Dubai area rankings

Dubai areas by median annual rent per sq ft: 3 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 (3 bedrooms) with AED 287 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 287 per sq ft
2	Zaabeel Second	AED 154 per sq ft
3	Downtown Dubai	AED 147 per sq ft
4	Dubai Creek Harbour	AED 127 per sq ft
5	Dubai Hills Estate	AED 122 per sq ft
6	Dubai Sports City	AED 121 per sq ft
7	Palm Jumeirah	AED 119 per sq ft
8	Al Wasl	AED 111 per sq ft
9	Al Kifaf	AED 101 per sq ft
10	Me'Aisem First	AED 100 per sq ft
11	Al Thanyah Third	AED 98 per sq ft
12	Dubai Marina	AED 96 per sq ft
13	Al Safouh Second	AED 96 per sq ft
14	Al Satwa	AED 93 per sq ft
15	Dubai Land Residence Complex	AED 92 per sq ft
16	Nad Al Shiba First	AED 88 per sq ft
17	Al Hebiah Sixth	AED 88 per sq ft
18	Business Bay	AED 88 per sq ft
19	Jumeirah Second	AED 87 per sq ft
20	Trade Center Second	AED 84 per sq ft
21	Jumeirah Village Triangle	AED 83 per sq ft
22	Um Suqaim Third	AED 83 per sq ft
23	Arjan	AED 81 per sq ft
24	Al Kheeran	AED 81 per sq ft
25	Jumeirah Village Circle	AED 79 per sq ft
26	Muhaisanah First	AED 78 per sq ft
27	Majan	AED 77 per sq ft
28	Al Furjan	AED 76 per sq ft
29	Wadi Al Safa 4	AED 76 per sq ft
30	Um Suqaim First	AED 74 per sq ft
31	Al Barsha South Second	AED 74 per sq ft
32	Al Hebiah Fifth	AED 73 per sq ft
33	Al Yufrah 1	AED 72 per sq ft
34	Al Hebiah Third	AED 72 per sq ft
35	Al Yelayiss 2	AED 72 per sq ft
36	Al Jadaf	AED 71 per sq ft
37	Motor City	AED 71 per sq ft
38	Al Safouh First	AED 69 per sq ft
39	Al Barsha First	AED 69 per sq ft
40	Dubai South	AED 68 per sq ft
41	Al Thanayah Fourth	AED 68 per sq ft
42	Trade Center First	AED 68 per sq ft
43	Al Hebiah Second	AED 67 per sq ft
44	Al Thanyah First	AED 65 per sq ft
45	Jumeirah First	AED 64 per sq ft
46	International City	AED 63 per sq ft
47	Al Yelayiss 1	AED 61 per sq ft
48	Madinat Hind 4	AED 60 per sq ft
49	Jumeirah Lakes Towers	AED 59 per sq ft
50	Arabian Ranches	AED 59 per sq ft
51	Saih Shuaib 2	AED 58 per sq ft
52	Madinat Dubai Almelaheyah	AED 57 per sq ft
53	Nad Al Hamar	AED 57 per sq ft
54	Dubai Silicon Oasis	AED 56 per sq ft
55	Jabal Ali Industrial Second	AED 56 per sq ft
56	Al Bada	AED 53 per sq ft
57	Al Goze Fourth	AED 50 per sq ft
58	Al Ttay	AED 50 per sq ft
59	Wadi Al Safa 2	AED 46 per sq ft
60	Dubai Investment Park	AED 46 per sq ft
61	Al Qusais Industrial Fifth	AED 44 per sq ft
62	Mirdif	AED 42 per sq ft
63	Abu Hail	AED 39 per sq ft
64	Hor Al Anz	AED 38 per sq ft
65	Al Rashidiya	AED 35 per sq ft
66	Al Waheda	AED 26 per sq ft
67	Al Twar Fourth	AED 19 per sq ft
68	Ghadeer Al tair	AED 16 per sq ft
69	Saih Shuaib 1	AED 14 per sq ft
70	Al Khawaneej First	AED 13 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)
	Dubai Islands	under 3 rent contracts
	Bukadra	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
	Al Rowaiyah First	under 3 rent contracts
	Al Warsan Third	under 3 rent contracts
	Jabal Ali Industrial First	under 3 rent contracts
	Saih Shuaib 4	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