Rent in Dubai per month
What people actually pay, from 89,884 rent contracts registered with the Dubai Land Department in Jul–Sep 2026. Pick a size, set your budget, see every area.
Source: DLD rent contracts (Ejari), new contracts only, renewals excluded. Updated monthly. Areas use DLD district names; what they are called on the street.
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Rent by area
87 areas with enough 1-bed size contracts to show a median, cheapest first.
- Hor Al Anz AED 2,900601 contracts
- International CityAl Warsan First AED 3,3501,508 contracts
- Al Ttay AED 3,35035 contracts
- Al Baraha AED 3,50094 contracts
- Al Murqabat AED 3,600842 contracts
- Naif AED 3,600129 contracts
- Al Mararr AED 3,750569 contracts
- Al Qusais Industrial First AED 3,75065 contracts
- Al Twar Fifth AED 3,85039 contracts
- Al Qusais Industrial Fifth AED 3,850126 contracts
- Al Goze Industrial Second AED 3,85052 contracts
- Al Qusais AED 4,000153 contracts
- Muhaisanah Fourth AED 4,000113 contracts
- Dubai Investment Park Second AED 4,00079 contracts
- Al Qusais Industrial Fourth AED 4,05012 contracts
- Al Nahda Second AED 4,100308 contracts
- Dubai Land Residence Complex (DLRC)Wadi Al Safa 5 AED 4,150309 contracts
- Saih Shuaib 2 AED 4,150100 contracts
- Al Goze Fourth AED 4,15067 contracts
- Port Saeed AED 4,15083 contracts
- Al Dhagaya AED 4,15019 contracts
- Al Warqa First AED 4,200198 contracts
- Al Suq Al Kabeer AED 4,250130 contracts
- Warsan Fourth AED 4,250505 contracts
- Mirdif AED 4,25088 contracts
- Al Muteena AED 4,300121 contracts
- Jabal Ali First AED 4,350929 contracts
- Dubai SouthMadinat Al Mataar AED 4,350320 contracts
- Wadi Al Safa 7 AED 4,35030 contracts
- Dubai Silicon OasisNadd Hessa AED 4,400744 contracts
- Madinat Hind 4 AED 4,40023 contracts
- Al Nahda First AED 4,400216 contracts
- Wadi Al Safa 2 AED 4,400358 contracts
- Al Rega AED 4,45076 contracts
- Al Hebiah Fourth AED 4,500608 contracts
- Hor Al Anz East AED 4,50061 contracts
- Al Hebiah Fifth AED 4,600484 contracts
- Al Hebiah First AED 4,60063 contracts
- Nad Al Hamar AED 4,60055 contracts
- Al Safouh First AED 4,60021 contracts
- Al Raffa AED 4,650124 contracts
- Al Garhoud AED 4,65035 contracts
- Dubai Investment Park First AED 4,750111 contracts
- Al Goze Third AED 4,75015 contracts
- Eyal Nasser AED 4,75017 contracts
- ArjanAl Barshaa South Third AED 4,850962 contracts
- Al Mamzer AED 4,85098 contracts
- Al Hamriya AED 4,850103 contracts
- Wadi Al Safa 3 AED 4,950154 contracts
- Um Hurair First AED 5,00040 contracts
- Al Barsha First AED 5,000452 contracts
- Al Yelayiss 2 AED 5,000221 contracts
- Al Hebiah Second AED 5,000158 contracts
- Jabal Ali Industrial Second AED 5,000110 contracts
- Ras Al Khor Industrial Third AED 5,00045 contracts
- Jumeirah Village Triangle (JVT)Al Barsha South Fifth AED 5,100215 contracts
- Al Hudaiba AED 5,15026 contracts
- Al Karama AED 5,250168 contracts
- Al Barshaa South Second AED 5,250115 contracts
- Al Bada AED 5,250104 contracts
- Jumeirah Village Circle (JVC)Al Barsha South Fourth AED 5,3503,415 contracts
- Dubai Production CityMe'aisem First AED 5,3501,311 contracts
- Al Thanyah First AED 5,400200 contracts
- Mankhool AED 5,400145 contracts
- Oud Metha AED 5,55060 contracts
- Al Jadaf AED 5,600513 contracts
- Al Hebiah Third AED 5,600223 contracts
- Al Ras AED 5,70014 contracts
- Al Satwa AED 5,850268 contracts
- Nad Al ShebaNad Al Shiba First AED 5,850130 contracts
- Dubai Maritime CityMadinat Dubai Almelaheyah AED 5,85025 contracts
- Jumeirah Lakes Towers (JLT)Al Thanyah Fifth AED 6,000553 contracts
- Sobha Hartland, MBR CityAl Merkadh AED 6,2501,154 contracts
- Business BayBusiness Bay AED 6,6501,862 contracts
- Al Thanyah Third AED 6,650248 contracts
- Trade Center Second AED 6,65055 contracts
- Jumeirah Second AED 6,90010 contracts
- Dubai MarinaMarsa Dubai AED 7,0001,220 contracts
- Dubai Creek HarbourAl Khairan First AED 7,1003,190 contracts
- Dubai Hills EstateHadaeq Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid AED 7,100637 contracts
- Trade Center First AED 7,10045 contracts
- Zaabeel Second AED 7,90051 contracts
- Palm Jumeirah AED 8,35059 contracts
- Um Suqaim Third AED 8,350105 contracts
- Jumeirah First AED 8,500101 contracts
- Downtown DubaiBurj Khalifa AED 9,1501,432 contracts
- City WalkAl Wasl AED 9,60071 contracts
Median of new contracts per area and size, Jul–Sep 2026. An area appears for a size once it has at least 10 such contracts. Monthly figures are the annual rent divided by 12; most Dubai leases are yearly.
Cheapest and most expensive areas to rent
Cheapest, 1-bed size
- Hor Al Anz: AED 2,900/month
- International City: AED 3,350/month
- Al Ttay: AED 3,350/month
- Al Baraha: AED 3,500/month
- Al Murqabat: AED 3,600/month
Most expensive, 1-bed size
- City Walk: AED 9,600/month
- Downtown Dubai: AED 9,150/month
- Jumeirah First: AED 8,500/month
- Um Suqaim Third: AED 8,350/month
- Palm Jumeirah: AED 8,350/month
Month by month
July 2026
- Studio-size: AED 3,500
- 1-bed size: AED 5,000
- 2-bed size: AED 7,100
- Villa: AED 15,000
August 2026
- Studio-size: AED 3,500
- 1-bed size: AED 5,350
- 2-bed size: AED 7,500
- Villa: AED 15,000
September 2026
- Studio-size: AED 3,650
- 1-bed size: AED 5,400
- 2-bed size: AED 7,900
- Villa: AED 15,400
Questions
What is the average rent in Dubai per month?
From 89,884 new rent contracts registered with the Dubai Land Department in Jul–Sep 2026, the median rent was AED 3,500 a month for a studio-size flat, AED 5,400 for a 1-bedroom-size flat, AED 7,500 for a 2-bedroom-size flat and AED 15,000 for a villa.
How much is 1BHK rent in Dubai per month?
The median for a 1-bedroom-size flat (45–80 m²) was AED 5,400 a month; half paid between AED 4,150 and AED 6,650. It ranges from about AED 2,900 in Hor Al Anz to AED 9,600 in City Walk.
What are the cheapest areas to rent in Dubai?
For a 1-bedroom-size flat, by median rent on new contracts: Hor Al Anz (AED 2,900), International City (AED 3,350), Al Ttay (AED 3,350), Al Baraha (AED 3,500), Al Murqabat (AED 3,600).
Why are these rents different from listing sites?
Listing sites show asking rents. These are the rents in contracts actually registered with the Dubai Land Department (Ejari), new contracts only, so renewals capped by the rent index do not pull them down.
Why are homes grouped by size, not bedrooms?
The DLD records the size of almost every rented home but the number of bedrooms on very few, so homes are grouped by size: studio-size under 45 m², 1-bedroom size 45–80 m², 2-bedroom size 80–125 m², 3 bedrooms and up above that.
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