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Gross rental yields
Updated 10 Aug 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
6.2%
205,051 rents · 38,174 sales
Source: DLD transactions + Ejari · Updated · Methodology ↗
Villas · citywide
4.9%
25,027 rents · 3,343 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 · 49 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 | 7.9% | AED 45,000 | AED 570K | 23,656 | 4,537 |
| 40–70 m² · ~1BR | 7.3% | AED 55,000 | AED 750K | 62,521 | 10,711 |
| 70–110 m² · ~2BR | 6.3% | AED 75,000 | AED 1.2M | 71,548 | 12,886 |
| 110–160 m² · ~3BR | 5.5% | AED 115,000 | AED 2.1M | 33,974 | 6,823 |
| 160–250 m² · ~4BR | 4.3% | AED 160,000 | AED 3.7M | 8,453 | 2,534 |
| 250 m²+ · ~5BR+ | — | AED 70,000 | AED 7M | 2,393 | 683 |
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 | Al Qusais Industrial Fifth | 10.4% | AED 50,000 | AED 479K | 1,247 | 71 | — |
| 2 | Dubai Production City | 10.0% | AED 65,000 | AED 650K | 4,562 | 935 | 6.2% |
| 3 | Dubai Studio City | 9.8% | AED 58,000 | AED 591K | 1,196 | 514 | Insufficient data |
| 4 | International City Phase 2 | 9.4% | AED 52,000 | AED 550K | 3,766 | 438 | — |
| 5 | International City | 9.4% | AED 40,000 | AED 425K | 8,659 | 1,376 | Insufficient data |
| 6 | Al Waheda | Insufficient data | — | — | 3 | 0 | 9.3%low n |
| 7 | Hor Al Anz | Insufficient data | AED 40,000 | — | 1,471 | 0 | 9.1%low n |
| 8 | Jabal Ali Industrial Second | 8.8% | AED 50,000 | AED 570K | 689 | 157 | — |
| 9 | Madinat Hind 4 | 8.7% | AED 44,000 | AED 507K | 288 | 110 | Insufficient data |
| 10 | Dubai Sports City | 8.3% | AED 55,000 | AED 660K | 4,141 | 1,261 | 6.0% |
| 11 | Arabian Ranches III | 8.2% | AED 55,000 | AED 675K | 2,701 | 681 | 5.1% |
| 12 | Dubai Silicon Oasis | 8.1% | AED 58,000 | AED 720K | 5,000 | 1,177 | Insufficient data |
| 13 | Dubai South | 8.1% | AED 60,000 | AED 745K | 3,393 | 981 | 3.9% |
| 14 | Damac Hills | 7.9% | AED 60,000 | AED 760K | 1,981 | 511 | 4.4% |
| 15 | Arjan | 7.9% | AED 65,000 | AED 825K | 6,112 | 1,350 | — |
| 16 | Arabian Ranches II | 7.8% | AED 55,000 | AED 706K | 354 | 108 | 8.7% |
| 17 | Motor City | 7.8% | AED 80,000 | AED 1M | 911 | 965 | 6.6%low n |
| 18 | Remraam | 7.7% | AED 60,000 | AED 780K | 1,962 | 316 | Insufficient data |
| 19 | Dubai Industrial City | 7.7% | AED 50,000 | AED 653K | 575 | 104 | Insufficient data |
| 20 | Al Rashidiya | Insufficient data | AED 38,000 | — | 66 | 0 | 7.7%low n |
| 21 | Majan | 7.6% | AED 70,000 | AED 917K | 1,805 | 1,223 | 4.5% |
| 22 | Al Barsha First | 7.5%low n | AED 75,000 | AED 1M | 3,857 | 27 | Insufficient data |
| 23 | Dubai Investment Park Second | 7.4% | AED 43,000 | AED 580K | 744 | 221 | — |
| 24 | Al Furjan | 7.4% | AED 63,515 | AED 860K | 7,970 | 1,547 | 6.0% |
| 25 | Jumeirah Village Triangle | 7.4% | AED 68,000 | AED 920K | 1,664 | 536 | 3.8% |
| 26 | Jumeirah Village Circle | 7.4% | AED 70,000 | AED 950K | 18,440 | 4,501 | 6.2% |
| 27 | Dubai Science Park | 7.2% | AED 70,000 | AED 970K | 846 | 192 | Insufficient data |
| 28 | Al Quoz Fourth | 7.2% | AED 65,000 | AED 900K | 655 | 118 | Insufficient data |
| 29 | Liwan | 6.9% | AED 59,000 | AED 850K | 2,173 | 515 | 5.4%low n |
| 30 | Dubai Waterfront | 6.7%low n | AED 50,000 | AED 750K | 95 | 20 | Insufficient data |
| 31 | Barsha Heights | 6.6% | AED 83,000 | AED 1.3M | 1,612 | 180 | Insufficient data |
| 32 | Meydan | 6.6% | AED 100,000 | AED 1.5M | 1,058 | 194 | 5.7%low n |
| 33 | Dubai Hills Estate | 6.3% | AED 110,000 | AED 1.8M | 3,069 | 999 | 4.8% |
| 34 | The Greens | 6.2% | AED 115,000 | AED 1.9M | 1,684 | 516 | 4.1%low n |
| 35 | Jumeirah Lake Towers | 6.2% | AED 90,000 | AED 1.4M | 4,385 | 1,276 | Insufficient data |
| 36 | Business Bay | 6.2% | AED 95,000 | AED 1.5M | 10,927 | 2,818 | — |
| 37 | Town Square | 6.2% | AED 71,000 | AED 1.1M | 2,099 | 758 | 5.4% |
| 38 | Sobha Hartland | 6.0% | AED 77,000 | AED 1.3M | 8,014 | 2,095 | Insufficient data |
| 39 | Al Jaddaf | 6.0% | AED 77,000 | AED 1.3M | 3,651 | 542 | — |
| 40 | Emirates Living | Insufficient data | — | — | 0 | 1 | 5.5% |
| 41 | Downtown Dubai | 5.5% | AED 155,000 | AED 2.8M | 7,615 | 1,806 | — |
| 42 | Al Satwa | 5.5% | AED 80,000 | AED 1.5M | 1,827 | 94 | Insufficient data |
| 43 | Umm Suqeim Third | 5.5% | AED 140,000 | AED 2.6M | 461 | 138 | Insufficient data |
| 44 | Dubai Design District | 5.5% | AED 170,000 | AED 3.1M | 561 | 129 | — |
| 45 | Nad Al Hamar | 5.4% | AED 67,000 | AED 1.2M | 673 | 36 | Insufficient data |
| 46 | Mira | — | — | — | — | — | 5.2% |
| 47 | Muhaisanah First | 5.2% | AED 104,668 | AED 2M | 193 | 51 | Insufficient data |
| 48 | Al Bada | Insufficient data | AED 68,000 | — | 874 | 0 | 5.2%low n |
| 49 | Dubai Marina | 5.1% | AED 120,000 | AED 2.4M | 9,237 | 2,792 | Insufficient data |
| 50 | Dubai Investment Park First | 5.0% | AED 68,250 | AED 1.4M | 1,003 | 79 | 4.6% |
| 51 | Mudon | 5.0%low n | AED 72,000 | AED 1.5M | 41 | 20 | 5.3% |
| 52 | Al Kheeran | 5.0% | AED 154,000 | AED 3.1M | 254 | 45 | Insufficient data |
| 53 | The Valley | — | — | — | — | — | 4.9% |
| 54 | Al Kifaf | 4.8% | AED 135,000 | AED 2.8M | 370 | 100 | — |
| 55 | Dubai Creek Harbour | 4.8% | AED 120,000 | AED 2.5M | 7,621 | 1,325 | — |
| 56 | Mirdif | 4.8% | AED 71,000 | AED 1.5M | 1,127 | 104 | 2.5%low n |
| 57 | Arabian Ranches | — | — | — | — | — | 4.6% |
| 58 | City Walk | 4.6% | AED 195,000 | AED 4.3M | 740 | 357 | Insufficient data |
| 59 | Palm Jumeirah | 4.5% | AED 185,000 | AED 4.1M | 1,662 | 704 | Insufficient data |
| 60 | Jumeirah First | 4.2% | AED 125,000 | AED 3M | 683 | 140 | 3.3%low n |
| 61 | Al Sufouh First | 4.0% | AED 98,000 | AED 2.5M | 191 | 110 | Insufficient data |
| 62 | Zaabeel First | 3.6%low n | AED 300,000low n | AED 8.4M | 17 | 25 | — |
| 63 | Dubai Maritime City | 3.5% | AED 82,999 | AED 2.4M | 368 | 61 | — |
| 64 | Trade Center First | 3.3%low n | AED 124,001 | AED 3.8Mlow n | 1,049 | 15 | — |
| 65 | Trade Center Second | 3.2% | AED 108,390 | AED 3.4M | 564 | 35 | — |
Source: DLD transactions + Ejari · Updated · published at ≥ 15 rents and ≥ 15 ready sales per segment · no citywide fallback · Methodology ↗