annual rent for a 2 bedroom in Rufi Gardens?
The median new annual rent is AED 52,500, from 5 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.
Have registered rents in Rufi Gardens risen or fallen?
The median new annual rent changed -4.5% in the trailing 12 months against the previous 12, using 5 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.
Do new tenants in Rufi Gardens pay more than sitting ones?
A new tenant pays -2.8% against a renewing one, across 18 renewal contracts in the last 12 months. This compares different new and renewal contract groups, not the same tenancy before and after a move. It is not a permitted rent increase or a guaranteed gain.

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Rufi Gardens sale record

Record type
Building-level property market record
Data date
· refreshed
Evidence base
4 registered sales in the last 12 months for the default unit type
Sources
Dubai Land Department sale transactions and Ejari rental contracts
Canonical record
/sale/apartments/dubai/international-city/rufi-gardens
Method
Definitions and calculations

Cite as: Dubai Wealth Index. “Rufi Gardens sale prices and yield.” International City, Dubai. Data to 2026-10-12. https://dubaiwealthindex.com/sale/apartments/dubai/international-city/rufi-gardens

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