Dubai area rankings

Dubai areas by median annual rent per sq ft

The areas on our Dubai pages, ranked by median annual rent per sq ft, from Dubai Land Department open data (data to September 2026). Areas without a valid value follow the ranking with the reason.

Data to 23 Oct 2026

Zaabeel First ranks first by median annual rent per sq ft with AED 273 per sq ft in the 12 months to September 2026. Source: Dubai open data via data.dubai, as of 23 Oct 2026, calculated by Zolia.

Median rent per sq ft

Rank	Area	Median rent per sq ft
1	Zaabeel First	AED 273 per sq ft
2	Zaabeel Second	AED 149 per sq ft
3	Saih Shuaib 3	AED 135 per sq ft
4	Saih Shuaib 4	AED 133 per sq ft
5	Downtown Dubai	AED 133 per sq ft
6	Dubai Hills Estate	AED 131 per sq ft
7	Um Suqaim Third	AED 130 per sq ft
8	Dubai Creek Harbour	AED 128 per sq ft
9	Jabal Ali Industrial First	AED 127 per sq ft
10	Palm Jumeirah	AED 123 per sq ft
11	Al Wasl	AED 122 per sq ft
12	Business Bay	AED 112 per sq ft
13	Al Thanyah Third	AED 109 per sq ft
14	Dubai Marina	AED 107 per sq ft
15	Al Kifaf	AED 105 per sq ft
16	Al Hebiah Second	AED 105 per sq ft
17	Ras Al Khor Industrial First	AED 104 per sq ft
18	Jabal Ali Industrial Second	AED 98 per sq ft
19	Jumeirah Lakes Towers	AED 97 per sq ft
20	Al Hebiah Third	AED 95 per sq ft
21	Al Safouh Second	AED 92 per sq ft
22	Al Barsha South Second	AED 91 per sq ft
23	Nad Al Shiba First	AED 91 per sq ft
24	Jumeirah Village Circle	AED 91 per sq ft
25	Trade Center Second	AED 89 per sq ft
26	Al Satwa	AED 88 per sq ft
27	Jumeirah Second	AED 87 per sq ft
28	Jumeirah Village Triangle	AED 86 per sq ft
29	Arjan	AED 85 per sq ft
30	Jumeirah First	AED 84 per sq ft
31	Al Kheeran	AED 84 per sq ft
32	Me'Aisem First	AED 83 per sq ft
33	Saih Shuaib 2	AED 83 per sq ft
34	Al Jadaf	AED 83 per sq ft
35	Al Thanyah First	AED 82 per sq ft
36	Muhaisanah First	AED 82 per sq ft
37	Al Yelayiss 2	AED 81 per sq ft
38	Al Safouh First	AED 81 per sq ft
39	Al Hebiah Sixth	AED 81 per sq ft
40	Al Hebiah Fifth	AED 79 per sq ft
41	Dubai Sports City	AED 79 per sq ft
42	Trade Center First	AED 76 per sq ft
43	Al Barsha First	AED 76 per sq ft
44	Al Furjan	AED 76 per sq ft
45	Dubai South	AED 75 per sq ft
46	Wadi Al Safa 4	AED 75 per sq ft
47	Al Bada	AED 75 per sq ft
48	Um Suqaim First	AED 74 per sq ft
49	Al Ttay	AED 72 per sq ft
50	Motor City	AED 72 per sq ft
51	Dubai Investment Park	AED 71 per sq ft
52	Al Rowaiyah First	AED 71 per sq ft
53	Majan	AED 71 per sq ft
54	Al Yufrah 1	AED 69 per sq ft
55	Wadi Al Safa 2	AED 69 per sq ft
56	Dubai Land Residence Complex	AED 68 per sq ft
57	Dubai Silicon Oasis	AED 68 per sq ft
58	Al Thanayah Fourth	AED 67 per sq ft
59	Al Goze Fourth	AED 66 per sq ft
60	Madinat Dubai Almelaheyah	AED 65 per sq ft
61	Dubai Islands	AED 64 per sq ft
62	Madinat Hind 4	AED 62 per sq ft
63	Al Yelayiss 1	AED 60 per sq ft
64	Arabian Ranches	AED 59 per sq ft
65	Nad Al Hamar	AED 58 per sq ft
66	International City	AED 58 per sq ft
67	Bukadra	AED 58 per sq ft
68	Hor Al Anz	AED 57 per sq ft
69	Al Warsan Third	AED 54 per sq ft
70	Saih Shuaib 1	AED 51 per sq ft
71	Mirdif	AED 50 per sq ft
72	Al Qusais Industrial Fifth	AED 47 per sq ft
73	Abu Hail	AED 46 per sq ft
74	Al Rashidiya	AED 46 per sq ft
75	Ghadeer Al tair	AED 33 per sq ft
76	Al Waheda	AED 28 per sq ft
77	Al Khawaneej First	AED 27 per sq ft
78	Al Twar Fourth	AED 23 per sq ft
Not ranked: 5 areas without a valid value
	Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum City	parts lie in larger DLD areas (Al Merkadh, Wadi Al Safa 3, Hadaeq Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid)
	Al Yelayiss 5	under 3 rent contracts
	Palm Jabal Ali	under 3 rent contracts
	Me'Aisem Second	under 3 rent contracts
	World Islands	under 3 rent contracts

Areas without a valid value follow the ranking with the reason, never with a number. “Under 3”: fewer than 3 registered records, so no figure is shown (no figures from single transactions). Gross yield needs enough ready apartment sales and apartment rent contracts in the same months.

Indicative figures from registered transactions and rent contracts, not a valuation of any unit.

A ranking of registered figures only, not a recommendation to buy, sell or invest.

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Source: Dubai Land Department, open data via data.dubai (as of 23 Oct 2026). Prepared by Zolia; not an official product of the Dubai Land Department.

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Source: Dubai Data and Statistics Establishment (Open Data via data.dubai), https://data.dubai/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence data.dubai
Source: Dubai Land Department (Open Data), https://dubailand.gov.ae/en/open-data/real-estate-data/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence dubailand.gov.ae
Source: Dubai Municipality (Open Data via data.dubai), https://data.dubai/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence data.dubai
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