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Gross rental yields
Updated 9 Nov 2026 · trailing 12 months · updated weekly
Median annual rent from newly registered Ejari contracts divided by the median registered sale price, for the same area and property type on both sides, published only where both samples are large enough (methodology). Gross yields ignore service charges, vacancy and transaction costs; net returns are materially lower.
Apartments · citywide
6.0%
205,756 rents · 34,417 sales
Source: DLD transactions + Ejari · Updated · Methodology ↗
Villas · citywide
4.9%
25,429 rents · 1,662 sales
Source: DLD transactions + Ejari · Updated · Methodology ↗
Areas published
57
apartment yields meeting the 15/15 sample threshold
Source: DLD transactions + Ejari · Updated · Methodology ↗
Price vs. yield by area
Each dot is an area · horizontal = median price per sqft · vertical = gross apartment yield · dot size = sales volume (12M). Higher and to the left means more rental income per dirham invested.
Source: DLD transactions + Ejari · Updated · 57 areas with a published apartment yield · click a dot to open the area · Methodology ↗
Yield vs. price momentum
Each dot is an area · horizontal = ready-resale price momentum (YoY median psf) · vertical = gross apartment yield · dot size = ready sales (12M). The lines mark flat prices and the median yield; the top-right corner is rising prices with an above-median yield, the bottom-left is the opposite.
Source: DLD transactions + Ejari · Updated · 47 areas clearing both the yield and momentum guards · click a dot to open the area · Methodology ↗
Gross yield by apartment size
Citywide · segmented by floor area (a durable proxy for bedroom count)
| Apartment size | Gross yield | Median rent / yr | Median price | Rents n | Sales n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≤ 40 m² · studio | 7.8% | AED 45,000 | AED 575K | 23,699 | 3,961 |
| 40–70 m² · ~1BR | 7.1% | AED 55,000 | AED 770K | 62,756 | 9,438 |
| 70–110 m² · ~2BR | 6.1% | AED 75,000 | AED 1.2M | 71,588 | 11,686 |
| 110–160 m² · ~3BR | 5.4% | AED 114,000 | AED 2.1M | 34,129 | 6,297 |
| 160–250 m² · ~4BR | 4.3% | AED 160,000 | AED 3.7M | 8,541 | 2,387 |
| 250 m²+ · ~5BR+ | — | AED 70,000 | AED 7.6M | 2,460 | 648 |
Source: DLD transactions + Ejari · Updated · ready apartment sales vs new Ejari rents · 15/15 guard · size as a bedroom proxy (gateway rents lack bedroom counts) · Methodology ↗
Yields by area
Sorted by apartment yield · rent and price medians shown for context
| # | Area | Apt yield | Apt rent / yr | Apt price | Rents n | Sales n | Villa yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dubai Production City | 10.5% | AED 64,000 | AED 610K | 4,473 | 812 | 6.1%low n |
| 2 | Al Qusais Industrial Fifth | 10.4% | AED 50,000 | AED 479K | 1,252 | 71 | — |
| 3 | International City Phase 2 | 10.4% | AED 52,000 | AED 499K | 3,839 | 371 | — |
| 4 | Dubai Industrial City | 10.1% | AED 49,000 | AED 484K | 631 | 40 | Insufficient data |
| 5 | Dubai Studio City | 9.7% | AED 58,000 | AED 600K | 1,175 | 450 | Insufficient data |
| 6 | International City | 9.3% | AED 40,000 | AED 430K | 8,858 | 1,272 | Insufficient data |
| 7 | Jabal Ali Industrial Second | 8.9% | AED 51,000 | AED 570K | 681 | 136 | — |
| 8 | Arabian Ranches III | 8.7% | AED 56,000 | AED 643K | 2,740 | 586 | 4.9% |
| 9 | Madinat Hind 4 | 8.6% | AED 45,000 | AED 525K | 284 | 107 | Insufficient data |
| 10 | Damac Hills | 8.3% | AED 60,000 | AED 725K | 1,987 | 449 | 4.6% |
| 11 | Dubai Sports City | 8.2% | AED 55,000 | AED 670K | 4,143 | 1,049 | 6.0% |
| 12 | Arabian Ranches II | 7.9% | AED 55,000 | AED 696K | 364 | 84 | 6.4% |
| 13 | Al Furjan | 7.8% | AED 64,000 | AED 820K | 8,047 | 1,650 | 6.0% |
| 14 | Al Barsha First | 7.7%low n | AED 75,000 | AED 975K | 3,829 | 25 | Insufficient data |
| 15 | Remraam | 7.6% | AED 61,000 | AED 800K | 1,945 | 245 | Insufficient data |
| 16 | Dubai South | 7.6% | AED 60,000 | AED 788K | 3,526 | 816 | 4.0% |
| 17 | Dubai Silicon Oasis | 7.6% | AED 58,000 | AED 765K | 5,057 | 1,022 | Insufficient data |
| 18 | Arjan | 7.4% | AED 65,000 | AED 875K | 6,069 | 1,243 | — |
| 19 | Dubai Investment Park Second | 7.4% | AED 43,000 | AED 580K | 779 | 207 | — |
| 20 | Jumeirah Village Triangle | 7.4% | AED 67,799 | AED 916K | 1,683 | 493 | 3.7% |
| 21 | Jumeirah Village Circle | 7.4% | AED 70,000 | AED 950K | 18,322 | 4,119 | 6.2% |
| 22 | Majan | 7.4% | AED 70,000 | AED 950K | 1,770 | 1,105 | 4.5% |
| 23 | Al Quoz Fourth | 7.3% | AED 65,000 | AED 893K | 665 | 106 | Insufficient data |
| 24 | Motor City | 7.3% | AED 80,000 | AED 1.1M | 915 | 637 | Insufficient data |
| 25 | Liwan | 7.2% | AED 59,000 | AED 820K | 2,177 | 445 | Insufficient data |
| 26 | Dubai Science Park | 7.1% | AED 70,000 | AED 989K | 865 | 164 | Insufficient data |
| 27 | Dubai Waterfront | 6.6%low n | AED 50,000 | AED 760Klow n | 96 | 17 | Insufficient data |
| 28 | Meydan | 6.5% | AED 100,000 | AED 1.6M | 1,064 | 177 | Insufficient data |
| 29 | Business Bay | 6.1% | AED 95,000 | AED 1.6M | 10,801 | 2,848 | — |
| 30 | Town Square | 6.1% | AED 70,000 | AED 1.1M | 2,121 | 668 | 5.3% |
| 31 | Jumeirah Lake Towers | 6.0% | AED 90,000 | AED 1.5M | 4,387 | 1,247 | Insufficient data |
| 32 | Barsha Heights | 5.9% | AED 83,000 | AED 1.4M | 1,653 | 218 | Insufficient data |
| 33 | Sobha Hartland | 5.9% | AED 77,000 | AED 1.3M | 8,029 | 1,909 | Insufficient data |
| 34 | The Greens | 5.9% | AED 115,000 | AED 2M | 1,708 | 449 | Insufficient data |
| 35 | Al Kheeran | 5.8% | AED 153,000 | AED 2.7M | 265 | 32 | Insufficient data |
| 36 | Al Jaddaf | 5.7% | AED 77,000 | AED 1.3M | 3,635 | 546 | — |
| 37 | Dubai Hills Estate | 5.7% | AED 110,000 | AED 1.9M | 3,030 | 937 | 4.8% |
| 38 | Dubai Design District | 5.7% | AED 170,000 | AED 3M | 553 | 111 | — |
| 39 | Dubai Investment Park First | 5.6% | AED 68,000 | AED 1.2M | 1,050 | 75 | 4.0%low n |
| 40 | Emirates Living | Insufficient data | — | — | 0 | 1 | 5.6% |
| 41 | Muhaisanah First | 5.6% | AED 105,000 | AED 1.9M | 196 | 46 | Insufficient data |
| 42 | Downtown Dubai | 5.4% | AED 155,000 | AED 2.9M | 7,426 | 1,582 | — |
| 43 | Al Satwa | 5.4% | AED 80,000 | AED 1.5M | 1,804 | 93 | Insufficient data |
| 44 | Nad Al Hamar | 5.4% | AED 65,500 | AED 1.2M | 676 | 30 | Insufficient data |
| 45 | Mira | — | — | — | — | — | 5.2% |
| 46 | Dubai Marina | 5.1% | AED 123,000 | AED 2.4M | 9,199 | 2,532 | Insufficient data |
| 47 | Mudon | 5.0%low n | AED 72,000 | AED 1.5Mlow n | 42 | 19 | 5.2% |
| 48 | Al Kifaf | 5.0% | AED 139,286 | AED 2.8M | 375 | 100 | — |
| 49 | The Valley | — | — | — | — | — | 4.9% |
| 50 | Mirdif | 4.8% | AED 71,000 | AED 1.5M | 1,146 | 88 | Insufficient data |
| 51 | Dubai Creek Harbour | 4.8% | AED 120,000 | AED 2.5M | 7,045 | 1,208 | — |
| 52 | City Walk | 4.8% | AED 195,000 | AED 4.1M | 741 | 341 | Insufficient data |
| 53 | Umm Suqeim Third | 4.6% | AED 140,500 | AED 3M | 454 | 142 | Insufficient data |
| 54 | Palm Jumeirah | 4.4% | AED 185,000 | AED 4.2M | 1,688 | 653 | Insufficient data |
| 55 | Arabian Ranches | — | — | — | — | — | 4.3% |
| 56 | Jumeirah First | 4.3% | AED 127,500 | AED 3M | 686 | 114 | Insufficient data |
| 57 | Al Sufouh Second | 3.9%low n | AED 150,000 | AED 3.9M | 67 | 25 | Insufficient data |
| 58 | Zaabeel First | 3.9%low n | AED 300,000low n | AED 7.8M | 18 | 25 | — |
| 59 | Al Sufouh First | 3.8% | AED 99,888 | AED 2.6M | 200 | 118 | Insufficient data |
| 60 | Dubai Maritime City | 3.5% | AED 82,999 | AED 2.4M | 354 | 59 | — |
| 61 | Trade Center Second | 3.3%low n | AED 109,148 | AED 3.3M | 577 | 28 | — |
Source: DLD transactions + Ejari · Updated · published at ≥ 15 rents and ≥ 15 ready sales per segment · no citywide fallback · Methodology ↗