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Dubai: apartment prices, rent and yield 2026

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Price per sq ft and per m²

  • Median apartment price in DLD dealsAED 1,675 per sq ft

    −3.5% over the year

    September 2026 · fäm Properties (DLD data) · estimate

  • The same median per m² in dollarsabout $4,909 per m²

    September 2026 · Levelvale (fäm Properties, DLD data) · calculationFormula: AED 1,675 per sq ft ÷ 0.092903 m² per sq ft ÷ 3.6725 AED per dollar

  • Median developer (primary) price, all property typesAED 1,701 per sq ft

    September 2026 · fäm Properties (DLD data) · estimate

  • Median resale price, all property typesAED 1,517 per sq ft

    September 2026 · fäm Properties (DLD data) · estimate

  • Median apartment price in DLD deals for the yearAED 1,732 per sq ft

    +6% over the year

    2025 · DXBinteract (fäm Properties, DLD data) · estimate

  • Average apartment price according to Knight FrankAED 1,872 per sq ft

    25% above the 2014 peak

    Q1 2026 · Knight Frank · estimate

  • Average apartment price according to REIDINAED 1,791 per sq ft

    +1.2% over the year in June 2026

    Q2 2026 · REIDIN · estimate

  • Weighted average apartment value in the ValuStrat indexAED 1,394 per sq ft

    −5.3% over the year; since February 2026 homes are 10.2% cheaper

    August 2026 · Khaleej Times (ValuStrat data) · press

Dubai prices are quoted per square foot. The DLD deal median includes off-plan sales; broker indices use their own samples, so they differ. We show several.

Rent and yield

In Dubai rent is paid for the year ahead, in one or several cheques. Gross: before the DEWA fee, the agent, empty months and costs; the calculator works out what you actually keep.

Deals

Supply

Scheduled and actual completions differ: look at both figures.

Price history

  • Growth of the median apartment price in DLD deals over 4 years: AED 1,190 → 1,732 per sq ftabout 9.8% a year

    2021 to 2025 · Levelvale (fäm Properties, DLD data) · calculationFormula: (1,732 ÷ 1,190)^(1/4) − 1 · DXBinteract (fäm Properties, DLD data) · estimate

  • Growth of the apartment price per sq ft over 10 years: AED 1,289 (ValuStrat, December 2016) → AED 1,675 (DLD median, September 2026), two series joinedabout 2.7% a year

    December 2016 to September 2026 · Levelvale (ValuStrat, fäm Properties) · calculationFormula: (1,675 ÷ 1,289)^(1/9.75) − 1 · ValuStrat (SlideShare) · estimate

  • Property Monitor index over the year12.09%

    35.7% above the September 2014 peak and 105.4% above the October 2020 trough

    December 2025 · Property Monitor · estimate

This is the past, not a forecast.

Short-term rental

The sources disagree, so we show both. Short-term letting needs a DET permit, see the country page.

Running costs

Frequently asked questions

How much does an apartment in Dubai cost?

The DLD deal median: AED 1,675 per sq ft, about $4,909 per m² (September 2026). From developers 1,701, on the resale market 1,517 AED per sq ft across all property types. Broker indices give 1,394 to 1,872 AED per sq ft.

September 2026 · fäm Properties (DLD data) · estimate · Knight Frank · estimate

What is the rent in Dubai?

The median in new Ejari contracts: AED 70,000 a year per apartment (September 2026), AED 93 per sq ft a year, about $22.7 per m² a month. Rent is paid for the year ahead.

September 2026 · fäm Properties (DLD data) · estimate

What is the yield, and why do you keep less?

Gross apartment yield is 6.9% according to Cavendish Maxwell (first half of 2026) and about 7.7% according to Windmills Group (Q3 2026). That is before the agent, empty months, service charges of AED 10 to 30 per sq ft a year and the management company; the calculator works out what you actually keep.

June 2026 · Khaleej Times (Cavendish Maxwell data) · press · Christie's International Real Estate Dubai · estimate

Short-term or long-term letting?

According to AirDNA the average night is $180 at 69% occupancy (September 2026); according to First Class Property Management AED 373 at 47.7% occupancy (Q2 2026). A management company takes 20% to 30% of revenue, you need a DET permit and the guest pays the Tourism Dirham.

September 2026 · AirDNA · estimate · EnterpriseAM (First Class Property Management data) · press

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