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Dubai Wealth Index

What a night actually pays vs a lease

Forward Airbnb asking rates, joined to the same building's registered rent and sale price.

Airbnb rates 12 months forward, 7-night stays

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Across 432 buildings in 36 areas, a nightly let returns a median 1.6× what the same unit's registered lease pays — at an assumed 80% occupancy, net of platform fees, cleaning and utilities, and assuming a self-managed unit (0% management fee). Buildings where the nightly let earns less than the lease are excluded from every figure on this page. Nightly rate joined to the registered long-let rent on the same building. View sales · View rentals

Median short-let yield
11.02%
Assumes 80% occupancy
Median premium vs lease
1.6×
Median of the area medians
Buildings with a nightly rate
432
Across 36 areas

The most active areas

The areas with the most buildings carrying a measured nightly rate, with the median short-let yield in each.

All 36 areas

Jumeirah Village Circle

84 buildings

13.06%

median yield

Business Bay

52 buildings

11.63%

median yield

Meydan One

42 buildings

9.37%

median yield

Dubai Marina

37 buildings

10.96%

median yield

Downtown Dubai

27 buildings

9.24%

median yield

Dubai Creek Harbour

27 buildings

9.94%

median yield

Dubai Hills Estate

17 buildings

12.04%

median yield

Sobha Hartland

14 buildings

13.72%

median yield

Every area

Ordered by the number of buildings with a measured nightly rate.

AreaBuildingsMedian yieldAED/night/sqftPremium
Jumeirah Village Circle8413.06%+2.0 pts0.721.7×
Business Bay5211.63%+0.6 pts0.941.7×
Meydan One429.37%-1.6 pts0.781.3×
Dubai Marina3710.96%-0.1 pts0.941.7×
Downtown Dubai279.24%-1.8 pts1.101.5×
Dubai Creek Harbour279.94%-1.1 pts1.011.7×
Dubai Hills Estate1712.04%+1.0 pts1.181.9×
Sobha Hartland1413.72%+2.7 pts1.212.1×
Jumeirah Lake Towers1312.64%+1.6 pts0.901.8×
Arjan1113.77%+2.8 pts0.881.9×
Dubai Harbour117.58%-3.4 pts1.151.5×
Palm Jumeirah107.45%-3.6 pts0.791.2×
Damac Hills912.25%+1.2 pts0.641.6×
Dubai Sports City814.68%+3.7 pts0.581.6×
Al Kifaf67.62%-3.4 pts0.621.4×
La Mer68.69%-2.3 pts1.031.5×
Production City613.69%+2.7 pts0.731.8×
Dubai Healthcare City Phase 2513.30%+2.3 pts1.051.6×
Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Gardens58.80%-2.2 pts0.651.4×
Umm Suqeim57.91%-3.1 pts0.811.4×
Al Furjan411.74%+0.7 pts0.661.6×
Jumeirah Village Triangle412.39%+1.4 pts0.621.4×
Zabeel47.53%-3.5 pts0.881.3×
City Walk36.60%-4.4 pts0.771.1×
Dubai Science Park312.48%+1.5 pts0.761.8×
Dubai Silicon Oasis39.24%-1.8 pts0.371.2×
Jumeirah Beach Residence39.98%-1.0 pts1.421.7×
Town Square317.18%+6.2 pts1.122.1×
Dubai Studio City220.68%+9.7 pts1.352.4×
Mina Rashid27.39%-3.6 pts0.822.0×
Bluewaters Island15.06%-6.0 pts1.311.1×
Dubai Water Canal19.31%-1.7 pts1.051.3×
Jaddaf Waterfront111.08%+0.1 pts0.911.8×
Jumeirah Garden City113.27%+2.2 pts1.031.8×
Mohammed Bin Rashid City District One18.85%-2.2 pts0.861.4×
Remraam115.88%+4.9 pts0.712.1×

Yield deltas are vs the median Dubai area (11.02%).

Highest short-let yields

Across all of Dubai, from buildings with a measured nightly rate and their own registered rental contracts.

Full ranking
  1. 1
    Azizi Mirage 1Dubai Studio City · Studio · 1.41 AED/night/sqft
    23.29%
  2. 2
    Eagle HeightsDubai Sports City · Studio · 1.05 AED/night/sqft
    22.25%
  3. 3
    O2Jumeirah Village Circle · Studio · 1.19 AED/night/sqft
    20.62%
  4. 4
    Luma21Jumeirah Village Circle · Studio · 1.34 AED/night/sqft
    20.57%
  5. 5
    Oxford ResidenceJumeirah Village Circle · Studio · 1.08 AED/night/sqft
    20.51%
  6. 6
    Skyz by DanubeArjan · Studio · 1.33 AED/night/sqft
    20.37%
  7. 7
    DAMAC Hills - Golf Vita - ADamac Hills · 1 bed · 1.28 AED/night/sqft
    20.34%
  8. 8
    Dana TowerJumeirah Village Circle · 1 bed · 0.71 AED/night/sqft
    20.18%
  9. 9
    Azizi Riviera 24Meydan One · Studio · 1.49 AED/night/sqft
    19.95%
  10. 10
    Legacy by SunriseArjan · 1 bed · 1.19 AED/night/sqft
    19.84%

Nightly rates are median asking prices for a 7-night stay, not registered records. Yields assume 80% occupancy. Source: Dubai Land Department open data and public Airbnb search. Data as of 2026-08-26.