Dubai rents, from 609,300 signed leases

What tenants signed with Ejari, 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026, not what adverts ask. Every page leads with what the leases say, then the chart, then the table.

James Paul Booth
The agent's view
“The number that matters this year: a new tenant pays about what one paid a year ago, and 3% more than a tenant who renews the same home. Know both numbers before you talk to a landlord.”
James Paul Booth, Dubai broker since 2018. A personal view. Not financial advice.
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What the leases say this year

16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026. Each line links to the page with the chart and the table.

  1. Dubai data: A new 1-bed lease: a median AED 65,000 this year. Like for like, new 1-bed rents are −5.4% on the same weeks a year ago.
  2. What the leases say: Twenty comparisons. New leases were −23.6% on 2025 in April and +14.9% in September.
  3. Renew or move: For the same home, a new tenant pays 3% more than a renewing one: AED 4,000 a year on a 2-bed.
  4. Where to negotiate: Adverts ask a median 8% more per sq ft than new 2-bed tenants signed in 12 months. Most room: Majan.
  5. Cheapest areas: The cheapest 2-bed of all Dubai communities: Jabal Ali Industrial First, AED 30,000. In the ten cheapest 2-bed areas the median of their median 2-bed sizes is 926 sq ft, against 1,206 for Dubai.
  6. Best 2-beds for your money: Abu Hail gives 27.7 sq ft per AED 1,000 of rent; Dubai gives 13.1.
  7. Rent heat map: Jumeirah Village Circle is the busiest: 30,413 leases in 12 months.
Dubai dataA new 1-bed lease: a median AED 65,000 this year. Like for like, new 1-bed rents are −5.4% on the same weeks a year ago.Open →What the leases sayTwenty comparisons. New leases were −23.6% on 2025 in April and +14.9% in September.Open →Renew or moveFor the same home, a new tenant pays 3% more than a renewing one: AED 4,000 a year on a 2-bed.Open →Where to negotiateAdverts ask a median 8% more per sq ft than new 2-bed tenants signed in 12 months. Most room: Majan.Open →Cheapest areasThe cheapest 2-bed of all Dubai communities: Jabal Ali Industrial First, AED 30,000. In the ten cheapest 2-bed areas the median of their median 2-bed sizes is 926 sq ft, against 1,206 for Dubai.Open →Best 2-beds for your moneyAbu Hail gives 27.7 sq ft per AED 1,000 of rent; Dubai gives 13.1.Open →Rent heat mapJumeirah Village Circle is the busiest: 30,413 leases in 12 months.Open →

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