Dubai area rankings

Dubai areas by median annual rent per sq ft: 1 bedroom

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.

Zaabeel First ranks first by median annual rent per sq ft (1 bedroom) with AED 253 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 253 per sq ft
2	Saih Shuaib 4	AED 220 per sq ft
3	Zaabeel Second	AED 153 per sq ft
4	Um Suqaim Third	AED 146 per sq ft
5	Al Wasl	AED 139 per sq ft
6	Dubai Hills Estate	AED 139 per sq ft
7	Dubai Creek Harbour	AED 132 per sq ft
8	Downtown Dubai	AED 129 per sq ft
9	Palm Jumeirah	AED 126 per sq ft
10	Trade Center Second	AED 121 per sq ft
11	Jumeirah First	AED 116 per sq ft
12	Business Bay	AED 115 per sq ft
13	Jumeirah Second	AED 112 per sq ft
14	Al Kifaf	AED 111 per sq ft
15	Al Thanyah Third	AED 111 per sq ft
16	Dubai Marina	AED 111 per sq ft
17	Ras Al Khor Industrial First	AED 107 per sq ft
18	Al Safouh First	AED 106 per sq ft
19	Al Safouh Second	AED 103 per sq ft
20	Al Yelayiss 2	AED 100 per sq ft
21	Jumeirah Lakes Towers	AED 100 per sq ft
22	Trade Center First	AED 99 per sq ft
23	Al Hebiah Third	AED 97 per sq ft
24	Al Hebiah Second	AED 95 per sq ft
25	Nad Al Shiba First	AED 93 per sq ft
26	Al Hebiah Sixth	AED 93 per sq ft
27	Al Satwa	AED 92 per sq ft
28	Madinat Hind 4	AED 91 per sq ft
29	Al Bada	AED 90 per sq ft
30	Al Barsha South Second	AED 90 per sq ft
31	Al Jadaf	AED 88 per sq ft
32	Jumeirah Village Circle	AED 87 per sq ft
33	Al Thanyah First	AED 84 per sq ft
34	Jumeirah Village Triangle	AED 84 per sq ft
35	Muhaisanah First	AED 83 per sq ft
36	Jabal Ali Industrial Second	AED 82 per sq ft
37	Al Barsha First	AED 81 per sq ft
38	Arjan	AED 80 per sq ft
39	Dubai South	AED 80 per sq ft
40	Me'Aisem First	AED 78 per sq ft
41	Al Hebiah Fifth	AED 75 per sq ft
42	Wadi Al Safa 4	AED 74 per sq ft
43	Al Rowaiyah First	AED 74 per sq ft
44	Al Kheeran	AED 72 per sq ft
45	Al Ttay	AED 72 per sq ft
46	Saih Shuaib 2	AED 72 per sq ft
47	Motor City	AED 72 per sq ft
48	Al Rashidiya	AED 71 per sq ft
49	Madinat Dubai Almelaheyah	AED 70 per sq ft
50	Majan	AED 70 per sq ft
51	Dubai Sports City	AED 69 per sq ft
52	Al Furjan	AED 69 per sq ft
53	Wadi Al Safa 2	AED 69 per sq ft
54	Dubai Silicon Oasis	AED 66 per sq ft
55	Al Goze Fourth	AED 65 per sq ft
56	Hor Al Anz	AED 63 per sq ft
57	Dubai Land Residence Complex	AED 61 per sq ft
58	Jabal Ali Industrial First	AED 61 per sq ft
59	Mirdif	AED 60 per sq ft
60	Saih Shuaib 1	AED 60 per sq ft
61	Nad Al Hamar	AED 60 per sq ft
62	Dubai Investment Park	AED 56 per sq ft
63	International City	AED 55 per sq ft
64	Al Warsan Third	AED 53 per sq ft
65	Al Qusais Industrial Fifth	AED 52 per sq ft
66	Abu Hail	AED 46 per sq ft
Not ranked: 17 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)
	Dubai Islands	under 3 rent contracts
	Arabian Ranches	under 3 rent contracts
	Al Yelayiss 1	under 3 rent contracts
	Bukadra	under 3 rent contracts
	Al Yufrah 1	under 3 rent contracts
	Al Yelayiss 5	under 3 rent contracts
	Palm Jabal Ali	under 3 rent contracts
	Me'Aisem Second	under 3 rent contracts
	Al Thanayah Fourth	under 3 rent contracts
	Ghadeer Al tair	under 3 rent contracts
	Um Suqaim First	under 3 rent contracts
	Al Waheda	under 3 rent contracts
	Al Khawaneej First	under 3 rent contracts
	Saih Shuaib 3	under 3 rent contracts
	World Islands	under 3 rent contracts
	Al Twar Fourth	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.

Dubai areas by median annual rent per sq ft How this figure is calculated

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.

Open data portal: data.dubai · Licence: Dubai Open Data Licence

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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