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Gross rental yields

Updated 21 Sept 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

6.1%

218,769 rents · 37,565 sales

Source: DLD transactions + Ejari · Updated 21 Sept 2026 · Methodology ↗

Villas · citywide

4.8%

26,006 rents · 2,590 sales

Source: DLD transactions + Ejari · Updated 21 Sept 2026 · Methodology ↗

Areas published

apartment yields meeting the 15/15 sample threshold

Source: DLD transactions + Ejari · Updated 21 Sept 2026 · 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 21 Sept 2026 · 58 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 21 Sept 2026 · 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	24,714	4,484
40–70 m² · ~1BR	7.5%	AED 56,000	AED 750K	66,652	10,427
70–110 m² · ~2BR	6.3%	AED 76,000	AED 1.2M	76,917	12,667
110–160 m² · ~3BR	5.5%	AED 115,000	AED 2.1M	36,473	6,797
160–250 m² · ~4BR	4.5%	AED 165,000	AED 3.7M	9,169	2,509
250 m²+ · ~5BR+	—	AED 70,000	AED 7.2M	2,436	681

Source: DLD transactions + Ejari · Updated 21 Sept 2026 · 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	1,261	71	—
2	International City Phase 2	10.4%	AED 52,000	AED 501K	3,744	416	—
3	Dubai Production City	10.2%	AED 65,000	AED 640K	5,389	919	6.4%
4	Dubai Studio City	9.7%	AED 56,595	AED 583K	1,311	509	Insufficient data
5	Hor Al Anz	Insufficient data	AED 40,000	—	1,579	0	9.3%low n
6	International City	9.3%	AED 40,000	AED 430K	8,717	1,343	Insufficient data
7	Jabal Ali Industrial Second	8.8%	AED 50,175	AED 570K	716	154	—
8	Arabian Ranches III	8.5%	AED 55,000	AED 650K	2,662	661	5.0%
9	Madinat Hind 4	8.4%	AED 43,000	AED 510K	302	113	Insufficient data
10	Dubai Sports City	8.2%	AED 54,000	AED 660K	4,316	1,212	5.9%
11	Damac Hills	8.0%	AED 58,000	AED 725K	2,091	497	4.4%
12	Arabian Ranches II	7.8%	AED 55,000	AED 702K	351	99	8.0%
13	Al Rashidiya	Insufficient data	AED 38,000	—	68	0	7.8%low n
14	Dubai South	7.8%	AED 58,000	AED 745K	3,426	943	4.1%
15	Dubai Investment Park Second	7.8%	AED 45,000	AED 580K	734	218	—
16	Dubai Silicon Oasis	7.7%	AED 58,000	AED 750K	5,061	1,177	Insufficient data
17	Al Furjan	7.6%	AED 64,000	AED 840K	8,162	1,629	6.0%
18	Motor City	7.6%	AED 80,000	AED 1.1M	929	869	Insufficient data
19	Remraam	7.5%	AED 60,000	AED 798K	2,299	292	Insufficient data
20	Al Barsha First	7.5%low n	AED 75,000	AED 1M	3,993	28	Insufficient data
21	Arjan	7.4%	AED 62,500	AED 840K	6,639	1,358	—
22	Majan	7.3%	AED 69,000	AED 950K	1,884	1,151	4.5%
23	Dubai Science Park	7.2%	AED 70,000	AED 970K	858	180	Insufficient data
24	Jumeirah Village Circle	7.2%	AED 68,000	AED 950K	19,569	4,442	6.1%
25	Jumeirah Village Triangle	7.2%	AED 66,000	AED 922K	1,680	530	3.7%
26	Liwan	7.0%	AED 58,433	AED 831K	2,197	494	Insufficient data
27	Al Quoz Fourth	7.0%	AED 63,000	AED 895K	644	121	Insufficient data
28	Dubai Industrial City	6.8%	AED 49,000	AED 720K	552	103	Insufficient data
29	Dubai Waterfront	6.5%low n	AED 50,000	AED 773Klow n	87	18	Insufficient data
30	Meydan	6.4%	AED 100,000	AED 1.6M	1,047	196	5.8%low n
31	Barsha Heights	6.3%	AED 83,000	AED 1.3M	1,651	204	Insufficient data
32	City of Arabia	6.2%low n	AED 70,000	AED 1.1M	23	26	Insufficient data
33	Town Square	6.1%	AED 70,000	AED 1.2M	2,082	712	5.3%
34	Jumeirah Lake Towers	6.1%	AED 88,000	AED 1.5M	4,606	1,288	Insufficient data
35	Dubai Hills Estate	6.0%	AED 110,000	AED 1.9M	3,466	1,019	4.8%
36	The Greens	6.0%	AED 110,000	AED 1.9M	1,728	493	4.0%low n
37	Sobha Hartland	5.9%	AED 75,000	AED 1.3M	8,323	2,060	Insufficient data
38	Business Bay	5.8%	AED 90,000	AED 1.6M	12,076	2,899	—
39	Al Jaddaf	5.8%	AED 76,000	AED 1.3M	3,801	562	—
40	Downtown Dubai	5.7%	AED 160,000	AED 2.8M	9,790	1,724	—
41	Emirates Living	Insufficient data	—	—	0	1	5.5%
42	Al Kheeran	5.4%	AED 154,000	AED 2.9M	233	39	Insufficient data
43	Nad Al Hamar	5.4%	AED 67,000	AED 1.2M	676	34	Insufficient data
44	Dubai Design District	5.3%	AED 160,000	AED 3M	572	124	—
45	Al Satwa	5.3%	AED 80,000	AED 1.5M	1,990	93	Insufficient data
46	Muhaisanah First	5.3%	AED 100,000	AED 1.9M	192	51	Insufficient data
47	Mudon	5.2%low n	AED 76,000	AED 1.5Mlow n	43	19	5.3%
48	Dubai Investment Park First	5.2%	AED 68,000	AED 1.3M	1,016	80	4.4%low n
49	Umm Suqeim Third	5.2%	AED 140,000	AED 2.7M	481	143	Insufficient data
50	Mirdif	5.1%	AED 71,000	AED 1.4M	1,165	101	2.4%low n
51	Dubai Marina	5.0%	AED 120,000	AED 2.4M	9,846	2,761	Insufficient data
52	Mira	—	—	—	—	—	5.0%
53	Al Bada	Insufficient data	AED 70,000	—	876	0	5.0%low n
54	The Valley	—	—	—	—	—	4.9%
55	Al Kifaf	4.8%	AED 135,000	AED 2.8M	371	105	—
56	Dubai Creek Harbour	4.6%	AED 115,310	AED 2.5M	10,813	1,278	—
57	City Walk	4.5%	AED 189,000	AED 4.2M	819	362	Insufficient data
58	Palm Jumeirah	4.5%	AED 184,488	AED 4.1M	1,737	684	Insufficient data
59	Jumeirah First	4.2%	AED 125,000	AED 3M	717	134	Insufficient data
60	Arabian Ranches	—	—	—	—	—	4.2%
61	Al Sufouh First	3.6%	AED 95,000	AED 2.6M	188	121	Insufficient data
62	Dubai Maritime City	3.6%	AED 85,000	AED 2.4M	378	59	—
63	Zaabeel First	3.5%low n	AED 295,000low n	AED 8.4M	16	27	—
64	Trade Center Second	3.3%	AED 107,415	AED 3.3M	575	32	—
65	Trade Center First	3.2%low n	AED 124,001	AED 3.9Mlow n	1,156	16	—

Source: DLD transactions + Ejari · Updated 21 Sept 2026 · published at ≥ 15 rents and ≥ 15 ready sales per segment · no citywide fallback · Methodology ↗