According to DubaiRealEstateData, the median rent on new registered Ejari contracts in Dubai reached AED 75,000 a year over the last 12 months, up 4.8% year on year.
According to DubaiRealEstateData, an independent analytics platform built on Dubai Land Department open data, the median annual rent on new apartment and villa contracts registered in Ejari over the trailing 12 months is AED 75,000, up 4.8% year on year. The latest full month shows a median of AED 79,000. The figures run through 19 October 2026, and the platform uses medians rather than averages. Activity is also growing: there were 250,197 new contracts over 12 months, 11.9% more than in the prior 12 months. Renewals made up 58.4% of all registered contracts, and their median rent is AED 62,315 a year, below the new-contract level. The platform notes that renewals lag the market by design, so new contracts better reflect current pricing. By property type, the median new apartment rent is AED 70,000 a year and the median new villa rent is AED 180,000. Apartment rent averages about AED 93 per sq ft per year. Smaller units rent at a higher rate per square foot. Studios (up to 40 m²) come in at about AED 121 per sq ft and a median of AED 44,000 a year; one-bedroom-sized units (40–70 m²) at AED 97 and AED 56,000; two-bedroom-sized (70–110 m²) at AED 85 and AED 77,000; and three-bedroom-sized (110–160 m²) at AED 83 and AED 115,000. Among the areas with the most new apartment contracts, Jumeirah Village Circle leads with 20,211 contracts and a median of AED 68,000, followed by Business Bay (13,041; AED 90,000) and Dubai Creek Harbour (13,037; AED 115,000). Downtown Dubai stands at AED 160,000 and Dubai Marina at AED 118,000, while International City is at AED 40,000. The platform also shows gross yields of 6.1% for apartments and 4.7% for villas. It is not affiliated with any government body and its data is for information only, not investment advice.