Dubai market data
Dubai Rental Yield Benchmarks by Area
Gross rental yields in Dubai run roughly 5.5% to 7% citywide in 2026, with apartments averaging near 5.8%. Rather than quote a yield we cannot verify per building, we publish the rent each area's median asking price has to achieve to clear those thresholds, so you can test a real listing against it in seconds.
5.5% – 7%
Citywide gross yield band
5.8%
Apartment average
AED 2M
Golden Visa threshold
0
Areas covered
Rent needed to hit target yield
Sorted from lowest to highest median asking price. If the market rent for a comparable unit beats the 6% column, the area is clearing the middle of the Dubai yield band at today’s asking prices.
| Area | Median asking price | Median AED/sqft | Rent for 6% yield | Rent for 7% yield |
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How this is calculated
Gross yield = annual rent divided by purchase price. The rent columns invert that: median asking price multiplied by 6% and by 7%, rounded to the nearest thousand dirhams.
These are gross figures. Net yield in Dubai typically lands 1 to 1.5 percentage points lower once service charges, management fees and vacancy are deducted, and service charges vary widely between towers, which is why a single per-area net yield number is misleading.
Median asking prices come from live Dubai inventory and refresh daily. Areas with fewer than 15 live units are excluded.
Citation
Cite as: Aumra, “Dubai Rental Yield Benchmarks by Area”, ONKAR REAL ESTATE L.L.C. (RERA-licensed Dubai property advisory). Reuse permitted with a link back to this page.