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Apartments for rent in Al Kifaf: what tenants really pay
A 1-bed in Al Kifaf rents for AED 105,000 a year. This is the median of 151 new Ejari leases signed 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026. A 2-bed is AED 150,000. A 3-bed is AED 233,500. Adverts ask AED 65,000; renewing tenants pay AED 105,000.
Updated 21 Oct 2026 · Source: Dubai Land Department Ejari leases and listing-site adverts · Method
Median 1-bed rent in Al Kifaf: AED 105,000 a year (151 new leases, Ejari, 12 months to 15 Oct 2026).
Median 2-bed rent in Al Kifaf: AED 150,000 a year (195 new leases, Ejari, 12 months to 15 Oct 2026).
Signed rents, not adverts: medians of new Ejari leases (new tenant, a lease of six months to a year, one home). How we count.
“In Al Kifaf, a new tenant pays 1% less than a renewing tenant for the same 2-bed. Renewing is not cheaper than moving. Moving in? Offer at the AED 111 a sq ft new tenants signed, not the AED 74 the adverts ask.”
Renting in Al Kifaf? Read this first
What tenants here really pay, building by building, from Ejari leases. Then negotiate.
Rent in Al Kifaf by bedrooms
AED a year, medians. Signed: Ejari leases starting 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026. Asking: adverts on 16 Oct 2026.
| Home | Signed, new lease | Renewal | Asking now | Typical size, sq ft | AED / sq ft (new) | Leases, 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bed | 105,000 | 105,000 | 65,000 | 924 | 111 | 238 |
| 2 bed | 150,000 | 150,000 | 90,000 | 1,546 | 99 | 364 |
| 3 bed | 233,500 | 210,000 | 340,000 | 2,155 | 108 | 35 |
What the leases say about Al Kifaf
637 Ejari leases 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026, and 443 adverts. Each finding has its chart below.
- New 1-bed rents fell 9.7% this year, like for like. Median new 1-bed: AED 110,000 in 2024, AED 110,000 in 2025, AED 100,000 in 2026 (1 Jan–15 Oct each year). Dubai, like for like: −5.4%. The table above (AED 105,000) covers the 12 months to 15 Oct 2026.
- Renewing costs about the same as moving. We compare homes in the same building, with the same bedrooms and a size within 15%. New and renewing tenants pay within 1% of each other. This uses 3 matched groups and 162 renewals.
- Adverts ask 33% under signed. A 1-bed advert asks AED 74 a sq ft; the 151 new 1-bed leases of 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026 were signed at AED 111. Recent tenants signed for more than adverts ask now, so an advert at the asking price is not dear here.
- Same size for less nearby: a new 1-bed in Al Qouz Third, 10 km away, costs AED 47,872 for 898 sq ft. That is AED 57,128 a year less than in Al Kifaf.
Finding
New 1-bed rents fell 9.7% this year, like for like in Al Kifaf.
Median rent on new leases, 1 Jan–15 Oct of 2024, 2025 and 2026, by bedrooms
- 1 bed: −9.7% like for like; median AED 110,000 → 100,000 (1 Jan–15 Oct)
- 2 bed: −6.4% like for like; median AED 155,000 → 145,000 (1 Jan–15 Oct)
- All Dubai, 1-bed: −5.4% like for like
Same weeks each year so the season does not skew it. New leases only: renewals follow the market with a lag. The change compares the same building, bedrooms and size band in both years; the medians can move differently because the mix of homes changes.
Finding
In Al Kifaf new and renewing tenants pay about the same for the same 2-bed.
New lease over renewal, same building, bedrooms and size band, 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026
- 2 bed: about the same
Landlord asks more than new tenants pay? The new leases are your evidence. Renew or move, every community →
6 matched groups, 247 renewals. Each group is one named building with 5+ new and 5+ renewed leases. The bedroom table above mixes buildings, so it can point the other way.
Finding
Al Kifaf adverts ask 33% less per sq ft than new 1-bed tenants signed in the last 12 months.
Asking rent per sq ft (adverts 16 Oct 2026) against new leases signed 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026
- 1 bed: asking AED 74, signed AED 111 a sq ft (−33.3%)
- 2 bed: asking AED 65, signed AED 99 a sq ft (−34.3%)
- 3 bed: asking AED 163, signed AED 108 a sq ft (+50.9%)
- For rent now: about 443 homes, against 112 new flat leases in 90 days
Per sq ft, so bigger adverts do not skew it. Adverts are one day's snapshot; duplicates removed by building, bedrooms, size and price, so the count is approximate.
Every building in Al Kifaf with 10+ leases
Median rent, AED a year, all signed leases 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026 (a bed figure needs 10+ leases). For rent now: adverts on 16 Oct 2026 matched to the building by name, duplicates removed, so it is approximate. 0% of leases here carry no building name and are not in this table.
| Building | Leases | Studio | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | AED / sq ft, all homes | For rent now | 1-bed asking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Residences | 356 | 110 | 49 | 119,874 | ||||
| Park Gate Residences | 281 | 96 | – | – |
Cheaper areas near Al Kifaf, same size of home
Communities within 10 km (centre to centre) where the median new lease is lower and the median size within 15% of Al Kifaf's. New leases 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026, 30+ of the home type. Every community on the heat map →
| Community | Home | Median new lease | Median sq ft | Km away | AED a year less than Al Kifaf | New leases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Qouz Third | 1 bed | 47,872 | 898 | 10 | 57,128 | 92 |
| Al Qusais | 1 bed | 50,000 | 786 | 9 | 55,000 | 732 |
| Hor Al Anz East | 1 bed | 53,000 | 791 | 7 | 52,000 | 321 |
| Al Nahda First | 1 bed | 53,470 | 820 | 9 | 51,530 | 1,285 |
| Riggat Al Buteen | 2 bed | 90,000 | 1,518 | 3 | 60,000 | 90 |
| Oud Metha | 2 bed | 92,400 | 1,326 | 2 | 57,600 | 378 |
| Trade Center Second (DIFC, One Central) | 2 bed | 109,862 | 1,314 | 2 | 40,138 | 236 |
| Dubai Maritime City | 2 bed | 110,000 | 1,350 | 5 | 40,000 | 181 |
Rent in this area by home and by building
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Questions
What is the average rent in Al Kifaf?
Median rent a year for a new lease in Al Kifaf: 1-bed AED 105,000, 2-bed AED 150,000, 3-bed AED 233,500. This is from 368 new Ejari leases, 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026.
How much is a 1-bed in Al Kifaf?
A new 1-bed lease costs AED 105,000 a year (AED 8,750 a month). This is the median of 151 new leases, 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026. Renewing tenants pay AED 105,000.
How much is a 2-bed in Al Kifaf?
A new 2-bed lease costs AED 150,000 a year (AED 12,500 a month). This is the median of 195 new leases, 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026. Renewing tenants pay AED 150,000.
How much is a 3-bed in Al Kifaf?
A new 3-bed lease costs AED 233,500 a year (AED 19,458 a month). This is the median of 22 new leases, 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026. Renewing tenants pay AED 210,000.
Is rent going up in Al Kifaf?
New 1-bed leases, like for like (same building, bedrooms and size band), 1 Jan–15 Oct: −9.7% on 2025. Dubai: −5.4%. The median new 1-bed was AED 110,000 in 2025 and AED 100,000 in 2026.
Do landlords in Al Kifaf accept less than the advert?
Not at the moment. A 1-bed advert asks AED 74 a sq ft. New leases signed 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026 paid AED 111 a sq ft. That is the same as or more than the advert price.
How we worked it out, and the limits
Updated 21 Oct 2026. Leases to 15 Oct 2026; adverts of 16 Oct 2026.
Leases. Source: Dubai Land Department Ejari rent contracts. We use homes only, one unit for each contract, starting 16 Oct 2025–15 Oct 2026. There are 637 in Al Kifaf, and 368 of them are new. Bedrooms come from the Ejari unit type. "3 bed" means 3 or more. Every rent is a median: half the leases are above it.
New and renewal. "New" is a new tenant or a new contract. "Renewal" is the same contract, renewed. Renewals are often registered weeks late. Thus the latest month shows too few renewals. Like for like means the same building, the same bedrooms and a size band 15% wide. Leases with no building name are left out of this test. A group needs 5 or more of each: new leases and renewals.
Adverts. We use active yearly rent adverts from listing sites on 16 Oct 2026. We put each advert in Al Kifaf by the building or community name in the advert. There are 443 adverts after we remove repeats. A repeat has the same building, bedrooms, size and price. One home can still show more than once. Thus "for rent now" is approximate. Adverts are matched to a building by name.
Not used. The Ejari nearest-metro field names a station but no distance, so we do not compare metro and non-metro homes here. Floor, view, parking and furnishing are not in the lease record.
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