Median registered annual rent in International City Phase 1 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 36,000 a year across 16,954 registered contracts.

Type

Median rent / yr

Typical range

Gross yield

Studio

AED 30,000

new AED 31,200 · renewal AED 28,000

AED 26,848 – AED 32,000

middle half · 7,504 contracts

9.1%

1 bed

AED 40,000

new AED 43,000 · renewal AED 39,000

AED 36,500 – AED 44,000

middle half · 7,489 contracts

8.9%

2 bed

AED 54,600

new AED 58,000 · renewal AED 52,030

AED 50,000 – AED 58,000

middle half · 1,782 contracts

7.5%

3 bed

AED 105,000

new AED 105,000 · renewal AED 87,000

AED 73,000 – AED 110,000

middle half · 173 contracts

6.8%

Villas: median AED 115,000 a year across 300 registered contracts.

Type

Median rent / yr

Typical range

Gross yield

3 bed

AED 115,000

new AED 120,000 · renewal AED 110,000

AED 105,000 – AED 120,000

middle half · 299 contracts

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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 →

Two different markets

Off-plan vs ready

Median off-plan launch price vs ready resale price in International City Phase 1, per bedroom - two different kinds of registered price, kept entirely separate from the sale-price stats above.

Studio: launch AED 1,221/sqft vs resale AED 668/sqft (+83%)
1 bed: launch AED 1,084/sqft vs resale AED 581/sqft (+87%)
2 bed: launch AED 943/sqft vs resale AED 681/sqft (+38%)

All off-plan projects in International City Phase 1 →

All 7 buildings in International City Phase 1 with registered sales →