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Rental benchmarks from Dubai Land Department Ejari registrations — median annual rent and rent per sqft by community, project, unit size and year. Single-unit leases only; bulk/portfolio leases are excluded. Updated monthly.
Average annual rent in Dubai, by unit size
Median registered annual rent (AED/yr) for each apartment size, 2010–2026.
How this is calculated
Source: Dubai Land Department (Ejari) rental registrations — single-unit residential leases only (bulk/portfolio leases excluded). For every Dubai community we hold the median registered annual rent per unit size per year. Each point on a line is the contract-weighted average of those community medians for that size — i.e. Σ(community median × number of leases) ÷ total leases — so busier communities count proportionally more. Size bands follow DLD: Studio <55 m², 1BR 55–95 m², 2BR 95–145 m², 3BR 145–210 m². Years before 2010 are omitted because Ejari registration volume was negligible (a handful of leases).
| Community / Project | Size | Year | Leases | Median rent / yr | Range (p25–p75) | AED/sqftAED/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
International City Phase 1 | Studio Apartment · 484 sqft · 45 m² | 2026 | 6,699 | AED 30,000 | AED 26,848–32,000 | 62667 |
Nahda 2 | 2 B/R Apartment · 1,084 sqft · 101 m² | 2026 | 6,449 | AED 56,400 | AED 52,920–62,500 | 53570 |
International City Phase 1 | 1 B/R Apartment · 732 sqft · 68 m² | 2026 | 6,435 | AED 40,000 | AED 36,500–44,000 | 54581 |
Al Karama | 2 B/R Apartment · 1,100 sqft · 102 m² | 2026 | 5,362 | AED 71,000 | AED 60,000–83,000 | 62667 |
Lootah | 2 B/R Apartment · 1,076 sqft · 100 m² | 2026 | 4,850 | AED 46,084 | AED 38,202–54,999 | 42452 |
Al Barsha | 1 B/R Apartment · 800 sqft · 74 m² | 2026 | 4,822 | AED 63,000 | AED 56,000–71,260 | 81872 |
Discovery Gardens | Studio Apartment · 493 sqft · 46 m² | 2026 | 4,679 | AED 42,000 | AED 37,485–46,000 | 84904 |
Nahda 2 | 1 B/R Apartment · 752 sqft · 70 m² | 2026 | 4,657 | AED 44,000 | AED 40,700–48,000 | 60646 |
Discovery Gardens | 1 B/R Apartment · 958 sqft · 89 m² | 2026 | 4,363 | AED 60,000 | AED 53,475–66,000 | 63678 |
AL QUSAIS | 2 B/R Apartment · 1,102 sqft · 102 m² | 2026 | 4,219 | AED 55,000 | AED 42,600–63,525 | 53570 |
Nahda 1 | 2 B/R Apartment · 1,257 sqft · 117 m² | 2026 | 4,201 | AED 61,000 | AED 57,000–68,750 | 50538 |
Al Barsha | 2 B/R Apartment · 1,238 sqft · 115 m² | 2026 | 4,103 | AED 86,000 | AED 78,540–100,000 | 72775 |
Al Warqa | 2 B/R Apartment · 1,130 sqft · 105 m² | 2026 | 3,969 | AED 62,000 | AED 55,000–70,000 | 56603 |
International City Phase 3 | 1 B/R Apartment · 777 sqft · 72 m² | 2026 | 3,710 | AED 50,000 | AED 43,000–56,000 | 64689 |
Muraqqabat | 2 B/R Apartment · 1,126 sqft · 105 m² | 2026 | 3,687 | AED 79,000 | AED 66,000–90,500 | 70753 |
Silicon Oasis | 1 B/R Apartment · 841 sqft · 78 m² | 2026 | 3,610 | AED 54,000 | AED 47,500–60,000 | 65700 |
Lootah | 1 B/R Apartment · 689 sqft · 64 m² | 2026 | 3,550 | AED 36,000 | AED 27,000–42,000 | 50538 |
AL QUSAIS | 1 B/R Apartment · 700 sqft · 65 m² | 2026 | 3,467 | AED 42,000 | AED 30,166–47,250 | 66710 |
Al Quoz | 2 B/R Apartment · 1,201 sqft · 112 m² | 2026 | 3,416 | AED 57,330 | AED 55,440–60,000 | 50538 |
Muraqqabat | 1 B/R Apartment · 646 sqft · 60 m² | 2026 | 3,383 | AED 54,600 | AED 43,000–62,000 | 74797 |
Nahda 1 | 1 B/R Apartment · 807 sqft · 75 m² | 2026 | 3,246 | AED 46,305 | AED 42,997–53,000 | 59635 |
Al Warqa | 1 B/R Apartment · 739 sqft · 69 m² | 2026 | 3,230 | AED 46,000 | AED 41,600–53,000 | 64689 |
Jumeirah Village Circle | 1 B/R Apartment · 827 sqft · 77 m² | 2026 | 3,161 | AED 60,102 | AED 55,000–70,000 | 75807 |
Al Mankhool | 2 B/R Apartment · 1,292 sqft · 120 m² | 2026 | 3,054 | AED 84,893 | AED 77,000–93,713 | 68732 |
Murar | Studio Apartment · 302 sqft · 28 m² | 2026 | 2,997 | AED 28,000 | AED 24,000–32,500 | 931,001 |
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Source: Dubai Land Department (Ejari). Figures are median registered rents per community/size/year.