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studio apartments for sale in Dubai

Registered sale prices for every apartment building with enough recorded activity to report.

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The typical eligible building yields 8.16% gross and sells at AED 1,539/sqft — medians across 1,529 buildings in 62 areas, last 24 months of registered records. Every figure is a median of 81,900 registered Land Department transactions — not an asking price. View rentals

All apartmentsstudio apartments1 bedroom apartments2 bedroom apartments3 bedroom apartments4+ bedroom apartmentsVillas
Median gross yield
8.16%
≈ 12 yrs gross payback
Median price per sqft
1,539AED / sqft
Median growth, 12mo
+3.9%

81,900 registered transactions, last 24 months1,529 buildings in 62 areas

Prices in Dubai

Median price per square foot, every registered apartment sale.

1,705AED-1.7% past 12 months

Monthly median across every registered apartment sale, smoothed over three months. The band along the bottom is monthly volume.

The most active areas

The areas with the most registered sales in the last 24 months, with the buildings tracked and the median gross yield in each.

All 62 areas

Jumeirah Village Circle

263 buildings

8.43%

median yield

International City

129 buildings

8.50%

median yield

Business Bay

83 buildings

7.62%

median yield

Dubai South

82 buildings

8.51%

median yield

Dubailand Residence Complex

80 buildings

9.38%

median yield

Arjan

72 buildings

8.22%

median yield

Meydan One

64 buildings

7.38%

median yield

Dubai Sports City

63 buildings

8.89%

median yield

Every area

Ordered by registered sales in the last 24 months. Yield is shown but does not set the order.

AreaBuildingsMedian yieldAED/sqft12moSales
Jumeirah Village Circle2638.43%+0.3 pts1,554+2.0%9,759
International City1298.50%+0.3 pts662+6.4%1,291
Business Bay837.62%-0.5 pts2,370+1.2%6,543
Dubai South828.51%+0.3 pts1,640+2.7%8,411
Dubailand Residence Complex809.38%+1.2 pts1,468+2.4%6,773
Arjan728.22%+0.1 pts1,510+5.3%3,116
Meydan One647.38%-0.8 pts1,915+3.5%2,222
Dubai Sports City638.89%+0.7 pts1,044+3.6%2,266
Discovery Gardens60—1,015+6.3%976
International City Phase 3438.66%+0.5 pts1,100+8.7%1,077
Jumeirah Village Triangle408.66%+0.5 pts1,627+3.1%2,930
Production City378.46%+0.3 pts1,385+7.2%4,206
Jumeirah Lake Towers328.00%-0.2 pts1,689+4.0%1,348
Dubai Marina316.80%-1.4 pts2,259+5.0%1,443
Majan308.62%+0.5 pts1,406-3.6%4,199
Dubai Silicon Oasis299.09%+0.9 pts1,048+9.9%1,708
Jumeirah Garden City296.93%-1.2 pts2,397+4.0%1,037
Al Furjan278.29%+0.1 pts1,375+3.8%1,285
Damac Hills268.08%-0.1 pts1,211+3.9%612
Dubai Studio City248.47%+0.3 pts1,579+1.4%1,764
Downtown Dubai216.79%-1.4 pts2,496+3.5%810
Motor City208.77%+0.6 pts1,310+2.8%1,241
Saih Shuaib175.97%-2.2 pts1,440+0.8%911
Dubai Science Park167.89%-0.3 pts1,767+4.2%3,617
Downtown Jebel Ali158.63%+0.5 pts1,732+1.2%1,722
City of Arabia13—1,720+0.7%2,114
Dubai Healthcare City Phase 2127.97%-0.2 pts2,088+5.7%1,019
Liwan118.84%+0.7 pts1,663+3.8%553
Dubai Investments Park 111—987+11.5%323
Wasl Gate10—1,588+8.8%554
Dubai Investments Park 2910.27%+2.1 pts1,645+8.9%352
Palm Jumeirah96.47%-1.7 pts2,693+1.2%320
Town Square97.86%-0.3 pts1,545+8.0%111
Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Gardens87.51%-0.7 pts1,785+1.6%158
Al Quoz88.14%-0.0 pts921+19.6%99
Dubai Maritime City85.52%-2.6 pts2,764+6.5%883
Remraam89.13%+1.0 pts948+2.1%58
Jaddaf Waterfront87.14%-1.0 pts1,828+7.1%195
Barsha Heights68.00%-0.2 pts2,160-1.1%500
Damac Hills 268.64%+0.5 pts1,062+8.2%183
Damac Lagoons6—1,901—794
Living Legends68.63%+0.5 pts1,001+7.2%156
Sobha Hartland66.92%-1.2 pts1,929+4.3%97
The World Islands5—4,181+0.3%138
Meydan5—3,588—1,047
Dubai Hills Estate58.13%-0.0 pts2,441-2.3%178
The Greens4—1,854+5.7%34
Dubai Islands3—3,229+1.9%45
Al Waha37.84%-0.3 pts1,060+17.4%145
Al Jaddaf3—2,438—296
Al Barari29.46%+1.3 pts1,738—14
Dubai Water Canal2—3,687+3.4%118
Al Barsha1—1,286+3.8%7
Nad Al Hamar1—1,204+0.4%10
Mirdif17.86%-0.3 pts1,263+23.7%10
Oud Metha1—1,871-4.8%7
Al Sufouh Gardens17.10%-1.1 pts1,548+4.0%7
Jumeirah Beach Residence1—1,681+15.1%31
City Walk1—2,397+1.1%46
Uptown Mirdif19.40%+1.2 pts1,001+5.2%9
Al Qusais Industrial Area18.00%-0.2 pts675-3.1%9
Nad Al Sheba Gardens1—1,895-0.6%13

Deltas are vs the Dubai median (8.16%).

Highest-yielding buildings with studio apartments

Across all of Dubai, from buildings with their own registered rental contracts.

  1. 1
    Laguna TowerJumeirah Lake Towers · AED 440,000 · AED 69,000/yr
    17.54%
  2. 2
    Hera TowerDubai Sports City · AED 420,000 · AED 50,000/yr
    12.66%
  3. 3
    Elegance by Chaimaa HoldingJumeirah Village Circle · AED 627,559 · AED 59,500/yr
    12.27%
  4. 4
    Binghatti StarsDubai Silicon Oasis · AED 500,000 · AED 48,000/yr
    12.00%
  5. 5
    Zenith Tower A2Dubai Sports City · AED 400,000 · AED 48,000/yr
    12.00%
  6. 6
    The DiamondDubai Sports City · AED 450,000 · AED 48,000/yr
    10.67%
  7. 7
    Alef Noon ResidenceJumeirah Village Circle · AED 581,394 · AED 52,000/yr
    10.55%
  8. 8
    Hanover SquareJumeirah Village Circle · AED 404,000 · AED 42,000/yr
    10.53%
  9. 9
    EatonInternational City Phase 3 · AED 400,000 · AED 42,000/yr
    10.50%
  10. 10
    Plazzo HeightsJumeirah Village Circle · AED 530,000 · AED 52,000/yr
    10.40%

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Source: Dubai Land Department open data. Data as of 2026-08-26.