Dubai area rankings

Dubai areas by median annual rent per sq ft: 2 bedrooms

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 (2 bedrooms) with AED 279 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 279 per sq ft
2	Zaabeel Second	AED 146 per sq ft
3	Um Suqaim Third	AED 143 per sq ft
4	Jabal Ali Industrial First	AED 139 per sq ft
5	Dubai Hills Estate	AED 137 per sq ft
6	Downtown Dubai	AED 132 per sq ft
7	Al Wasl	AED 128 per sq ft
8	Dubai Creek Harbour	AED 127 per sq ft
9	Palm Jumeirah	AED 117 per sq ft
10	Jumeirah Second	AED 117 per sq ft
11	Al Thanyah Third	AED 108 per sq ft
12	Dubai Marina	AED 103 per sq ft
13	Al Kifaf	AED 101 per sq ft
14	Business Bay	AED 96 per sq ft
15	Jumeirah First	AED 94 per sq ft
16	Al Barsha South Second	AED 92 per sq ft
17	Jumeirah Lakes Towers	AED 91 per sq ft
18	Al Hebiah Sixth	AED 91 per sq ft
19	Al Kheeran	AED 90 per sq ft
20	Nad Al Shiba First	AED 88 per sq ft
21	Al Yelayiss 2	AED 87 per sq ft
22	Al Hebiah Third	AED 87 per sq ft
23	Muhaisanah First	AED 81 per sq ft
24	Trade Center Second	AED 79 per sq ft
25	Jumeirah Village Circle	AED 78 per sq ft
26	Al Satwa	AED 78 per sq ft
27	Al Safouh First	AED 77 per sq ft
28	Trade Center First	AED 77 per sq ft
29	Al Safouh Second	AED 77 per sq ft
30	Me'Aisem First	AED 77 per sq ft
31	Al Thanyah First	AED 76 per sq ft
32	Arjan	AED 73 per sq ft
33	Al Hebiah Second	AED 73 per sq ft
34	Al Furjan	AED 73 per sq ft
35	Dubai South	AED 72 per sq ft
36	Motor City	AED 71 per sq ft
37	Al Barsha First	AED 71 per sq ft
38	Al Bada	AED 70 per sq ft
39	Al Rowaiyah First	AED 70 per sq ft
40	Al Jadaf	AED 70 per sq ft
41	Arabian Ranches	AED 69 per sq ft
42	Al Hebiah Fifth	AED 68 per sq ft
43	Jabal Ali Industrial Second	AED 68 per sq ft
44	Al Thanayah Fourth	AED 68 per sq ft
45	Saih Shuaib 2	AED 66 per sq ft
46	Al Twar Fourth	AED 65 per sq ft
47	Majan	AED 65 per sq ft
48	Wadi Al Safa 4	AED 65 per sq ft
49	Wadi Al Safa 2	AED 64 per sq ft
50	Dubai Sports City	AED 64 per sq ft
51	Madinat Hind 4	AED 63 per sq ft
52	Al Ttay	AED 62 per sq ft
53	Dubai Silicon Oasis	AED 61 per sq ft
54	Jumeirah Village Triangle	AED 61 per sq ft
55	Madinat Dubai Almelaheyah	AED 59 per sq ft
56	Bukadra	AED 58 per sq ft
57	Dubai Land Residence Complex	AED 56 per sq ft
58	International City	AED 56 per sq ft
59	Nad Al Hamar	AED 56 per sq ft
60	Dubai Investment Park	AED 55 per sq ft
61	Dubai Islands	AED 53 per sq ft
62	Mirdif	AED 52 per sq ft
63	Al Goze Fourth	AED 52 per sq ft
64	Saih Shuaib 1	AED 48 per sq ft
65	Al Qusais Industrial Fifth	AED 44 per sq ft
66	Al Rashidiya	AED 41 per sq ft
67	Hor Al Anz	AED 41 per sq ft
68	Abu Hail	AED 41 per sq ft
69	Al Waheda	AED 35 per sq ft
70	Um Suqaim First	AED 9 per sq ft
Not ranked: 13 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 1	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
	Ras Al Khor Industrial First	under 3 rent contracts
	Ghadeer Al tair	under 3 rent contracts
	Al Warsan Third	under 3 rent contracts
	Saih Shuaib 4	under 3 rent contracts
	Al Khawaneej First	under 3 rent contracts
	Saih Shuaib 3	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.

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
Source: Knowledge and Human Development Authority (Open Data via data.dubai), https://data.dubai/, under the Dubai Open Data Licence data.dubai