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Dubai investment opportunities, by the numbers

Every active Dubai area screened on what was actually paid and actually rented: registered sales and Ejari contracts from the Dubai Land Department. Pick a strategy, explore the map, and size it against your budget.

Top areas · Balanced

19 areas

Only areas with enough Ejari rent contracts for a reliable yield.

Yield vs entry price

Bubble size = sales in the last 90 days. The shaded corner holds areas cheaper than the middle area and yielding more than it: 5 of 19 for apartments. Tap a bubble.

In the sweet spot right now

Jumeirah Village Circle

Score 88

Median price, apartments

AED 1,393/sqft

last 90 days

Gross rental yield

6.2%

21,002 Ejari contracts

Sales, apartments

2,275

last 90 days

Off-plan share

49%

of sales, 90 days

How it compares

Yield above 92% of areas

Cheaper per sqft than 77% of areas

More sales than 97% of areas

Against the 40 areas screened for apartments.

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AED 1.5M

AED 500KAED 10M

Buys roughly

1,080 sqft

at the area's median price for apartments

Gross rent at the area yield

AED 93,000 / year

Before service charges, vacancy and fees. Illustrative, not a forecast.

How this is built. Price per sqft is the median of registered sales of the chosen type over the last 90 days (areas with fewer than 10 such sales are left out), the same figure as Dubai price per sqft by area. Gross yield is the median Ejari rent per sqm over the median sale price per sqm for all homes in the area, from Jan 2026 onward; it is shown only with at least 100 rent contracts and between 2% and 11%. The balanced score ranks each area against the others on the list (yield, price and sales volume, equal weight); it is a relative position, not a rating.

Source: Dubai Land Department sales and Ejari rental registrations. Prices recalculated 26 Oct 2026. A screen of market data, not investment advice.

Questions investors ask

Which Dubai area has the highest rental yield?

Among areas with reliable rent data, Dubai Investment Park First has the highest gross yield at 6.5%, based on 2,668 Ejari rent contracts. Jumeirah Village Circle follows at 6.2% and Dubai Production City at 6.2%. Yield here is the median annual rent over the median sale price per sqm for all homes in the area, before service charges, vacancy and fees.

What is a typical gross rental yield in Dubai?

Across the 29 areas screened, the median gross yield is 4.8% and the highest is 6.5%. Net yield is lower once service charges, vacancy and management fees are taken off, and it varies by building and unit type.

Which Dubai area is cheapest per square foot?

Over the last 90 days of registered sales, International City Ph 1 has the lowest median apartment price at AED 681 per sqft, and Dubai Investment Park First the lowest for villas at AED 1,195 per sqft. A low price per sqft is not the same as good value: compare it with the area's yield and how many sales it sees.

How is the Balanced score calculated?

Each area is ranked against the others on three measures with equal weight: gross yield (higher is better), median price per sqft (lower is better) and number of sales in the last 90 days (more is better). The score is a relative position from 0 to 100, not a rating, and it only covers areas with enough rent contracts for a reliable yield.

Where does this data come from?

Sale prices come from Dubai Land Department registered sales over the last 90 days, and rents from Dubai Ejari rental registrations over the last 12 months. Areas with too few transactions are left out rather than estimated. This is a screen of market data, not investment advice.

Every area screened

Median price per sqft from the last 90 days of registered sales, and gross yield where there are enough Ejari rent contracts. Select an area name to see its community page.

Area	Gross yield	Apartments, AED/sqft	Villas, AED/sqft	Sales, 90 days
Madinat Al Mataar (Dubai South)	4.5%	1,725	1,365	3,347
Jumeirah Village Circle	6.2%	1,393	1,648	2,314
City Of Arabia	—	1,696	—	1,358
Majan	5%	1,416	—	1,068
Jebel Ali Industrial 2	5.7%	1,751	—	1,058
Dubailand Residence Complex	4.9%	1,378	—	1,029
Business Bay	4.6%	2,075	—	919
Al Hebiah Fifth	4.9%	1,725	1,473	750
Dubai Investment Park First	6.5%	963	1,195	749
Arjan	—	1,521	—	659
Dubai Production City	6.2%	1,375	—	567
Al Khairan First	4.8%	2,584	—	545
Jabal Ali First	4.9%	1,724	—	545
Al Hebiah First	4%	1,690	—	531
Downtown Jebel Ali	—	1,686	—	523
Dubai Marina	4.7%	1,892	—	491
Jumeirah Village Triangle	5.5%	1,589	—	450
Al Yufrah 1	3.8%	1,930	1,488	443
Dubai Sports City	—	1,172	—	438
Burj Khalifa	4.6%	2,576	—	435
Palm Deira	—	2,460	—	381
Dubai South	4.5%	1,235	—	366
Damac Hills	5.5%	1,749	—	350
International City Ph 1	—	681	—	349
Silicon Oasis	—	1,082	—	345
International City Ph 2 & 3	—	1,216	—	320
Al Furjan	—	1,292	1,669	290
Al Yelayiss 1	3.3%	—	1,854	290
Business Park	—	3,441	—	289
Dubai Creek Harbour	—	2,254	—	273
Meydan One	—	1,903	—	273
Jumeirah Lakes Towers	4.5%	1,499	—	272
Sama Al Jadaf	—	2,011	—	271
Dubai Hills	—	2,163	2,232	269
Sobha Heartland	—	1,958	—	254
Dubai Industrial City	—	1,452	—	251
Motor City	—	1,626	1,603	243
Dubai Maritime City	—	3,210	—	240
Dubai Science Park	—	1,754	—	237
Dmcc-Ez2	—	2,865	—	211
Living Legends	—	1,408	—	206
Al Rowaiyah First	—	—	2,717	166
Wadi Al Safa 5	4.6%	—	1,467	134
Al Hebiah Sixth	4.8%	—	1,783	116
Emirate Living	—	—	1,606	77
Wadi Al Safa 3	4%	—	2,546	66
Wadi Al Safa 7	5.9%	—	1,204	65
Saih Shuaib 1	—	—	3,006	63
Villanova	—	—	1,450	58
Mira	—	—	1,226	47
Nad Al Shiba First	4.1%	—	2,047	43
Arabian Ranches I	—	—	1,426	35
The Field	—	—	1,613	33
Dubai Investment Park Second	5.5%	—	1,712	33
Town Square	—	—	1,284	30
Arabian Ranches Iii	—	—	1,920	25
Emaar South	—	—	1,336	23
Al Yelayiss 2	5.4%	—	1,409	22
Al Hebiah Fourth	3.6%	—	2,414	22
Tilal Al Ghaf	—	—	2,024	19
Serena	—	—	1,263	17
Wadi Al Safa 2	5.4%	—	1,332	15
Wadi Al Safa 4	—	—	1,435	13
The Valley	—	—	1,321	10