Across 44 areas in Dubai, gross rental yield for apartments ranges from 4.5 to 10.2 percent, with a median of 7.5 percent. These figures are not estimates and not taken from listing portals. They are calculated from 35,925 sale contracts and 143,250 tenancy contracts held by the Dubai Land Department, covering the twelve months to the end of July 2026.
There is no single figure for Dubai. Location decides, and it decides sharply. Between the lowest and the highest yield shown here lies more than a factor of two. The table gives, for each area, the median purchase price for ready stock, the median annual rent from new tenancy contracts, and the gross yield that follows from the two. Click a column heading to sort.
| Area | Price AED/sqft | Rent AED/sqft | Gross yield | Contracts sale/rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai Investment ParkDubai Investment Park Second | 751 | 76.4 | 10.2 % | 223 / 828 |
| International CityAl Warsan First | 650 | 61.9 | 9.5 % | 1,370 / 9,493 |
| International City Phase 3Warsan Fourth | 880 | 77.6 | 8.8 % | 453 / 3,983 |
| Dubai Sports CityAl Hebiah Fourth | 932 | 81.3 | 8.7 % | 1,287 / 4,250 |
| RukanWadi Al Safa 7 | 1,103 | 96.2 | 8.7 % | 119 / 376 |
| DAMAC Lagoons / RemraamAl Hebiah Fifth | 933 | 80.9 | 8.7 % | 321 / 953 |
| Dubailand Residence ComplexWadi Al Safa 5 | 817 | 70.6 | 8.6 % | 693 / 2,841 |
| Dubai Production CityMe'Aisem First | 1,021 | 87.9 | 8.6 % | 928 / 3,299 |
| Al Quoz / Al Khail HeightsAl Goze Fourth | 894 | 76.5 | 8.6 % | 117 / 731 |
| Majan / Living LegendsWadi Al Safa 3 | 896 | 76.5 | 8.5 % | 1,222 / 1,797 |
| DAMAC Hills 2Madinat Hind 4 | 1,075 | 91.1 | 8.5 % | 88 / 259 |
| Dubai Silicon OasisNadd Hessa | 944 | 77.9 | 8.3 % | 1,213 / 5,175 |
| Al Furjan / Discovery GardensJabal Ali First | 1,080 | 88.6 | 8.2 % | 1,744 / 8,212 |
| Dubai Studio CityAl Hebiah Second | 1,391 | 112.8 | 8.1 % | 497 / 1,225 |
| Downtown Jebel AliJabal Ali Industrial Second | 1,267 | 102.3 | 8.1 % | 156 / 630 |
| Dubai Industrial CitySaih Shuaib 2 | 1,000 | 79.7 | 8.0 % | 106 / 629 |
| Dubai SouthMadinat Al Mataar | 1,067 | 82.7 | 7.8 % | 965 / 3,404 |
| Liwan / Falcon CityWadi Al Safa 2 | 980 | 76.0 | 7.8 % | 514 / 2,218 |
| Jumeirah Village TriangleAl Barsha South Fifth | 1,315 | 101.0 | 7.7 % | 495 / 1,755 |
| Barsha HeightsAl Thanyah First | 1,194 | 92.2 | 7.7 % | 71 / 1,834 |
| Motor CityAl Hebiah First | 1,000 | 76.3 | 7.6 % | 986 / 960 |
| DAMAC HillsAl Hebiah Third | 1,356 | 102.3 | 7.5 % | 509 / 1,849 |
| Jumeirah Village CircleAl Barsha South Fourth | 1,309 | 98.3 | 7.5 % | 4,394 / 17,793 |
| Town SquareAl Yelayiss 2 | 1,352 | 100.3 | 7.4 % | 764 / 2,075 |
| ArjanAl Barshaa South Third | 1,350 | 98.9 | 7.3 % | 1,311 / 6,188 |
| Dubai Science ParkAl Barshaa South Second | 1,392 | 101.4 | 7.3 % | 209 / 881 |
| Jumeirah Lake TowersAl Thanyah Fifth | 1,465 | 105.9 | 7.2 % | 1,013 / 4,392 |
| Business BayBusiness Bay | 1,869 | 125.2 | 6.7 % | 2,540 / 10,133 |
| Sobha Hartland / MBR CityAl Merkadh | 2,049 | 137.2 | 6.7 % | 2,036 / 8,274 |
| Dubai Hills EstateHadaeq Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid | 2,310 | 147.4 | 6.4 % | 962 / 3,175 |
| The Greens / The HillsAl Thanyah Third | 1,851 | 115.9 | 6.3 % | 498 / 1,764 |
| Meydan / Nad Al ShebaNad Al Shiba First | 1,574 | 95.1 | 6.0 % | 194 / 1,106 |
| Dubai Marina / JBRMarsa Dubai | 1,981 | 116.4 | 5.9 % | 2,779 / 10,010 |
| Dubai Creek HarbourAl Khairan First | 2,340 | 137.2 | 5.9 % | 1,327 / 3,511 |
| DIFC / Za'abeelZaabeel Second | 2,710 | 157.9 | 5.8 % | 126 / 579 |
| Jumeirah Garden CityAl Satwa | 1,711 | 97.8 | 5.7 % | 91 / 1,883 |
| Mirdif HillsMirdif | 1,132 | 64.4 | 5.7 % | 105 / 1,140 |
| Downtown DubaiBurj Khalifa | 2,544 | 142.5 | 5.6 % | 1,532 / 5,403 |
| Wasl 1 / Za'abeel ParkAl Kifaf | 1,949 | 108.7 | 5.6 % | 101 / 382 |
| Madinat Jumeirah LivingUm Suqaim Third | 2,850 | 156.8 | 5.5 % | 137 / 487 |
| Jaddaf WaterfrontAl Jadaf | 1,777 | 94.3 | 5.3 % | 530 / 3,743 |
| City WalkAl Wasl | 2,752 | 146.8 | 5.3 % | 338 / 859 |
| Palm JumeirahPalm Jumeirah | 2,668 | 135.5 | 5.1 % | 722 / 2,060 |
| La Mer / Pearl JumeiraJumeirah First | 3,002 | 134.8 | 4.5 % | 139 / 711 |
Apartments, ready properties, median values. Period 1 August 2025 to 31 July 2026. Source: Dubai Land Department, own calculation.
The highest figures sit where the square foot costs least. Dubai Investment Park leads at 10.2 percent on 751 AED per square foot, followed by International City at 9.5 percent and International City Phase 3 at 8.8 percent. At the other end are the addresses that appear in every brochure: La Mer / Pearl Jumeira at 4.5 percent, Palm Jumeirah at 5.1 percent, Downtown at 5.6 percent.
To look at a single area in depth, use the Atlas, where each location comes with character, rental structure and context rather than one number.
Because rents do not follow purchase prices. A buyer pays two to three times as much per square foot for a waterfront address; a tenant does not pay two to three times as much to live there. In our data that relationship measures minus 0.88, which is tighter than most market data ever gets.
This does not make the cheaper area the better investment. Yield is one figure among several. Capital growth, liquidity on resale, tenant quality and vacancy risk differ considerably between International City and Dubai Marina, and not in favour of the higher yield. Buyers who look only at the percentage often end up owning the property that is hardest to sell again.
The figures in the table are gross yields, annual rent divided by purchase price. Neither service charge nor cooling, management, vacancy or letting commission has been deducted. The net yield therefore sits below.
How far below cannot be stated in general, because the service charge depends on the individual building and can be several times higher in an amenity-rich tower than in a plain development. That is precisely why the figure is not shown here. You can model it with your own inputs in the yield calculator.
We publish the method so you can check the figures rather than take them on trust.
Across the 44 areas listed here, gross rental yield for apartments ranges from 4.5 to 10.2 percent, with a median of 7.5 percent. The figures are calculated from 35,925 ready-property sale contracts and 143,250 new tenancy contracts in the Dubai Land Department register, covering the twelve months to 31 July 2026.
Of the areas listed, Dubai Investment Park leads at 10.2 percent, followed by International City at 9.5 percent and International City Phase 3 at 8.8 percent. All three sit in the lower price band below 1,000 AED per square foot.
Because rents do not rise at the same pace as purchase prices. In our data the relationship between price per square foot and gross yield is minus 0.88, which is very close. In La Mer / Pearl Jumeira buyers pay 3,002 AED per square foot and receive 4.5 percent; in Dubai Investment Park it is 751 AED and 10.2 percent.
No. These are gross yields, annual rent divided by purchase price. Service charge, cooling, management, vacancy and letting commission are not deducted. How far the net yield sits below depends mainly on the individual building and can only be determined property by property.
Because rents only exist for completed stock. An off-plan price in the denominator combined with an existing rent in the numerator would produce a yield nobody actually achieves. Off-plan prices sit well above ready stock in many areas because they are different, newer buildings.
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