Median registered annual rent in Dubai Harbour by bedroom, from Ejari rent contracts registered with the Dubai Land Department in the last 12 months: what tenants actually signed for, not asking rents. Gross yield is that median against the median registered sale price of the same bedroom count over the same months.

Apartments: median AED 170,000 a year across 1,465 registered contracts.

Type

Median rent / yr

Typical range

Gross yield

1 bed

AED 130,000

new AED 125,000 · renewal AED 136,500

−10.3% vs a year ago · new lettings −13.8%

AED 115,000 – AED 145,000

middle half · 676 contracts

5.4%

2 bed

AED 210,000

new AED 205,000 · renewal AED 229,681

−10.6% vs a year ago · new lettings −12.8%

AED 180,000 – AED 240,000

middle half · 598 contracts

3 bed

AED 352,500

new AED 350,000 · renewal AED 400,000

−16.1% vs a year ago · new lettings −18.1%

AED 300,000 – AED 430,000

middle half · 178 contracts

4.9%

19% of these contracts are renewals; 93% run the standard 12 months.

Rent or buy? The arithmetic

For 1-bed apartments: the median registered sale price is AED 2,415,000, which is 18.6 years of the median registered rent (AED 130,000 a year). Buying needs about AED 579,600 in cash up front (a 20% deposit plus the 4% DLD transfer fee), which is 4.5 years of that rent.

Medians of different homes, not one flat priced both ways. Leaves out mortgage interest, service charges, agency fees and price changes. Run your own numbers →

Registered = DLD/Ejari rent contracts (single-property, ≤ AED 2M a year); a figure needs at least 20 contracts, and a yield at least 20 registered sales too. Gross = before service charges, fees and vacancy. How we read rents →

Getting around

Stations and malls around homes in Dubai Harbour

The nearest open Metro station (and Tram stop, where one is close), shopping mall and landmark, under their current names, measured on the map as a straight line; the route on foot or by road is longer. The parking share is the Dubai Land Department's own record.

Nearest Metro

Al Fardan Exchange

Red Line · formerly Al Khail · 1.2 km straight-line from the community's centre
Tram: Mina Seyahi, 0.2 km

Nearest mall

Dubai Marina Mall

1.7 km straight-line from the community's centre

Nearest landmark

Dubai Marina Walk

0.7 km straight-line from the community's centre

Parking

100%

of 720 registered sales came with parking

Two different markets

Off-plan vs ready

Median off-plan launch price vs ready resale price in Dubai Harbour, per bedroom - two different kinds of registered price, kept entirely separate from the sale-price stats above.

1 bed: launch AED 4,200/sqft vs resale AED 3,286/sqft (+28%)
2 bed: launch AED 4,313/sqft vs resale AED 3,528/sqft (+22%)
3 bed: launch AED 4,514/sqft vs resale AED 3,621/sqft (+25%)

All off-plan projects in Dubai Harbour →

All 14 buildings in Dubai Harbour with registered sales

Beach Isle Tower 1 Beach Isle Tower 2 Beach Mansion - Tower 1 BEACH VISTA Tower 1 BEACH VISTA Tower 2 Grand Bleu Tower interiors by Elie Saab Tower 1 Grand Bleu Tower interiors by Elie Saab Tower 2 Marina Vista Tower 1 Marina Vista Tower 2 Palace Beach Residence Tower 1 Palace Beach Residence Tower 2 SUNRISE BAY Podium SUNRISE BAY Tower 1 SUNRISE BAY Tower 2

Compare them by price per sqft →