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Dubai area rankings

Dubai areas by median annual rent: 5 bedrooms or more

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

Downtown Dubai ranks first by median annual rent (5 bedrooms or more) with AED 1.8m in the 12 months to September 2026. Source: Dubai open data via data.dubai, as of 23 Oct 2026, calculated by Zolia.

Median annual rent

RankAreaMedian annual rent
1Downtown DubaiAED 1.8m
2Al Hebiah SecondAED 1.4m
3Palm JumeirahAED 1m
4Business BayAED 945,750
5Me'Aisem FirstAED 796,645
6Nad Al Shiba FirstAED 585,000
7Dubai Hills EstateAED 550,000
8Dubai Sports CityAED 520,000
9Jumeirah Lakes TowersAED 500,000
10Al Safouh FirstAED 491,667
11Al Thanyah ThirdAED 475,000
12Al Thanayah FourthAED 475,000
13Arabian RanchesAED 460,000
14Motor CityAED 450,000
15Dubai MarinaAED 435,000
16Al FurjanAED 390,000
17Al Hebiah ThirdAED 365,000
18Al Barsha South SecondAED 350,000
19Um Suqaim FirstAED 332,061
20Um Suqaim ThirdAED 330,000
21Jumeirah SecondAED 330,000
22Al SatwaAED 325,000
23Dubai Land Residence ComplexAED 310,000
24Ghadeer Al tairAED 300,809
25Jumeirah Village TriangleAED 300,000
26Jumeirah FirstAED 300,000
27Al WaslAED 300,000
28Al Khawaneej FirstAED 280,000
29Al KheeranAED 280,000
30Al Hebiah SixthAED 265,000
31Dubai Silicon OasisAED 255,000
32Dubai SouthAED 250,000
33MajanAED 250,000
34Al Barsha FirstAED 235,750
35Trade Center FirstAED 232,490
36Nad Al HamarAED 230,000
37Wadi Al Safa 2AED 210,000
38Muhaisanah FirstAED 210,000
39Al BadaAED 210,000
40Jumeirah Village CircleAED 200,000
41Al Goze FourthAED 200,000
42Al Hebiah FifthAED 195,000
43Saih Shuaib 1AED 190,000
44Al Twar FourthAED 160,000
45Madinat Hind 4AED 155,000
46Abu HailAED 150,000
47Al RashidiyaAED 150,000
48MirdifAED 147,000
49Al WahedaAED 145,000
50Hor Al AnzAED 130,000
Not ranked: 33 areas without a valid value
Arjanunder 3 rent contracts
Dubai Creek Harbourunder 3 rent contracts
Dubai Investment Parkunder 3 rent contracts
Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Cityparts lie in larger DLD areas (Al Merkadh, Wadi Al Safa 3, Hadaeq Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid)
Dubai Islandsunder 3 rent contracts
International Cityunder 3 rent contracts
Al Jadafunder 3 rent contracts
Al Yelayiss 1under 3 rent contracts
Wadi Al Safa 4under 3 rent contracts
Madinat Dubai Almelaheyahunder 3 rent contracts
Jabal Ali Industrial Secondunder 3 rent contracts
Bukadraunder 3 rent contracts
Al Yelayiss 2under 3 rent contracts
Al Yufrah 1under 3 rent contracts
Saih Shuaib 2under 3 rent contracts
Al Yelayiss 5under 3 rent contracts
Zaabeel Secondunder 3 rent contracts
Palm Jabal Aliunder 3 rent contracts
Me'Aisem Secondunder 3 rent contracts
Ras Al Khor Industrial Firstunder 3 rent contracts
Al Safouh Secondunder 3 rent contracts
Trade Center Secondunder 3 rent contracts
Al Thanyah Firstunder 3 rent contracts
Al Kifafunder 3 rent contracts
Zaabeel Firstunder 3 rent contracts
Al Rowaiyah Firstunder 3 rent contracts
Al Qusais Industrial Fifthunder 3 rent contracts
Al Warsan Thirdunder 3 rent contracts
Jabal Ali Industrial Firstunder 3 rent contracts
Al Ttayunder 3 rent contracts
Saih Shuaib 4under 3 rent contracts
Saih Shuaib 3under 3 rent contracts
World Islandsunder 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 rentHow 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